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[QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 1387942, member: 2585"]
1. The offense fell off a cliff for two reasons: McDonald (which is on Shafer) and losing a QB and OC to the NFL. Marrone failed to recruit a great option at QB and left us without any coaching from #17 offense but a WR coach.

2. The guys who are juniors and seniors on the offensive side of the ball are not his guys. You could argue the defensive guys are his (though Chauncy Scissum didn't have an offer before Marrone left and was the first to get one when Marrone left.)

3. To be fair - the offense for McDonalds first year was good enough to win 7 games ... And looked like it was Hunt was going to be good following that win. Why McDonald failed last season was largely red zone issues and playcalling - and whatever combination of that with his stellar personality - got him demoted. New system, new QB and new QB transfer, new OC, new QB coach, new HC, new conference. And we went to a bowl. It's still crazy to me that it went THAT well. So - given all those variables - did it fall off a cliff or did it over achieve?

4. Every coach of an under .500 team is under pressure to get better. Where we agree is that if the offensive system shows life and improvement, the defense regresses a touch and we finish with 4-5 wins - he will have shown enough.
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