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Alabama's red zone scoring percentage: 2016: 89.2% (58 of 65) TDs: 40 FGs: 18 http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/team/8/redzone/offense/split.html 2017: 85.3% (58 of 68) TDs: 46 FGs: 12 http://www.cfbstats.com/2017/team/8/redzone/offense/split.htm I'll take 2017, thanks...

I'm not sure how old many of the posters focusing on his past OC gigs are, but I bet they're not the same person today that they were 7-9 years ago. And It's likely Daboll's not either. Smart people grow and learn new things from their experiences. Five rings and a college championship in the years since the Chiefs job is a pretty good learning environment...

Maybe waiting on a few new hires (QB coach, etc.) so they can introduce everyone together...

Obviously....

Waiting until Sully and Bucky are on vacation, obviously...

Everything I read suggests they are two peas from the same pod. Smart, first-guy-in-the-building types who place a premium on preparation and organization. These are great Belichick/Saban type traits. What still needs to be seen is how they perform on game day when the bullits are flying. McD had some growing pains as an in-game coach, IMO. As Mike Tyson said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Whether Daboll learned anything in the past few years to improve from his initial OC stints will be fascinating to watch. I think he probably did and that's why I like the hire...

Spoken like a true drunk on a barstool....

What a coincidence. That's about the same percentage of posters I have on ignore. Synchronicity....

That's my take as well. Whaley put the draft board together but Rex made the pick, based on his affinity for Clemson.

Star Lotulelei please... http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article165754987.html

Why a new thread....

Exactamundo.... Points Per Game Leaders RK TEAM YDS YDS/G PASS P YDS/G RUSH R YDS/G PTS PTS/G 1 Minnesota 4415 275.9 3078 192.4 1337 83.6 252 15.8 2 Jacksonville 4578 286.1 2718 169.9 1860 116.3 268 16.8 3 LA Chargers 5254 328.4 3156 197.3 2098 131.1 272 17.0 4 Philadelphia 4904 306.5 3637 227.3 1267 79.2 295 18.4 5 New England 5856 366.0 4020 251.3 1836 114.8 296 18.5 6 Baltimore 5201 325.1 3421 213.8 1780 111.3 303 18.9 7 Pittsburgh 4910 306.9 3217 201.1 1693 105.8 308 19.3 8 Atlanta 5094 318.4 3429 214.3 1665 104.1 315 19.7 9 Chicago 5106 319.1 3376 211.0 1730 108.1 320 20.0 10 New Orleans 5384 336.5 3597 224.8 1787 111.7 326 20.4 11 Carolina 5074 317.1 3665 229.1 1409 88.1 327 20.4 12 LA Rams 5434 339.6 3475 217.2 1959 122.4 329 20.6 13 Dallas 5089 318.1 3425 214.1 1664 104.0 332 20.8 Seattle 5171 323.2 3347 209.2 1824 114.0 332 20.8 15 Kansas City 5842 365.1 3952 247.0 1890 118.1 339 21.2 16 Cincinnati 5425 339.1 3379 211.2 2046 127.9 349 21.8 17 Tennessee 5248 328.0 3828 239.3 1420 88.8 356 22.3 18 Buffalo 5682 355.1 3688 230.5 1994 124.6 359 22.4

Daboll was a restricted pay coach (read intern) in McD's last year at W&M...

Yep. Clearest sign yet that they're going to target QB in this off season.

These are my thoughts as well. I put a lot more importance on his time with the Pats over the past few years than I do his previous OC experience. By all accounts, he was heavily involved in developing the New England game plans and undoubtedly learned a lot by osmosis in the Belichick Way. Add all the post-season experience and five rings--that's like getting a PhD at Harvard compared to his earlier OC stints. I'm not sure why so few posters can't get past the lousy talent he had to work with at CLE, MIA and even his year at KC (Charles, aside) and focus on the success he had at NE and Alabama which is way more current/relevant. The things I keep reading about him are organization.and preparation. Sounds just like McD and they should work very well together...

Excellent post.

Fork TG...

The Vikes would be a sentimental favorite. I went to SB26 and Minneapolis was a great host city. After all the failures they suffered during the Bud Grant years, it would be a nice story...

What do Pegula's kids have to say on the matter??

New England. If they win another, I got a feeling that Belichick and Brady retire, clearing the deck for a resurgent Bills playoff run...

That was my thought when I read what his old man said: “In this game, you have to play sometimes when you’re hurt,” Robert Jones tweeted Sunday. “Bills medical staff were excellent. They helped Zay through the process. Zay is committed to his team! Don’t make it bigger than what it is.” Jones previously had shoulder surgery after the 2015 season at East Carolina. He has said he played the entire year with a “torn labrum and dislocated shoulder, and it did not stop me.” Jones had 98 catches for 1,099 and five touchdowns and started all 12 games that season.

http://www.masslive.com/patriots/index.ssf/2016/12/bill_belichick_patriots_coachi.html "Belichick has always sought to hire high-IQ, high-potential individuals, the kind of people who love the grunt work, but eventually outgrow it. "PhD-type people,"

Looked like it before he headed to Alabama... http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/patriots/2017/01/brian_daboll_ready_to_step_in_to_lead_the_patriots_offense

https://247sports.com/college/alabama/Article/Business-oriented-Brian-Daboll-brings-organization-to-Alabama-Cr-105832491 Saban, having both worked under Belichick and hired Daboll, agreed. “We want to be well-organized in our presentations and how we teach the players,” he said. “I think conceptually that helps players understand and learn more efficiently and effectively. And, of all the people that I’ve ever been with, Bill Belichick probably does this as well as anybody. For Brian to have been in that system and that organization for a long time, I think, is reflected in his organization and in his teaching progressions that he has for the players.”

https://theathletic.com/90712/2017/09/01/new-alabama-offensive-coordinator-brian-daboll-quickly-took-charge-just-like-he-always-has/ Good read...