Quote:The problem is... Marrone seems to want to keep most of the old staff. Which means very little change. He seems to want to keep Hackett and the defensive staff. I guess we might get lucky and he bring in a good QB Coach to help Bortles out during the regular season. Just seems like very little change for a team that went 3-13. And as bad as Gus was, the coaching couldn't have been ALL on him. Yet we're likely to see little change in that regard. And yeah, change for the sake of change isn't necessarily the best thing--but we've had four years of losing. Keeping most of the same staff seems out of place for a team that hasn't been to the playoffs since before President Obama was elected--and he's since served two terms. If Marrone was a guy they had in mind to replace Gus--why not fire Gus earlier to give Marrone an extended tryout? Why wait until the last two games of the season, against divisional opponents? I mean surely if Gus were truly the only problem on the staff.... then why not fire him earlier? Is the organization really okay with Marrone going "Yeah, I think I'll just keep the staff we've got."


As for his stint in Buffalo--much can be attributed to Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz. Look at how he turned Philly's defense around. Buffalos defense got turned around--and that's why they had their first winning season in several years. Now one might credit Marrone with hiring Schwartz--but again it looks as if he'll be keeping Wash on.


You also have the fact that it's rare for an interim head coach to have success. The most successful ones were probably Marv Levy, Marty Schottenheimer (Never won a playoff game with the Chargers), Jason Garrett (has yet to win a playoff game, but that might change Sunday) Jeff Fisher, and Raymond Berry.


It's hard for me to be optimistic about this hiring. It feels more like a Romeo Crenell than it does a Jason Garrett or even a Jeff Fisher. I really hope I'm wrong--but I don't think Marrone is going to turn this team around.