Marrone did not approve of Watkins trade, stormed from draft

Well that depends on what story you choose to believe. Was there a severe discord between Marrone and the front office, or was he power hungry animal who feels that it's his way or the highway? Most reports outside outside of Manish suggest that the former is true and that the front office absolutely failed him. Hell, even Seth Walder, Manish's colleague wrote an article that is pretty pro Marrone.

See I have a theory on how Manish operates. He thrives off of negativity. He gets his clicks by bashing every little thing this organization does. Everyone knew that Rex AND Idzik had to go and yet the little shit, up until the last hours of Rex, was saying that Woody should be smart and keep Ryan...that letting him go would be a mistake. Then the firings came, everyone was happy to move on and he had nothing negative to write about. Thennnnn comes Marrone opting out and making himself the hottest head coaching candidate on the market. The Jets quickly become the favorites to land him and Manish begins criticizing the move so that he can say "I told you so" should it not work out. It's 110% posturing on his part. I mean shit, he even wrote an article stating that the consulting process just turned "toxic and poisonous as Marrone opts out of Buffalo contract and". He doesn't suggest any alternatives, he doesnt concede to the idea that most of the GM candidates may actually PREFER Marrone over everyone else. He just keeps spewing this "inside source" bullshit he's been peddling since 2012.

We could have hired Jim Harbaugh and the same article he just wrote about Marrone would have been written. If we hired Quinn, he would have blasted the team for hiring another defensive guy. The same would go for Bowles but he'd probably mention how Carolina went in and shredded his defense too. He's a fucking weasel who will do anything to generate clicks. I'm going to choose to believe guys like Mawae, Curtis Martin, and the respected guys blasting Mehtas credentials and integrity left and right over that shit stain on society. If guys like Ron Wolf and Charley Casserly feel that Marrone is the best candidate available and after interviewing all the candidates decide that hiring him is the best course of action, then who am I do disagree with that notion?

Still not worth giving up an additional 1st, 4th for..... 

ESPECIALLY with E. J. Bustuel's shakiness....

That's like saying 23 other teams could have picked Aaron Rodgers instead of whoever they picked.  It's easy to say stuff like this now when you see how great the players are.  That's the draft - it's a gamble.  You can trade up for someone you covet or you can keep your spot and draft the best available.   

The 2014 draft was looked at as one of the deepest WR drafts in a very long time. It made no sense to give up so much to move up and take Watkins. I just use Beckham as an example. Odds are that is exactly who they would have taken if they stayed put. Just look at all the WRs taken after the 9th pick and how well they did this year.


Pick Player Team College
4 Sammy Watkins Buffalo Bills Clemson
7 Mike Evans Tampa Bay Buccaneers Texas A&M
12 Odell Beckham Jr. New York Giants LSU
20 Brandin Cooks New Orleans Saints Oregon St.
28 Kelvin Benjamin Carolina Panthers Florida St.
39 Marqise Lee Jacksonville Jaguars USC
42 Jordan Matthews Philadelphia Eagles Vanderbilt
45 Paul Richardson Seattle Seahawks Colorado
53 Davante Adams Green Bay Packers Fresno St.
56 Cody Latimer Denver Broncos Indiana
61 Allen Robinson Jacksonville Jaguars Penn State
63 Jarvis Landry Miami Dolphins LSU
86 Josh Huff Philadelphia Eagles Oregon
90 Donte Moncrief Indianapolis Colts Ole Miss
91 John Brown Arizona Cardinals Pittsburg St.

It is not hindsight... You gave up a additional number 1 pick and number 4 pick to move up in a draft and take a player at a position that this draft was very rich in. 
With that said, you have to love that video you posted. What did Cam get on his Wonderlick?



Blaine Gabbert – 42
Alex Smith – 40
Eli Manning – 39
Matt Flynn – 38
Colin Kaepernick – 38
Matt Stafford – 38
Andrew Luck – 37
Tony Romo – 37
Sam Bradford – 36
Christian Ponder – 35
Aaron Rodgers – 35
Ryan Tannehill – 34
Tom Brady – 33
Matt Ryan – 32
Matt Schaub – 31
Phillip Rivers – 30
Andy Dalton – 29
Nick Foles – 29, Mike Vick – 20
Drew Brees – 28
Kevin Kolb/ EJ Manuel – 28
Peyton Manning – 28
Mark Sanchez – 28
Russell Wilson – 28
Joe Flacco – 27
Josh Freeman – 27
Brandon Weeden – 27
Jay Cutler – 26
Carson Palmer – 26
Ben Roethlisberger – 25
RGIII – 24
Cam Newton – 21
Jake Locker – 20

This is perfect.  Please post more.

In theory the Bills could have Derek Carr throwing to OBJ. Trading up has to be for a sure thing!