Contract Extension vs. OC Position??

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Many of us are vociferous in claiming the need for an OC so that Chan can concentrate on the HC functions. Given the fact that he calls the plays, or at least has so far, could there be a tie-in to the contract extension that he has to relinquish the play calling?

I cant shake the feeling that Nix could be a good if not superior OC IF given the opportunity. Same for his being a good qb coach;RB is probably being misused at qb given his height and overly aggressive nature. Godsey was a great qb, no, not a JH, there just aren't that many of those around. However, GG had the requisite physical skills,short of scrambling/running, had understudied JH, and had stood at RF's side signaling plays in. RB has not had the benefit of GG's learning curve.

My main point being, does Nix deserve a shot at being a real OC to show what he is capable of? I think he does and I yield the floor for your comments.
 
Yea, Let the guy try...Not to be too negative, but to me it truly seems that the offense couldn't get any worse. Our best drive of the year imho was the one against NC
St that fell one play short and supposedly Nix called that one because he calls the 2 minute offense. Plus, think of all the times we seem to get a score of some sort right before half. He is the man getting us in that position. A lot of people hate on him as being a poor offensive coordinator, but truthfully he's not...Chan is. We don't know how good he is at calling play because he doesn't call the plays.
 
I believe CCG tried to hire an OC last year, when it fell through he opted to hold off untill he could get the person he wanted. I personally am glad he did so, hiring someone just to please the fan base would have been a bad decision.JMO.
 
Play calling is not our problem.

We need better execution overall, but particularly better execution at the QB position. That means a new QB coach. There is nothing wrong with our offense that better passing, catching, and blocking won't fix.

#2 priority is better execution on special teams, i.e. a new special teams (kickoff returns and kickoff coverage, especially) coach.
 
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i do agree with you on special teams, but how can you not see play calling as a problem when Calvin Johnson, probably the best WR in the ACC and top 5 in the country, is only touching the ball about 5 times per game? He is the best offensive weapon we have, and we're not using him. wouldnt that be bad play calling??
 
mm42 I can agree with most of what you say,but IMO it's not coaching on ST as much as personell.
 
It could be that we are trying to take what the D gives us. Having RB throw into double and triple coverage might not work for us. Lets hope RB is checking off to his open recievers.
 
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i do agree with you on special teams, but how can you not see play calling as a problem when Calvin Johnson, probably the best WR in the ACC and top 5 in the country, is only touching the ball about 5 times per game?

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It's RB's option to throw it to CJ on passing plays.
 
throwing to him is not the only way to get him the ball. run some reverses, hell, let him return some kicks. he cant do any worse than some of the bonehead moves Pat Clark has made this year.

...just to be clear, i do respect Clark and think he will be/is a good reciever, but some of the fair catches/attempted returns he has tried has baffled me.
 
As pocketwatch says, only the QB decides which receiver to hit, and only the QB can get him the ball. We run a lot of pass plays.
 
Experience never hurts but most good kick returners have a knack for it just something they have a real feel for.
Find a Kelly Rhino with Clarks or Grants speed you got something special. That Hester kid at UM is the best I've seen in a while.
 
thats true... there is a lot of "intuition" involved in kick returning and maybe Calvin doesnt have that. but there are still other ways to utilize him.
 
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throwing to him is not the only way to get him the ball. run some reverses ...

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I felt this way at one time, but after the scary hit Calvin took in the bowl game on the reverse last year I lost my appetite for it.
 
the kid is listed at 6-4 230 pounds and i believe he's every bit of that. thats bigger than most Runningbacks in college. he should be able to take a few hits. hes a playmaker... you gotta get him the ball in order for him to make plays.
 
One thing that I've thought of is that why do we have Chan and Nix on the sidelines together? Shouldn't one of them be in the booth overlooking what is going on on the field?
Just seems to make sense to me.
 
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Shouldn't one of them be in the booth overlooking what is going on on the field?
Just seems to make sense to me.

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The press box may have a better view of the scoreboard and clock. I like the idea! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
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hes a playmaker... you gotta get him the ball in order for him to make plays.

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I couldn't have said it any better myself. This fact holds true at all levels of the game....from pop warner to the pros.
 
Forcing the ball into Calvin when the defense is keying on him is not a recipe for success. The key to maiximizing Calvin is to exploit the defense by spreading the ball to players that are open as a result of CJ's doubleteam. When we learn to do that well consistently you will find many opportunities for Calvin as a result.
 
Calvin is a great receiver. He's not a running back. I'd like to see more variety in the pass plays we run for him, but I'd hate to see us use him as anything but a WR. He doesn't have the body type to return kicks IMO and while he did score in the bowl on a reverse he also took a bad shot to his knees. Let him run it after the catch in the secondary, not into LBs and DL.
 
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