Quote:Marrone has said a lot that Coughlin was always one of his biggest mentors/role model of a coach. They're a perfect fit together.


I think this was Marrone's personality all along, but didn't want to overstep his role towards Gus. He knew the writing was on the wall and he'd get his shot

Exactly  Marrone couldn't insert a heavier hand into the coaching style when he wasn't the boss.  You kind of have to let the head coach command the style, and Gus just wasn't a hard liner type of head coach.  Marrone is old school, and it sounds like at least Jackson has bought into it, which is good because it's usually the older vets who have the biggest issue with coaches who implement a heavier hand.

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