| From the introduction, no two of the veteran coaches have been with the
Smashers the same number of years. By clue 1, John has been with the
team twice as long as Marino; while by clue 4, the quarterbacks coach has
been with the team twice as long as Gifford, who has been a Smashers coach
twice as long as Tom. Either all five coaches are named between these
two clues or there is some commonality. John isn't Gifford (clue 6) and can't
be the quarterbacks coach or Marino and Gifford would have been with the
team the same number of years. Since John isn't Gifford (6), Marino can't
be Tom. The only possible overlap is if Marino were the quarterbacks coach.
Then between the two clues
John would have been with the team twice as long as quarterbacks coach
Marino, who would have been a Smashers coach twice as long as Gifford,
who would have been with the squad twice as long as Tom. By clue 9, the
coach with the shortest tenure has been with the team 2 years and would
then be Tom above or the fifth coach to the four. If Tom were with the
team for 2 years, Gifford would have been a Smashers coach for 4, Marino
for 8, and John for 16. In clue 5, then, if the running backs coach
were John, there would be six men named (Ray 17 years, Payton 22); if the
running backs coach were Gifford, there would
be six men named (Ray 5 years, Payton 10); and if the running backs coach
were Tom, Marino and Payton would both have 8 years tenure. If the fifth
coach had 2 years experience with the Smashers, by clue 5, John would be
Payton, and Ray would be Marino or Gifford. If Ray were Marino, by clue
1, Payton would have 10 and Ray Marino 5 years with the team. However,
Tom would then have less than 2 years, no (9). If Ray were Gifford,
Tom couldn't be the running backs coach or he would have 1 year in as a
Smashers coach (5, 4); nor could the fifth player be the running backs
coach, or Ray Gifford would have 3 years (5) and Tom less than 2 years
(4) with the team. Therefore, there is no overlap between clues 1 and 4
and all five are named: John, Marino, the quarterbacks coach, Gifford, and
Tom. Either Marino or Tom has been with the Smashers 2 years (9). If
Marino had 2 years experience and John then 4 (1), by clue 5, Payton
wouldn't be Tom since Ray would be Marino and the running backs coach
would be a sixth coach named; Payton would be the quarterbacks coach.
Again, Ray couldn't be Marino or there would be six coaches; Ray would be
Gifford. Then by clues 4 and 5, Payton wuld have 10, Ray 5, and Tom 4
years with the team--but Tom and John would have the same length of
service, no. So, Marino hasn't been Smashers coach the 2 years; Tom
has, and Gifford and the quarterbacks coach have been Smashers assistants
4 and 8 years. If Payton in clue 5 were the quarterbacks coach, Ray
would be Marino with 3 years tenure, and Tom would coach the running
backs. By clue 3, Tom would be Brown, which he isn't (8). Payton is John. If Ray
were Gifford, John would have 9, Marino 4 1/2, and the running backs
coach 3 years with the team--six coaches. If Ray were the quarterbacks
coach, John would have 13, Marino 6 1/2, and the running backs coach 7
years with the team--six coaches. Ray is Marino. By clues 1 and 5, then
John Payton is a 10-year and Ray Marino a 5-year assistant and Gifford
is the running backs coach. Gifford is Brett (7) and the quarterbacks
coach Marvin. Marvin is Brown (8) and Tom Olsen. John coaches the
linebackers (3). Tom Olsen coaches the wide receivers and Ray Marino
the defensive linemen (2). In sum, the five Smashers assistants are
- John Payton, linebackers, 10 years
- Marvin Brown, quarterbakcs, 8 years
- Ray Marino, defensive linemen, 5 years
- Brett Gifford, running backs, 4 years
- Tom Olsen, wide receivers, 2 years
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