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Message: [QUOTE="Scooch, post: 1562316, member: 628"] *Alert, not attacking you, just discussing* I don't know that was the "main" attraction with Marrone. He hadn't coached up here for [I]quite[/I] a while when he was hired - 3 years with the Saints, 4 years with the Jets, 1 year in Tennesee, 1 year in Georgia, 4 years at GaTech preceded his hiring here. I know he had some relationships from his NYJ stint, but he was about as removed from the grind of northeast recruiting as many of the potential candidates that are being bandied about right now. I recall his appeal was his alumni status and his stated ambition to be the coach here for a long time, along with the binder of his plans. And to be fair, Marrone put a LOT of emphasis on recruiting the NYC area, and I think those results were mixed at best. I think there's a lot of ways to skin a cat. I wouldn't rule most anyone out at this point, honestly, just because of where they've been coaching recently. [/QUOTE]