Should Chaney stay or should he go? (Long)

A lot of people have been calling for Chaney to be fired this year. Here is why I think those calls are way too premature.

1. Kirby Smart hired him.
Kirby sees something in him and wanted him. that should be good enough for all of us. Kirby should fly high, or sink low based on his people, not our opinions.

2. Our offense improved under him. (Keep in mind, while these improvements are small...they were done with a weaker OL, butterfingered WRs, 2 hurt RBs and a freshman QB....and the offense STILL improved)
Rushing-
2015-2498 yards 22TD
2016-2486 Yards 18TD

Passing-
2015-2406 Yards 14TD
2016-2515 Yards 16TD
Keep in mind, the defense when Kirby was criticized was
the Oline was bad....WR's dropping passes...freshman QB...2 hurt RBs, we should give Kirby a chance to get his own players in here. (These are all legitimate, btw) Those are all offensive problems that Chaney had to work through, too. If we give Smart a pass based on these factors, then we should give Chaney the same pass.

3. Chaney and Pittman, (From what I gather) are pretty much a package deal. You fire Chaney, Pittman will follow soon after, probably. Let's give Pittman and Chaney a chance to get their big linemen in here and see what happens.

4. Chaney has had success at other institutions. He has been criticized by Arkansas and Tennessee fans, but he had passing success at Tennessee, and running success at Arkansas. At the time Tennessee did not have a strong running game (They criticized him for falling in love with the pass)...and Arkansas did not have a very good QB. To me he went with his strength and was good at it. Georgia should have a strong cast on offense both passing and running over the next 2-3 years. It should be interesting to see what he can do with talent all around offensively.

Yes. I realize he is overweight. Bad reason to fire a coach or criticize him. Yes. I realize he seems to run the ball straight up the middle to a maddening degree, and the offense seems to have lacked a bit of imagination. However, I chalk a lot of that up to having a bit weaker OL, a freshman QB and drops by the WRs.


5. We do NOT need 4 OCs in four years. Recruits like continuity. (Yes, they also like good OC's )
But Chaney has a good reputation and we are pulling in a very strong offensive class, especially at the OLine.


BUT...the main reason goes back to my first point. Kirby wants him. That's good enough for me.

I will criticize a coach when deserved, but Kirby is killing it on the recruiting trail, and I think we will see a steady improvement with in game decision making on his part. Let's not get so trigger finger happy that we chase off every coach without giving them a fair and honest chance. I think next year we will see a marked improvement in our offense.