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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 3521403, member: 40"]
Some of that is definitely true.  Marrone did a nice job turning the OL -- which is traditionally not a position of strength for SU, even what we had good teams -- into a solid performing unit that was much better than what he took over.

But Hay was not a Hofstra transfer -- he was a JUCO.  We brought in a WR and a TE from Hofstra when their program closed down.

I think people are not remembering Marrone's exasperation with Hay, and him getting benched for the dumb penalties that killed drives and hurt the team.  I don't dispute that he belonged physically at P5, but his performance was undermined by the bonehead penalties.  I'm "disappointed" because I thought he was capable of more, if he hadn't been such a hot head.  In that way, I see him as being similar to Revean Pierce -- who had a ton of ability, but who got benched a lot [especially in his second year] when the coaching staff tired of his propensity to hurt the team with dumb personal foul penalties -- Pierce left a lot of unactualized production out on the field, because the coaches didn't trust him.

Back to Hay -- since we're discussing Marrone's lines, in my opinion, Hickey was a much better player at RT than Hay, who he replaced after the latter's eligiblity expired.

Agree 100% on Bergeron.
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