Quote:I think not wanting Marrone cause he was part of the Gus staff is reason enough.

Quote:I just want a fresh perspective around the team even Mike Smith would be fresh to our current players.

The Bucs fired Lovie Smith after going 6-10 in 2015, which was Jameis Winston's rookie season. Instead of hiring an outside candidate they ended up promoting Dirk Koetter. That has worked well for them since they've just finished the season 9-7.


Sometimes there is an internal candidate that can do a better job than the guy that has just been fired. Is Marrone an attractive hire like Josh McDaniels or one of the top 2017 head coaching candidates? Not really, but he did have a 9-7 finish with a Bills team with a significantly less talented offense. Our defense has the potential to be as good, if not better than his Bills defense was, combine that with our offense and Marrone could have a fair amount of success with us.


Don't get me wrong, I can see where you are coming from that you want fresh perspective from an outside guy. That could be the best route, but it is not always the one teams pick.

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