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[QUOTE="OttoinGrotto, post: 1383930, member: 297"]
I should clarify - we know Marrone was confident and was meticulous when game planning. He absolutely believed in what he was doing.

But I think, based on certain statements he's made and input from others, that in addition to that belief he was at times content to settle with what was comfortable to him, especially when it came to the skill positions. It seems like he wanted to roll with one guy - Paulus had to play so much because Marrone said Nassib wasn't ready, Gordon wasn't of interest because we had Smallwood committed, Cornelius was going to be the only receiver in his class, etc. He believed in knowing what he wanted and that his guy could do enough. That left him vulnerable to injuries, lack of player development, and ultimately left behind a roster of solid but not spectacular guys.

I think Marrone had recruiting trending in the right direction, but it is disappointing that so many of these guys from his classes that we thought would be big time difference makers have kind of just been meh. We don't know if they would have been any different under Marrone, but I think the ceiling was low.

Marrone is fascinating because who he is and what he believes in have gotten him exceptionally far in life. At the peak of his profession though he's a .500 college coach and a sub .500 NFL coach. That might be as far as he can go.
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