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[QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 2004518, member: 2585"]
My in depth response to your three things ;)

1. Belichick had been named as successor by Parcells in NY. Marrone had no such endorsement when he left Buffalo. Belichick also had a deal worked out already to go to NE, when he resigned (he was hired the very next day after resigning.)
Belichick also never actually coached as NYJ HC. Marrone had already won and lost a bunch of games, but maybe more importantly - had begun to lose the faith of the players.

2. Lacking in gravitas and an endorsement from a proven HC like Parcells, and not having a backup job locked up - is exactly why he should have stayed. Prove yourself and get an extension OR do as good a job as you can and get fired by a new owner. Either way he comes out better.

3. Parcells and Belichick didn't handle the NYJ handoff with "professional interaction"... Not sure what you're trying to say here.

Bottom line is that he thought more of himself than a lot of other NFL people did. He bet on himself and lost. He also failed to see how his actions would hurt him, politically with owners and GMs.
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