Heupel evaluated as the second best career offensive play-caller in the SEC

[DaddyChad]

Look at where our offense ranked in points per game this year compared to last and that was with a LOT of turnover on the offensive side of the ball.

That quantifies doing a lot more with less and exceeding expectations. Two totally different brands of football, but I think the difference in numbers are so significant that they can't just be chalked up to systems; not that it matters, but I always thought Jim Chaney was a great play caller, perhaps not elite.

Chaney was at one time elite. I think he got passed by and of course he also had one of the worst stables of QBs in our history as well

 

[Fightmaker]

I haven't seen ONE thing that would tell me that Kiffin is a "better" play caller. They are both pretty damn good. That would be a hard call, IMO.

They are not both pretty damn good. One relies on his ability, and one relies on the players at his disposal. And both get the results of said factors. You decide which is which.

 

[woodpusher]

How can one quantify "Good play calling?" Because it works or doesn't?

players have a huge part in that. I guess Bill Walsh would be a terrible play caller at Vandy

He wasn't that great at Stanford.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

He had Bama's O...

Then Briles actually called plays his great year at FAU

Not so good 2nd year without Briles

Then he walked *** backwards right into having Corral at Ole Miss...

He's a good playcaller, but my goodness has he been blessed.

Let’s not forget he hired Lebby to run his offense last year.

 

[orangemadam]

Spurrier is the best I've seen in SEC.

Hated that visor.

 

[peaygolf]

He wasn't that great at Stanford.

So he was bad play caller there.

 

[LAVol1]

Yeah… there are a number of plays that will work at any given time if they are executed. Contrary to what every color analyst tries to get you to believe, every play that works isn’t an act of pure schematic genius.

One thing stuck with me that my HS football coach told us--"Every play is designed to score a touchdown. It comes down to execution."

 

[GulfCoasterVol]

A year ago Dan Mullen would have been #1, shows what these lists are worth.

^^^^Best Response !!^^^^

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel evaluated as the second best career offensive play-caller in the SEC.

Josh Heupel evaluated as second best career offensive play-caller in SEC

According to some random individual's opinion ...

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Spurrier is the best I've seen in SEC.

Hated that visor.

And yet, an absolutely miserable human being.

 

[woodpusher]

So he was bad play caller there.

I don't mean to derail the thread, but on TV (last football season, I think), some hispanic interest group was lobbying for Tom Flores to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His years with the Raiders were pretty good (2 Super Bowl wins) but his years with the Seahawks, not so much.

I looked up some of Flores' peers. One name that jumped out at me was Bill Walsh. (3 Super Bowl wins, but only 92 career victories. as I recall). This was compared to Don Shula's 300+ wins - I think just 2 Super Bowl wins.

If Walsh's comeback had been with a different NFL team (instead of Stanford), his record wouldn't look that much different than Flores'.

Lynn Swann's case came to mind too. He retired early (to become a USFL announcer, of all things) and his career numbers were not as good as some of his peers. Myron Cope was the Steelers' representative on the Hall of Fame Committee - he had made the case for Swann unsuccessfully so many times he resigned from the Committee.
Swann eventually did get in - but yes, he like Flores, was a marginal case.

 

[peaygolf]

Spurrier is the best I've seen in SEC.

Hated that visor.

If you really knew me, you would understand how much I hate to admit this, BUT.........

Spurrier is, beside Bobby Bowden, my favorite coach.........His attitude, his "humor," his game plans and offense............I can't help it, and threw up a little bit saying it.....

 

[Lawrence Wright]

A year ago Dan Mullen would have been #1, shows what these lists are worth.

He also had Kyle Pitts and Kadarious Toney.

 

[Devo182]

So now we're blowing Mullen? He's got 61% career winning percentage and hasn't ever won shid.

Blowing? It is being objective. Also making fun of UF fans.

His record is mostly at lowly Miss St. Which also makes him the winningest coach at Miss St in modern history lol.

He won 70% at UF after taking over a 4 win team...

"Hasn't ever won shid"...he won 2 NY6 bowls in his first 2 years...the East in year 3 and possibly was a TD from the playoffs. "Nothing"... I'd take that...jmo. He also owned us 4 straight years sadly. I'd gladly take the Mcelwain or Muschamp Gators all over again.

Gator fans were morons for firing him. They think every HC should now be Urban or Spurrier. They were very spoiled with those 2...the fall back to earth is going to be tough for them now that they don't even have a good playcaller coach. Our time for beating them is nigh.

 

[Devo182]

Chaney was at one time elite. I think he got passed by and of course he also had one of the worst stables of QBs in our history as well

He was elite at Purdue...when it wasn't his offense. He was unfortunately never good here. He only scored over 30 ppg once in his 6 seasons here.

He openly said he started changing his offense, in a regressive manner, when he came to the SEC. Foolish. Unless he had UGA's annual talent, he was mediocre at best.