Safe To Say That Our OC This Season Will Be The Same As Last Season?

[Tideflyer]

I`m unaware of any additional interviews for BOB (?). What`s the general thought?

 

[BamaFlum]

He was with Saban watching the Manning boy this weekend.

 

[AlexanderFan]

I’m hoping he’s not the same, he should be growing in he’s skill set and familiarity

 

[TideEngineer08]

Continuity could be beneficial. I'm more concerned with OL development.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

Continuity could be beneficial. I'm more concerned with OL development.

Having BOB back isn't necessarily a bad thing, even through I would like for him to be gone, but Bryce Young would be on 3rd OC in 3 years...had BOB left and 4th one if he declares for NFL. Similar to Tua... So Young needs to have same OC but both BOB and Young needs to grow in certain area this offseason for them to thrive this fall and I think they will do that should BOB comes back.

Marrone: He needs to move on back to NFL ASAP, but I doubt it would likely come to that. So Saban needs to hire someone who has OL training off field that can help Marrone.

 

[Redwood Forrest]

I trust Coach Saban. If he wants to keep both 0C and DC then I am good with it. I think BOB will be back.

 

[Probius]

IF BoB was going to leave for somewhere else, he probably would have done so by now. He was with Coach Saban at Arch's basketball game, and Coach Saban probably wouldn't have had him there if he had not expected him to be back next season.

So, I think it's safe to say that BoB will be back next season. But, will he really be? BoB v.2022 will not be the same as BoB v.2021. Are we ever really the same person one year to the next? or even one day to the next? We never step in the same river twice.

 

[Tideflyer]

I’m hoping he’s not the same, he should be growing in he’s skill set and familiarity

Didn`t think of it that way when I posted the question but that`s a good perspective. If he stays, I hope you`re right.

 

[bamaga]

I’m all for having Coach Bill o Brien back another season. He had to change the offense several times throughout last year. Still managed a Heisman trophy on offense. Was the offense as good as 2020? No. But we lost 6 first round+1 draft picks from that team .

 

[Al A Bama]

I’m hoping he’s not the same, he should be growing in he’s skill set and familiarity

I agree that this is a possibility. He was NOT able to come in with HIS offense. He had to learn Saban's offense that was created by Kiffin, improved by Sark, et al. BOB had to learn it the first year from Mac Jones, Coach Saban, Bryce Young, et al. Maybe he's a slow learner or it takes TIME to transition from what he's done for 20+ years to internalize and implement new concepts into that brain and make play calls that are timely and effective.

Hopefully, he will use the resources EFFECTIVELY that have been recruited.

One question: would he be better on the sideline or in the booth upstairs? I like the way Sark did it. He could probably communicate more effectively on the sideline with the QB.

Oh, that OL Coach needs to go back to school to learn and teach OL how to effectively BLOCK for the passing and running game. He needs to learn how to PROTECT Bryce Young and create holes for RBs to run through.

 

[MILEHIGHTIDE]

He did recently serve as the autograph signing table for Coach Saban at arch manning’s basketball game.

So I am going to go out on a limb again and say that for now he is still coming back but then again the nfl is still playing games but as of today yes.

 

[JohnD]

BOB had to learn it the first year from Mac Jones, Coach Saban, Bryce Young, et al. Maybe he's a slow learner or it takes TIME to transition from what he's done for 20+ years to internalize and implement new concepts into that brain and make play calls that are timely and effective.

The fact that BoB sought out Mac Jones has been WAY over blown. Mac had been running that offense for four years. He had just set all kinds of records running it, and was a first round draft pick. Mac was literally THE best source still left in the building at that time and the quickest way to not only go over plays, terminology, etc.,, but explain what they were trying to do with setups and defensive reads. It was actually a no-brainer. A smart coach will use what's available to him to get an advantage.

They will be fine if BoB returns. He was hardly the best play caller out there this year, but he should be much better next season. A bigger question mark is finding 2 tackles they can rely on and receivers stepping up.

 

[B1GTide]

The fact that BoB sought out Mac Jones has been WAY over blown. Mac had been running that offense for four years. He had just set all kinds of records running it, and was a first round draft pick. Mac was literally THE best source still left in the building at that time and the quickest way to not only go over plays, terminology, etc.,, but explain what they were trying to do with setups and defensive reads. It was actually a no-brainer. A smart coach will use what's available to him to get an advantage.

They will be fine if BoB returns. He was hardly the best play caller out there this year, but he should be much better next season. A bigger question mark is finding 2 tackles they can rely on and receivers stepping up.

Agreed - he went to Mac to learn the terminology, not the offense.

 

[Probius]

They will be fine if BoB returns. He was hardly the best play caller out there this year, but he should be much better next season. A bigger question mark is finding 2 tackles they can rely on and receivers stepping up.

I agree that BoB will be better this season. I think Sark was better in his second season in 2020 than he had been in 2019.

 

[B1GTide]

I agree that BoB will be better this season. I think Sark was better in his second season in 2020 than he had been in 2019.

Yeah, but he also had a generational offense in his second year.

 

[BamaFlum]

BOB improved as the season went on. He needs to work on his play calling and in game decisions but I wouldn’t hate it if he stayed.

 

[Isaiah 63:1]

The fact that BoB sought out Mac Jones has been WAY over blown. Mac had been running that offense for four years. He had just set all kinds of records running it, and was a first round draft pick. Mac was literally THE best source still left in the building at that time and the quickest way to not only go over plays, terminology, etc.,, but explain what they were trying to do with setups and defensive reads. It was actually a no-brainer. A smart coach will use what's available to him to get an advantage.

Agreed. The best leaders in any field know how to tap into all their available resources, without letting pride or position get in the way...

 

[TideEngineer08]

Yeah, but he also had a generational offense in his second year.

Yep. He looked like steer poop this year at Texas.

 

[CoolBreeze]

Any continuity on the coaching staff is a blessing at this point. BOB is a very, very good coach. He will be better in 2022.

 

[BamaBoySince89]

I think the NFL still has the bad taste of his GM exploits while in Houston, one more year wouldn’t hurt I guess