ESPN Article about Marrone - Coaching staff comment

[orangeinohio]

http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/53643/bills-venture-into-the-unknown

'Buffalo’s next step is to hire the best coordinators and assistant coaches available. Marrone has no NFL head-coaching experience, and that transition will go more smoothly with veteran assistants.'

Considering Doug already knows a bunch of coaches in the NFL and that this is his first stint as a HC, maybe he won't be poaching the SU staff?
Continuity on the SU staff right now would be pretty big.

 

[orangenauburn]

difference between Doug / Buffalo and Schiano / Tampa: Doug is well liked and respected in the NFL, he will have no trouble putting together a staff.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Only if they hire from within. If you go outside of the current staff, the new coach is going to want his own people. I doubt he would keep the current staff.

 

[Chip]

He doesn't get to pick his own staff? How much did he hate Syracuse?

 

[Stern]

difference between Doug / Buffalo and Schiano / Tampa: Doug is well liked and respected in the NFL, he will have no trouble putting together a staff.

PLUS Schiano was hired really late, like in February and all the quality assistants already found homes. Not fair to compare

 

[Stern]

He doesn't get to pick his own staff? How much did he hate Syracuse?

FEW rookie NFL head coaches do. Almost none do actually