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Post by coachd5085 on Nov 6, 2016 6:48:48 GMT -6
I have no clue where you got this idea from, but it just is not true. O'brien has coached offense all but one season of his entire career. Playing defense does not mean you "prefer" coaching that side of the ball. At the college and professional levels, your career path is generally determined by how you break in. Josh McDaniels started out at a DB coach, ends up being an OC. The DC they have now I think started coaching TEs or OL. He does it a lot. Guys starting out, he gets them to coach the other side of the ball so they understand what is being attacked and how to attack. I would bet that is more happenstance than it is a long term developmental plan. Obviously I am not on the inside, but I don't believe that is an actual laid out design. It might be a trait he admires and even looks for when making decisions, but I don't believe it is something he engineers with his staff.
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Post by coacht2210 on Nov 6, 2016 10:12:22 GMT -6
Pretty good thread. I came up as an OL coach then an OC. Then was a DC for a few years. Now back to OC, so I gotta good feel for the pro and cons of each.
The prep work is longer on Defense but it is more scientific. As guys mentioned already, teams aren't going to completely change their Offense. You have a good idea of what you are going to see on Friday.
On Offense, the prep work is more " guessing" how you think they will align. Every year, a few teams will run a completely different defense against us. Pre season prep is so important for this, Your "base" offense needs to be able to handle various looks a D gives you. Still it can be frustrating when you practiced all week vs a 4 4 cover 3 team because for 9 games that's all a team has done,.... Then in the playoff game they play you in 3 man all 2 hi. We still should be able to execute our offense that we run all season better than a team that has reaped a new scheme for a week but it really forced you to adjust in game and hopefully you have prepared your kids over the course of the season for the new look. With injuries on the OL, this can be brutal. When I have to move a tackle to center and play a rookie guard, I got a chance if we see the front I practiced all week. A new front in that scenario is brutal.. Defensively, offenses will come out with wrinkles but you just aren't gunna see the same types of changes that an offense can see.
I more comment. For young guys I really recommend coaching each side early in ur career. Coaching OL really helped me as a DC. And being a DC then going back to O, has given me a much different and better perspective on offense.
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