News Article: Alabama Adds Chris Weinke to Staff (Offensive Analyst)

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Former Florida State quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke has joined the University of Alabama football staff as an offensive analyst, The Tuscaloosa News has learned.

Wenike most recently served as the quarterbacks coach with the St. Louis/L.A. Rams. Before that he was the head coach at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

 

[rgw]

Interesting hire...maybe a stash away in case the 10th asst. coach position is opened up this year or next?

 

[RTR91]

Interesting hire...maybe a stash away in case the 10th asst. coach position is opened up this year or next?

That's my guess. Who knows, though.

 

[AlexanderFan]

As an analyst how much interaction with the players can he have? Could he send emails like," Hey Jalen I've been watching film on you and maybe if you put your right leg more in line with your left leg when you throw your passes will have more straight line velocity." Can he do that, or anything close to it?


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[JamieSPC]

Strange, strange hire. He was pretty terrible in the NFL if the on-field product was any indication.

 

[Intl.Aperture]

Strange, strange hire. He was pretty terrible in the NFL if the on-field product was any indication.

Didn't have a ton to work with. I'm not sure Goff is an NFL caliber starter. Was very successful developing QB's down in Bradenton. That is if what he was brought here to do was coach QB's.

 

[RTR91]

Strange, strange hire. He was pretty terrible in the NFL if the on-field product was any indication.

What NFL career are you referencing? Playing or coaching?

 

[tusks_n_raider]

Anytime I see or hear Chris Weinke's name I immediately think of his SICK play-action passes. The guy would sneakily drift back all non-nonchalant with the ball hid REALLY well.....then BAM he spun around and in Houdini-like fashion magically still had the ball and proceeded to sling a bomb to a usually wide open FSU WR for a TD.

Not sure about his QB coaching or 'offensive' coaching abilities but the guy was a GREAT College QB.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

Dude was the best at play action play.... One of the best I've seen in a while. The QBs will benefit a lot from him. Weinke will benefit a lot from Daboll and Daboll will benefit a lot from Saban.

Great move.

I thought we were going to get Dan Weinke?

 

[TitleWave]

Interesting hire...maybe a stash away in case the 10th asst. coach position is opened up this year or next?

Lookit, maybe Weinke's a two-sport analyst and also been hired to hit infield and fungo to the Tide baseball team. Wait a minute, scratch that - career minor league average of .240 might not even cut it for fungo, he's sticking with football.

 

[cuda.1973]

Have you been paying attention to our baseball team? As bad as they have looked, he might be able to help out.

(In case you haven't, one of our more vocal members is already calling for someone to get the boot.)

 

[dWarriors88]

Strange, strange hire. He was pretty terrible in the NFL if the on-field product was any indication.

I was gonna say, I was never really super impressed with the Ram's QB production.

 

[bamamc1]

I like the IMG ties myself.

 

[KrAzY3]

I was gonna say, I was never really super impressed with the Ram's QB production.

If we're going to judge coaches (or in this case analysts) by the production and not the situation, we'd all have to agree Daboll is a terrible OC right? I mean he had horrible offenses, but perhaps the teams and personnel had something to do with it.

 

[westide]

Until CNS hires Elmer Fudd as Communications Director, I am going to trust his judgment. Welcome aboard Chris Weinke.

 

[TIDEnGA]

I like the IMG ties myself.

That was my very first thought as well. Recruiting! I'm processed. :wink:

 

[TAKEPRIDE22]

I like the IMG connection as well...if he was well liked.

 

[The Ols]

He was the Head Coach at IMG...The wave of the future in high school athletics and a HS football factory...and he was in The League! (Coach and player)...Oh yeah, that little thing called The Heisman Trophy isn't going to discourage recruits either! Not sure where you're coming from here?

Strange, strange hire. He was pretty terrible in the NFL if the on-field product was any indication.

 

[TideMan09]

Every move Coach Saban makes or every hire he makes, he's thinking of possible situations in the future, how the hires right now will help offset those future situations & Crimson Tide Football keeps rolling along like a well oiled machine..

Coach Saban is the best HC of this generation & possible the absolute best college HC to ever walk a college sideline for a reason..I'll never question the man when it comes to our Crimson Tide Football..He's got this..

 

[bamaslammer]

Perhaps having only running backs win the Heisman is beginning to annoy Saban so he brought in a Heisman QB to help spread the love.