Bob Casullo

Ex-Syracuse assistant Bob Casullo excoriated Doug Marrone on Monday afternoon on a local radio station, calling him "self-centered, selfish and greedy" in light of his decision to opt-out of his contract with the Buffalo Bills.

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Syracuse, N.Y. — A former assistant under Doug Marrone excoriated the ex-Syracuse and Bills coach Monday afternoon on a local radio station, calling him "self-centered, selfish and greedy" in light of his decision to opt-out of his contract with the Buffalo Bills.

Bob Casullo, fired by Marrone in 2010 when both were at Syracuse, lashed out at his former boss during a regular appearance on ESPN radio's "Upon Further Review." Marrone has begun interviewing for his next head coaching position, having already met with the New York Jets and Atlanta Falcons, according to reports.

"Self-centered, selfish, and greedy," Casullo said. "Apparently the Buffalo people are all saying that, and apparently the (New York) Daily News have gotten a hold of it. C'mon. Where are the assistant coaches in all of this, you know?

"It's coming out now, and I don't want to say I told you so. I just sit here and mind my own business and move on."

Casullo and Marrone were both assistants at Georgia Tech in the '90s under George O'Leary. The two worked together again at Syracuse when Marrone took over as head coach in 2009 before parting ways after a 23-6 loss to Connecticut in November 2010.

Casullo, a longtime assistant in the NFL and college, has been out of coaching since.

Marrone is a coaching free agent after exercising an opt-out clause in his contract that pays him $4 million to walk away from the Bills. The clause was triggered when the team went through an ownership change earlier this year.

"When he takes a job, he already has his plan in place for his next job," Casullo said. "Whoever gave him that three-day opt out clause, his agent is a genius and the person that signed it for the Buffalo Bills is a complete idiot. That person should stand up and say, 'It's me. I'm the idiot."

Marrone went 15-17 in two years with the Bills, finishing 9-7 in 2014.

"He'll get a job because there are not enough qualified people with head coaching experience to get these jobs," Casullo said. "There are about nine or 10 guys out there that should be getting these jobs, and you're reshuffling an egomaniac, less-than-.500 coach."

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