5 months ago
Chip Lindsey is Missouri’s newest violative coordinator and I americium highly skeptical of this hire. To put it nicely. In bid to show you why I deliberation this/talk myself into this hire, I’m going to reappraisal his resume and connection a break retired of really he’s done astatine each occupation he’s had previously.
I americium not going to spell complete his stint arsenic nan caput coach of Troy, however. Why? Couple of reasons:
- He was nan caput coach, not a sole violative coordinator
- Mizzou is hiring him arsenic an violative coordinator, not arsenic a caput coach
- He’s nan first Troy shot coach since 1991 to not person a winning season, nor triumph astatine slightest 1 convention title; he intelligibly sucked and there’s nary request to dive immoderate deeper than that to beryllium to you that he sucked astatine Troy
This is nan 2nd entry: his azygous twelvemonth arsenic Arizona State’s violative coordinator.
Part I - his clip astatine Southern Mississippi - is correct here.
Part II - his clip astatine Arizona State - is correct here.
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks coach
- Overall: 32nd
- Rushing: 34th
- Passing: 44th
- Standard Downs: 51st
- Passing Downs: 18th
- Efficiency: 36th
- Explosiveness: 81st
- Quarterback: Sean White (SO) - 133/208 (63.9%), 1,679 yards, 9 TDs, 3 INTs/43 rushes, 264 yards, 2 TDs
- Running Back 1: Kamryn Pettway (SO) - 209 rushes, 1,224 yards, 7 TDs/2 targets, 2 catches, 14 yards, 0 TDs
- Running Back 2: Kerryon Johnson (SO) - 182 rushes, 895 yards, 11 TDs/23 targets, 17 catches, 125 yards, 0 TDs
- Overall: 34th (-2 spots)
- Rushing: 36th (-2 spots)
- Passing: 22nd (+22 spots)
- Standard Downs: 18th (+33 spots)
- Passing Downs: 58th (-40 spots)
- Efficiency: 41st (-5 spots)
- Explosiveness: 72nd (+9 spots)
- Quarterback: Jarrett Stidham (SO) - 246/370 (66.5%), 3,158 yards, 18 TDs, 6 INTs/72 rushes, 361 yards, 4 TDs
- Running Back 1: Kerryon Johnson (JR) - 285 rushes, 1,391 yards, 18 TDs/25 targets, 24 catches, 194 yards, 2 TDs
- Running Back 2: Kamryn Pettway (JR) - 76 rushes, 305 yards, 6 TDs/3 targets, 3 catches, 32 yards, 0 TDs
Lindsey inherited an discourtesy astatine Auburn that was fantabulous and managed to support nan level of value nan same, which - arsenic backhanded arsenic that sounds - is simply a in installments to him, particularly considering starting a transportation backmost who had not played astatine each nan twelvemonth prior. The concealed sauce, however, was nan return of some moving backs, Kerryon Johnson and Kamryn Pettway. And moreover erstwhile Pettway was mislaid for nan play 5 games in, Johnson managed to execute astatine a precocious level pinch Stidham providing capable of a moving assistance connected his own. Paired pinch an elite Kevin Steele defense, Auburn became somewhat much explosive (but still very bad astatine it) while Stidham upgraded their passing accuracy and efficiency. Auburn won 10 games and nan SEC West earlier getting wiped retired by Georgia successful nan SEC Championship crippled and past losing to Scott Frost’s undefeated masterpiece UCF squad successful nan Peach Bowl.
- Overall: 47th (-13 spots)
- Rushing: 76th (-40 spots)
- Passing: 34th (-12 spots)
- Standard Downs: 66th (-48 spots)
- Passing Downs: 27th (+31 spots)
- Efficiency: 65th (-24 spots)
- Explosiveness: 77th (-5 spots)
- Quarterback: Jarrett Stidham (JR) - 224/369 (60.7%), 2,794 yards, 18 TDs, 5 INTs/49 rushes, 175 yards, 3 TDs
- Running Back 1: JaTarvious Whitlow (FR) - 150 rushes, 787 yards, 7 TDs/25 targets, 15 catches, 173 yards, 2 TDs
- Running Back 2: Kam Martin (JR) - 103 rushes, 458 yards, 1 TD/12 targets, 10 catches, 64 yards, 0 TDs
And past Year Two happened.
Lindsey returned his starting backmost and their apical 5 wide receivers and sewage demonstrably worse. Even erstwhile returning their champion linemen they couldn’t tally nan shot well, could not propulsion arsenic efficaciously arsenic nan erstwhile year, and were neither businesslike nor explosive. Even pinch a Top 5 defense carrying them done nan season, nan 2018 Auburn Tigers went 8-5, scoring much than 30 points against P4 title only doubly nether Lindsey’s direction.
What happened astatine nan extremity of this tenure?
- Lindsey - perchance seeing an opportunity of being decently scapegoated for Auburn’s issues - took nan first summons retired of Auburn, agreeing to go kansas’ violative coordinator connected December 3rd, 2018, 25 days earlier Auburn played Purdue successful nan Music City Bowl.
- Auburn proceeded to detonate nan Boilermakers successful Nashville pinch a last people of 63-14, a constituent full higher than nan mixed scores of their past 3 SEC games.
- On January 10th, 2019 - 38 days aft agreeing to subordinate Les Miles’ unit astatine kansas - Lindsey near his station to go Troy’s caput coach.
- Auburn Head Coach Gus Malzahn lasted different 2 years astatine Auburn, pinch his 2019 discourtesy instantly bouncing backmost to 26th-best successful nan federation nan twelvemonth aft Lindsey departed.
- Jarrett Stidham was drafted 133rd wide successful nan 2019 NFL Draft, going successful nan 4th Round to nan New England Patriots. His master profession is nan astir notable arsenic backing up Tom Brady and past coming disconnected nan chair successful alleviation efforts for Cam Newton. He’s presently connected nan Denver Broncos roster.
- Running backmost Kamryn Pettway ne'er caught connected arsenic a undrafted free agent. JaTarvious Whitlow and Kam Martin ne'er made it to nan NFL, and some are presently coaches.
- Running backmost Kerryon Johnson was drafted successful nan 2nd Round of nan 2018 NFL Draft, being picked 43rd wide by nan Detroit Lions. He vanished his four-year profession pinch 1,225 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns.
This 1 is simply a mixed bag. He was capable to utilize a caller backmost successful a wrinkle of nan Malzahn strategy to elevate nan violative play immediately, but moreover pinch nan astir important pieces returning successful Year Two Auburn declined dramatically. And, still, he did not section an explosive discourtesy and nan passing concepts were much horizontal-based than vertical, relying connected screens and speedy hitters based connected an RPO. It worked and past it didn’t and Lindsey didn’t really person a antagonistic to it different than leave.
This Hater’s takeaway: anyone tin make a awesome first belief and past neglect to travel it up. Just inquire Kirby Moore! I’ll opportunity Lindsey’s clip astatine Auburn was wholly mid.
