re: Alabama Hires Patriots' TE Brian Daboll as Offensive Coordinator

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OC: DABOLL
CO-OC/ QB: GODSEY
WR: KIESAU
TE/ ST: LOCKSLEY

Thoughts?

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Put enough chimps in a room with a typewriter and you'll eventually get Shakespeare...

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I mean it's not a bad thing to point out his one flaw.

It is what it is.

I have been extremely successful in sports, school, socially and monetarily throughout my 36 years.
I have zero problems pointing out my own flaws.

I do so much better in an environment where I'm the only person to get the job done. If the load is shared I get lazy.

I also know I suck arse at golf. I can't hit a driver for shite. Do I go out and play 18 every weekend? Well hell no. I suck and I hate losing.

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Hell, maybe you need to apply for the job! Didn't you say that he was an elite program builder...and isn't hiring staff a main priority of program building?..
Man, don't mind me. I just get amused at you, phil and cobra doing Saban's job for him.that's all.

PS- If you asked Mrs. Terri, she'd be able to point out more that one flaw.

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Hell, maybe you need to apply for the job! Didn't you say that he was an elite program builder...and isn't hiring staff a main priority of program building?..
Man, don't mind me. I just get amused at you, phil and cobra doing Saban's job for him.that's all.

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Calm down little fella.

No one is trying to do Saban's job for him. We just don't have our heads so far up his arse we can't have our own opinions on how he is doing. If you can't take questioning of Saban you'd be better off joining BOL.

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If you asked Mrs. Terri, she'd be able to point out more that one flaw.

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I would hope so seeing as he slept with another woman while he was the head coach at LSU.

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could these rumors of ongoing talks between CNS and CCK possibly be overtures from Nick to Chip to come be an analyst for a year

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No. No they couldn't possibly be that. He isn't coming to be the OC, but he'll come to be a grunt FOR the OC? That doesn't make any sense.

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Now you're attacking me AND Saban

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Don't be so sensitive

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That's cute.

I'm not attacking you or Saban. It's fairly common knowledge he had an affair with some woman named Candy during his time in Baton Rouge.

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I certainly can live with a qualified person questioning Saban

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Who is questioning him? Most of us have said the names being floated around for OC are underwhelming, but I don't think anyone has gone so far as to say any of them would be a disaster.

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In fact, I find it amusing to see them criticize a guy that's built the most dominant college football dynasty in the 21st century.

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Yeah he has. And if he had made adjustments on the fly in three games (Kick Six, Ohio State and Clemson) over the last four years we'd probably be looking at 7 out of 8 national titles instead of 4 out of 8.

He's not perfect. It's also okay for a fan like me, and you, to admit that. You won't have to turn in your Alabama fan card if you don't agree with every decision he's made during his time in Tuscaloosa.

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I'll bet you could write a helluva critique of Jesus Christ!

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Do what now? You are comparing our Lord and Savior to a college football coach?



Lighten up man. It's not that serious.

Bruce Feldman says UCLA OC Jedd Fisch may also be a candidate:

LINK ]Patriots assistant expected to interview for Alabama OC job

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New England Patriots tight ends coach Brian Daboll is expected to interview for the Alabama offensive coordinator job, a source told FOX Sports on Monday. The 41-year-old Daboll, who has been an OC in the NFL for the Chiefs, Browns and Dolphins, was a graduate assistant under Nick Saban at Michigan State from 1998-99.

Word is, another former Bill Belichick protege, former Houston Texans offensive coordinator George Godsey, has emerged as a strong candidate for the ‘Bama OC opening. Godsey is close with Tide offensive line coach Brent Key.

Another option is Mike Locksley, who is a former Illinois OC and was promoted by Saban last month to an on-field coaching role that FOX has learned was a co-offensive coordinator job.

According to a source, one other potential OC candidate that could end up getting some consideration is UCLA offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch.

Alabama is looking to replace Steve Sarkisian, who last week took a job as the offensive coordinator for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. Sarkisian’s exit follows Lane Kiffin’s departure as well as the moves of other Tide offensive assistants Mario Cristobal (Oregon) and Billy Napier (ASU).

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LINK ]From Jedd Fisch - Wiki Bio:

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Jedd Fisch (born May 5, 1976) is an American football coach. He is currently the offensive coordinator of the UCLA Bruins football team. He was formerly the University of Michigan Wolverines football quarterbacks coach, wide receivers coach, and passing game coordinator under Jim Harbaugh from 2015 to 2016. Fisch has served several stints as an assistant coach in both the professional (NFL) and collegiate (NCAA) ranks.

