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RedEyE
01-25-2006, 08:37 PM
Could the Bills be waiting for Marshall to finish up in Seattle?

Here is a guy that has a boat load of experience yet gets very little recognition. Marshall has worked around winners his entire career.

<TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width=575 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=HeadBig>John Marshall

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=HeadMed>Linebackers</TD></TR><TR><TD class=content>http://www.seahawks.com/CoachPics/Marshall,%20John%20mug.jpgJohn Marshall joined the Seahawks’ defensive coaching staff on February 12, 2003, as linebackers coach.

Marshall welcomes the task of forming a retooled linebacking group that includes unrestricted free agent Jamie Sharper.

Marshall joined the Seahawks after one season as an assistant defensive line coach for the Detroit Lions in 2002.

Before Detroit, Marshall spent three seasons (1999-01) as the assistant head coach/defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers. His defense ranked fourth in the NFL with 105 takeaways over his three-year tenure.

Prior to Carolina, Marshall, 58, was part of two Super Bowl squads in San Francisco from 1989-97 working with the defensive line from 1989-93, linebackers from 1994-96 and two years as defensive coordinator from 1997-98.

As defensive coordinator in 1997, he spearheaded the NFL’s top-rated defense, second versus the rush and pass, while helping send five players to the Pro Bowl. Marshall coached nearly a decade in the NFL before going to San Francisco, starting as Green Bay Packers’ special teams coach in 1980 and taking over as linebackers coach in 1981. He served as defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons from 1983-85 and coached the defensive line of the Indianapolis Colts from 1986-88.

Marshall’s coaching career started as an assistant at Hancock (Calif.) Junior College in 1967 before holding several positions for the University of Oregon from 1968-76, serving under freshman head coach George Seifert as freshman assistant for one season (1968), freshman head coach (1969-71) and offensive line coach (1972-76).

He then moved to the University of Southern California where he coached linebackers from 1977-79 and helped lead the Trojans to two Rose Bowl victories and the 1978 National Championship.

In 1964, Marshall began his college playing career at Washington State before having his playing career cut short due to a neck injury. He went on to major in health education at the University of Oregon in 1969.

Marshall and his wife, Becky, have two daughters, Sarah and Meg.
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=HeadMed colSpan=2>John Marshall's Coaching Career</TD></TR><TR><TD class=content>1967 Hancock Junior College-Assistant
1968 University of Oregon-Freshman Assistant
1969-71 University of Oregon-Freshman Head Coach
1972-76 University of Oregon-Offensive Line
1977-79 University of Southern California-Linebackers
1980 Green Bay Packers-Special Teams
1981-82 Green Bay Packers-Linebackers
1983-85 Atlanta Falcons-Defensive Coordinator
1986-88 Indianapolis Colts-Defensive Line
1989-93 San Francisco 49ers-Defensive Line
1994-96 San Francisco 49ers-Linebackers
1997-98 San Francisco 49ers-Defensive Coordinator
1999-01 Carolina Panthers-Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coor.
2002 Detroit Lions-Assistant Defensive Line
2003 Seattle Seahawks-Linebackers
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ICE74129
01-25-2006, 08:48 PM
Oh hell no! Do you not see who he looks like!!!!!

RedEyE
01-25-2006, 09:28 PM
Who cares? Jim McNally looks like the Green Goblin. Doesn't mean he is.

I want a guy in here with experience on D. John Marshall has plenty of experience. Coached with the likes of Holmgren, and Seifert.

Has seen the likes of several Super Bowls, to include several Pro Bowl players on his squads. Coached teams like Oregon and USC. He also has DC experience.

Arguably, the Seahawks have one of the best disciplined and productive LBs squad in the league.

I wouldn't care if he looked like Ryan Leaf.

EricStratton
01-25-2006, 09:32 PM
Plus since Ray Rhodes had his stroke in the pre-season Marshall has been running the show (just without the title) in Seattle.

He's be a good get if the Seahawks would part with him.

RedEyE
01-25-2006, 09:38 PM
Exactly. He would be free to move being that the Bills could offer him a premotion. Problem is luring him away from Seattle. Rhodes is expected back, but you never know.

AndreReed83
01-25-2006, 09:42 PM
He's be a pretty good pickup. Great winning pedigree and his' teams always hit hard and keep the mistakes low.

tat2dmike77
01-25-2006, 10:36 PM
Oh hell no! Do you not see who he looks like!!!!!

:lol: