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[QUOTE="NJCuse97, post: 1867163, member: 5058"]
IIRC, Marrone deemed his New Orleans based pro offense, devised by Sean Peyton, too complex and the college players just weren't picking it up. Hackett, of his own offensive pedigree remembered the simplicity, power, and efficiency of the K-gun both he and Marrone found on a shelf and studied while both were in Buffalo for an earlier stint. Marrone saw overlaps with his system, and Hackett saw the simplicity that college kids could probably grasp. My understanding is they always talked about it, but only implemented it out of desperation. It worked well and I have a hard time thinking they would not have stuck with it. McF tried to bring in elements of what we have now (spread, bubbles, quick with lots of plays) but while he knew the buzz words, or some of the pieces, he had no idea how to put it together or make it work, so what we got was the abomination we saw for 2 years. Babers brings that know how, Marrone's discipline, and the experience to run it and get buy in from the players, and the fans.
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