Early life

Fisch grew up in East Hanover Township, New Jersey and attended Hanover Park High School.[2] Notably, Fisch did not play football at the high school or college level,[3] but instead was an all-state tennis player during his prep career.[4]

Fisch graduated from the University of Florida in 1998 with a degree in criminology.[5] He attended Florida almost solely for the opportunity to someday work for Florida head coach Steve Spurrier.[6]

Fisch was also college roommates with Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman.

Early coaching career

Fisch embarked on a career in coaching while still in college as an undergraduate student. From 1997-98, Fisch was the defensive coordinator for P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School in Gainesville, and he then spent one year (1998) with the New Jersey Red Dogs of the Arena Football League as a wide receivers/quality control coach.

Fisch got his break in coaching when he was named a graduate assistant coach for the Florida Gators football team under Spurrier from 1999-2000. During this time, he earned his master's degree in sports management.

Pro and college coaching career

After Florida, Fisch moved on to the NFL's Houston Texans, where he served as Assistant to the Head Coach (Dom Capers) from 2001-2003. Fisch then moved to the Baltimore Ravens under head coach Brian Billick, where he first served as a general offensive assistant for the 2004 season before being named assistant quarterbacks coach and assistant wide receivers coach for the 2005-2007 seasons. Fisch served as the Denver Broncos wide receivers coach under Mike Shanahan in 2008.

He returned to the college game in 2009, serving a single season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team under head coach Tim Brewster. Fisch then returned to the NFL, serving a single season as quarterbacks coach for the Seattle Seahawks in Pete Carroll's first year with the team.

Then it was back to the NCAA, where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Miami Hurricanes football team under Al Golden from 2011-2012. Fisch then returned to the NFL once more, as the offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. He was terminated from the Jaguars on December 30, 2014.

On January 9, 2015, Fisch was hired by the Michigan Wolverines to serve as the quarterbacks coach, wide receivers coach, and passing game coordinator. Fisch stated that he was drawn to a job at Michigan despite not having ties to incoming head coach Jim Harbaugh, the University, or the area. However, he does have a long-standing coaching relationship with Vic Fangio, Harbaugh's defensive coordinator for four years with the San Francisco 49ers and one year with Stanford.

On January 5, 2017, Fisch was hired by the UCLA Bruins as the team's offensive coordinator.

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LINK ]UCLA in Final Stages of Hiring Jedd Fisch as Offensive Coordinator
Scout.com | 01/02/2017

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UCLA coach Jim Mora is close to finalizing the hire of Michigan's quarterbacks/receivers coach and passing game coordinator Jedd Fisch as his new offensive coordinator...

UCLA head coach Jim Mora is in the final stages of hiring Jedd Fisch as UCLA’s new offensive coordinator, according to sources. 

Fisch, 40, who coaches the quarterbacks and wide receivers at Michigan and serves as its passing game coordinator, has had a 17-year career coaching in college and the NFL. He has five years of experience as an offensive coordinator in both the NFL and college  -- most recently for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, for the Miami Hurricanes for the two seasons previous to that and for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2009.  He also had notable stints as quarterbacks coach of the Seattle Seahawks, and wide receivers coach with the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens. 

Some final details of the deal have to still be worked out, with the UC Regents still having to approve Fisch's salary, which at this point is unknown.

The best example of Fisch as a coordinator on the college level was the two seasons he spent at Miami under head coach Al Golden in 2011 and 2012.  Miami’s offense was ranked in the top 50 nationally in most statistical categories, ranking No. 16 in the nation in yards per play (6.46) and No. 25 in passing.

His offensive approach at Miami was an up-tempo, multi-set scheme that worked out of both a spread and under center, while utilizing pro passing routes but emphasizing a strong running game that featured college-friendly, zone-blocking schemes.

Fisch is considered a very good offensive mind, and the last two seasons he has earned the reputation at Michigan as somewhat of a quarterback whisperer. He’s credited with enhancing Michigan’s passing attack and getting the utmost out of Michigan’s quarterbacks.

This year quarterback Wilton Speight stepped into the starter role and had a break-out season, after being far down the depth chart and close to transferring when Fisch arrived in Ann Arbor. The redshirt sophomore threw for 2,538 yards with a 62% completion percentage, and was considered one of the top three or so quarterbacks in the Big Ten this season.  Speight is now considered the cornerstone of Michigan’s offense for the near future, and he gives Fisch a great deal of the credit publicly for his transformation.

