Quote:My thinking:


Marrone was in the process of turning around the Bills, and instead of seeing it through, he walked away for a payday that he was on his way to earning. I value success, but especially at the head coach position, you can't have success without loyalty. How could Khan trust a man with the development of the franchise after he's shown that he'll run away when a quick buck presents itself?

Few things to consider...


Marrone was hired under Ralph Wilson. The owner died and under the terms of his contract he could leave if a change of ownership occurred.


Marrone was stuck with a bad quarterback situation. Doug Whaley (their GM) along with Buddy Nix (their last GM) drafted EJ Manuel, he sucked and they got useful production from Kyle Orton. Orton retired and that left Marrone with a terrible quarterback situation - that can, and has, cost many coaches their jobs.


Marrone did not support Doug Whaley's decision to trade up for Sammy Watkins. There were apparently other disagreements as well.


Apparently Marrone asked for an extension and one for his staff as well, and also a pay rise. Pegula rejected this.


Another was that Marrone is a control freak and did not like the idea of a football czar being hired - they haven't hired one since he left, so if he was concerned about this his concerns were unfounded (unless of course the Bills didn't feel they need one with Rex?).


And one final thing is that apparently the criticism from the local media got to him and his family, so he took his pay day, packed his bags, and backed himself to get one of the jobs he interviewed for (Jets and falcons if memory serves?). He didn't get one of them, but did wind up here in a cushy job, no pressure, and better weather.

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