BREAKING OLD THREAD - Bill O’Brien a candidate for OC (update: officially hired!)

[CB4]

I'd rather pick a person out of the stands before each game to be OC than Schottenheimer.

 

[tideindc]

He is an outstanding offensive football mind. Unfortunately, he will be a short term rental, as are all of CNS "rehab" stints. But I think we'd all take another natty or two before he moves on!!

 

[Padreruf]

O'Brien and Stoutland would be fantastic hires from where I sit...not a lot of bringing them up to speed with their experience...

 

[DogPatch]

With Pederson out at Philadelphia, I’m wondering if Jeff Stoutland would be a candidate to come back and takeover for Flood at the Oline position?

I wouldn't mind seeing that.

 

[DogPatch]

He is an outstanding offensive football mind. Unfortunately, he will be a short term rental, as are all of CNS "rehab" stints. But I think we'd all take another natty or two before he moves on!!

National Championship, or feel free to sound like the AWAL coach.

 

[AlexanderFan]

National Championship, or feel free to sound like the AWAL coach.

People that use “natty” also use “ur”, drink their beer with ice in a cup, and most likely don’t untie their shoes before they take them off.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

Well this seems to imply its Bill O'Brien

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1349446014315491331

 

[JayBama_in_PCOLA]

He is an outstanding offensive football mind. Unfortunately, he will be a short term rental, as are all of CNS "rehab" stints. But I think we'd all take another natty or two before he moves on!!

Of course we would!

 

[DogPatch]

Five years ago I could never have imagined a former NFL head coach becoming a college offensive coordinator.

 

[tideindc]

People that use “natty” also use “ur”, drink their beer with ice in a cup, and most likely don’t untie their shoes before they take them off.

Have you guys been watching me??

 

[Tiderollin32]

An update on Alabama and OC target Bill O’Brien

Alabama could be closing in on hiring a new offensive coordinator.

www.al.com

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Coffee and Little Debbie.

Miss Terry says "Not Happening!"

 

[dvldog]

How about Big Debbie?

 

[bamadwain]

Looks like it's B. O'BRIEN, I think this is a good hire he definitely is a qb guru

 

[Evil Crimson Dragon]

I know you’re joking, but if the guy that has beat CNS more than any other coach in college football wanted to come compare notes and and reveal what he saw at times that he could exploit in our defense, I’d be all for it!

I could see Saban giving Gus a shot as an analyst

as for Stoutland, Bama could bring him back and let someone else do the recruiting?

 

[CullmanTide]

His resume looks like he had nothing to do with PSU until he was hired after Paterno. He was on the Patriots staff until hired as the HC at PSU post Paterno. Is that not correct?

I am aware of that but IMHO state penn should have ceased to exist as a football program. Some things just shouldn't be forgiven.

 

[jjv0004]

So for the x's and o's guys that know anything about him, what should we expect? More of the same with RPO? I cannot imagine Saban letting up on the gas offensively at this point knowing that is the way to win now.

 

[AlexanderFan]

So for the x's and o's guys that know anything about him, what should we expect? More of the same with RPO? I cannot imagine Saban letting up on the gas offensively at this point knowing that is the way to win now.

I think it will be a flavor in the offense, but not like Lock’s was. I think we angle for showing these dual threat guys that coming to Bama means you’ll get the coaching needed to take your passing skills and reading a defense to the NFL level because we have NFL guys teaching you how to do it.

 

[bamadwain]

I think it will be a flavor in the offense, but not like Lock’s was. I think we angle for showing these dual threat guys that coming to Bama means you’ll get the coaching needed to take your passing skills and reading a defense to the NFL level because we have NFL guys teaching you how to do it.

This! I believe hiring nfl guys or coaches who have tasted nfl bring that knowledge of nfl pro style plus a little rpo

 

[BamaInBham]

So for the x's and o's guys that know anything about him, what should we expect? More of the same with RPO? I cannot imagine Saban letting up on the gas offensively at this point knowing that is the way to win now.

No, the guess would be that it would be more Pro-style. If it was his offense, which it won't be, it would be a very sophisticated NE Pat type offense, with incredible sophistication in the route-running. Doubt that he would be able to fully duplicate that with college kids with limited practice time. The QBs and WRs really have to be sync'ed up to be successful but would be impossible for college D to stop. Bama's O would look like 3 DS's running wide open on every play.

O'Brien is a great QB coach with every bit the intelligence and sophistication of Sark, with a better resume. Another great thing is that like Sark, OB incorporates the running game into his offense. But Sarkisian's play calling instincts are very good, don't know how O'Brien's stack up. Sark also considers players' input, which IMO is wise for 2 reasons, don't know if O'Brien does that.

As far as his relationship with players that is sometimes questioned, Tom Brady had this to say when O'Brien was fired earlier this year:

“That was really tough to see,” Brady admitted. “I’ve known Billy for a long time. I think he's a hell of a coach. I think he does a great job. He has great leadership ability, and it’s a very difficult part of the profession. I’ve thought he’s done a great job in Houston over the years. Those guys really seemed to love playing for him.

Brady and Edelman both expressed "love playing for him" in another artlcle from 2011 or 12 that I can't find. He left NE after 2011, the year after an O'Brien coached Cassel replaced the injured Brady and they had an 11-5 year. Cassel never had that kind of success again.