In 2015, Fisch is also credited with transforming Michigan quarterback Jake Ruddock from a shaky starter to an NFL draft pick, with Ruddock being only the second quarterback in Michigan history to pass for over 3,000 yards (3,017) in a season. 

Fisch’s job performance at Michigan has been so well received he garnered a raise and a contract extension after the 2015 season.  He reportedly earns about $700,000 a year at Michigan. 

At Miami, Fisch guided two quarterbacks to great seasons: first-year starter Stephen Morris had a break-out year in 2012, throwing for 3,345 yards and setting a single season total offense record; and Jacory Harris set a single-season school record of 65% completions in 2011.   

One expected role of Fisch at UCLA will be to work his magic on Josh Rosen, who will be going into his junior year in 2017 after sitting out most of the 2016 season with a shoulder injury and surgery. Rosen is, of course, considered a huge talent, but it’s well-accepted that he can be somewhat of a handful to manage. Fisch is well known for his relationships with quarterbacks and his personable style. 

Fisch has been somewhat of a coaching vagabond, but due to getting hired at better jobs most of the time.  He spent a season each with the Denver Broncos (wide receivers coach), Minnesota (OC/QB) and the Seattle Seahawks (QB), moving on in each instance because he got a better job each time. After Seattle, he was at Miami for two seasons, but then returned to the NFL when he was hired as offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2013.  

Fisch faced a challenge at Jacksonville, having to revamp a previously poor offense, and coming into a situation with a rookie quarterback, Blake Bortles, and a rookie-dominated receiving corps.  The Jaguars’ offense under Fisch never ignited, and then-head coach Gus Bradley fired Fisch after two seasons because of “philosophical differences” in how to develop Bortles, despite Bortles saying his relationship with Fisch was “awesome.” It was the only time that Fisch was actually fired. 

Fisch, though, didn’t spend very long in the unemployment line. When Jim Harbaugh took the Michigan job in 2015, he snatched up Fisch quickly as Michigan’s QB/WR coach and passing game coordinator. Harbaugh had never met Fisch, but hired him on reputation to provide Michigan’s offense the more sophisticated passing attack it needed to complement the run-oriented mindset of offensive coordinator Tim Drevno.

Some career notes:

-- Before Miami hired Fisch, he was in Seattle as the Seahawks’ quarterbacks coach during Pete Carroll’s first year when they won a NFC West Divisional Championship, working with quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. 

-- Fisch has a respectable pedigree, his resume including experience working with Carroll, Mike Shanahan, Brian Billick and Steve Spurrier.   Fisch gives Spurrier credit for launching him in his coaching career when he hired him as a graduate assistant in 1999 at Florida. 

-- Fisch’s name has come up at various times in connection with open head coaching jobs, such as recently with Purdue and Temple.

-- A native of New Jersey, Fisch attended the University of Florida but never played football.

-- Fisch has earned the reputation as a very good recruiter, being very personable in his approach. In fact, Fisch has been recruiting UCLA’s prime 2018 quarterback target, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, from Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman, for Michigan.  With his roots in New Jersey and Florida, he has good recruiting ties to those states.

-- In 2003, when Fisch was a 26-year-old defensive quality assurance coach for the Houston Texans, he suffered a heart attack and came close to dying. Reportedly, when he woke up in the hospital after heart surgery, he was visited by then-Texans head coach Dom Capers. Hooked up on ventilators and unable to speak, Fisch scribbled on a piece of paper for Capers: “Do I still have a job?” Fisch has said a number of times he appreciates that near-death experience, and it’s what provides him his outlook on life and his good-natured personality. 

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Article also includes an interview video and complete chart of coaching history.

What I want out of the next OC:

- Exceptional ability to develop/coach a QB
- Not a "Yes" Man to Saban but also not a wildcard like Kiffin.
- Calls plays based on what the defense is giving you and the flow of the game.
- Doesn't try to be balanced for the sake of being balanced.
- Doesn't simply call plays that require us to out-talent the defense. Meaning that we call well designed plays.
- Can make our offense efficient in the redzone.
- Doesn't get too stubborn or get too cute.
- Develops an offensive identity early in the season.

Yeah, I know finding someone who possesses all of that is like finding a unicorn, but that's my basic criteria for an OC.

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Didn't run the ball enough

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