Brett McMurphy Confirms Yesterday's Internet Chatter: Chip Kelly Met with Bama Staff

[Marg]

he came down to ask for a couple of tickets to the game.

 

[CrimsonChuck]

Guys... simmer down. It was rumored that he was down there to consult with Saban and the staff about the game plan against Clemson. It's very possiblity you could see new winkles within the system on offense or defense. Chip could provide insight on some things that the staff may have missed. I seriously doubt it was for OC job. Chip really wants to stay in NFL if possible. HE can always sit out a year and wait for jobs to open up. (Texas, LSU, etc )

However, that it exactly how Kiffin was brought here. He was a consultant and then he was suddenly our offensive coordinator. It may be that Saban is checking him out expecting Lane to leave.

 

[JBama_in_PCOLA]

However, that it exactly how Kiffin was brought here. He was a consultant and then he was suddenly our offensive coordinator. It may be that Saban is checking him out expecting Lane to leave.

It could be that too. We will see. Things will fall into place soon.


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[Loam]

I seriously doubt if this has anything to do with Saban picking Kelly's brain about things. It might be the other way around, Kelly picked Saban's brain?

But I don't buy it. I don't think Saban would call Kelly up this late in the week and start the brain picking about the HUNH. Clemson's offense is nothing like what he ran at Oregon anyway.

There are some underlying things here we are missing.

Unless we are about to unveil some kind of new offense Monday and wanted pointers? lol

 

[RTR91]

However, that it exactly how Kiffin was brought here. He was a consultant and then he was suddenly our offensive coordinator. It may be that Saban is checking him out expecting Lane to leave.

Lane was also here a week, not just a day.


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[Sabanizer]

Lane was also here a week, not just a day.


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Yes. And Kelly is not coming back to college as a coordinator. Pipe dream if anyone believes he is going to be Alabama's OC. I just hope we keep Kiffin another year and see what he can do with one of the young quarterbacks.

Logic says he was here as a consultant on Dabo's offense, not to coach up our offense, but to help our defense. Jalen Hurt is running the scout teams as Watson, that would be fun to see, still believe Barnett has the tools to be a 1st round draft pick one day.

 

[rgw]

Oregon does nothing gimmicky at all. They're a zone run heavy team that likes to use the play action for chunk yardage plays. At the core, they're no different than what we'd like to accomplish on offense. Don't confuse the tempo, formations, and sleight of hand with their basic identity as a run-heavy team. Honestly, I don't think they would go as fast if they recruited higher level talent. They up the tempo to cover for an overall lower level of talent compared to the best teams in their conference and around the nation. They'd probably use tempo a lot like Meyer did at Florida and Ohio State if Oregon actually had a good 500mi recruiting radius.

 

[rgw]

And since we like to use tempo a bit more today and seem to be going more and more shotgun/pistol by the year...I think the staff could glean some good information from Chip Kelly.


He's one of the best at packaging together series of plays. Almost all his plays at Oregon had a run-pass option built in but he seemed to have a knack for having just the right explosive play in his back pocket for anything you brought to the field that day to stop their offense. Then he had a counter to your counter waiting for you once you adjust to that look. Lets not forget, this guy busted out in the NFL not because of a failure as a head coach but due to his abject failure as a GM type at the NFL level.

 

[fireater]

I just had thought that lead to a mild coronary. Remember a month or so back when Finebaum suggested that if Alabama won the National title, that CNS might retire? What if this was a job interview for something besides OC? Flame away, and I hope to God I'm wrong. Let CNS stay a few more years.

 

[ontopp]

Who knows or why does it matter at this point.Just good chatter.

 

[Sabanizer]

Watch Alabama early-enrollee QB Jalen Hurts wear Deshaun Watson No. 4 in practice

 

[TideFan in AU]

Kelly was just interviewin' for the job since Saban is headed to the Colts. I heard it from a connected barner, so I know it's true.

 

[GrayTide]

CNS will be co-head coach at Indy or most likely CNS will be HC of the Eagles and Kelly takes over for CNS. That was way too easy. :rolleye2:

 

[fourbama]

Who knows why he was in Tuscaloosa but don't you know it is driving the barn crazy since they all insist he is going to be their next head coach��

 

[Harmost]

Oregon does nothing gimmicky at all. They're a zone run heavy team that likes to use the play action for chunk yardage plays. At the core, they're no different than what we'd like to accomplish on offense. Don't confuse the tempo, formations, and sleight of hand with their basic identity as a run-heavy team. Honestly, I don't think they would go as fast if they recruited higher level talent. They up the tempo to cover for an overall lower level of talent compared to the best teams in their conference and around the nation. They'd probably use tempo a lot like Meyer did at Florida and Ohio State if Oregon actually had a good 500mi recruiting radius.

Sounds like the epitome of gimmick to me. Well, besides when they put bars on the helmets. It's all a bit newfangled.

And if it's not that, then it's definitely high school-esque. In any case, I just don't like it. But we definitely beat it. It's dead.

 

[Bama Reb]

I just had thought that lead to a mild coronary. Remember a month or so back when Finebaum suggested that if Alabama won the National title, that CNS might retire? What if this was a job interview for something besides OC? Flame away, and I hope to God I'm wrong. Let CNS stay a few more years.

CNS isn't going to allow that type of 'clutter' to interfere with his time. Right now he's too busy coaching prior to the BIGGEST GAME OF THE YEAR. If some NFL coach wants to interview him, he'll have them make an appt with Ms. Terry after it's all over. Until then, it's all business, and nothing else can get in the way.

I would say a most likely scenario is that Chip came to watch the most successful college fb coach in recent history.

 

[VirginiaTide57]

It was either to help install a new offense such as the wishbone, as Coach Bryant unveiled against USC, or to help with dance moves so Saban doesn't look awkward at midnight Monday.

 

[JBama_in_PCOLA]

Chip met with some NFL team yesterday about its head coaching job.


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[RTR91]

Sounds like the epitome of gimmick to me. Well, besides when they put bars on the helmets. It's all a bit newfangled.

And if it's not that, then it's definitely high school-esque. In any case, I just don't like it. But we definitely beat it. It's dead.

It is? Then why are so many teams still using it? And why would Alabama incorporate some elements of it?

 

[92tide]

Oregon does nothing gimmicky at all. They're a zone run heavy team that likes to use the play action for chunk yardage plays. At the core, they're no different than what we'd like to accomplish on offense. Don't confuse the tempo, formations, and sleight of hand with their basic identity as a run-heavy team. Honestly, I don't think they would go as fast if they recruited higher level talent. They up the tempo to cover for an overall lower level of talent compared to the best teams in their conference and around the nation. They'd probably use tempo a lot like Meyer did at Florida and Ohio State if Oregon actually had a good 500mi recruiting radius.

i remember reading something a few years back (before oregon played in the 2010 cg) that the strategy of oregon was to basically run the other team to death and take advantage of them sucking wind and being out of position and it worked a lot of the time.