Every new NFL coaching hire except one is going to call offensive plays

Everybody's doing it.Adam Gase of the . Dirk Koetter of the . Hue Jackson of the Browns. Doug Pederson of the . Presumably Chip Kelly of the . And Ben McAdoo of the . We're talking, of course, about calling plays as a head coach. Kenny Easley Jersey The only new hire who has said he definitely will not call plays is Mike Mularkey of the , and that's not a surprise given that he did not call plays after taking over for the fired Ken Whisenhunt on an interim basis during the 2015 season.The latest from SportsLinePrior to the 2015 season, compiled a list of the 10 head coaches expected to call plays. That list included Kelly (then with the Eagles), Whisenhunt, coach Bruce Arians, Washington's Jay Gruden, Bill O'Brien of the Walter Jones Jersey , Sean Payton of the , Andy Reid of the (he wound up sharing duties with Pederson), Rex Ryan of the , and Mike Zimmer of the . Whisenhunt was fired a few games into the year, so he was knocked off the list. head coach Mike McCarthy took play-calling duties back from Tom Clements late in the season. coach Todd Bowles wound up having more play-calling input along with defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers than initially expected as well. How did those coaches' respective units fare this season?Coaches Calling PlaysCOACHSIDEYDSPTSDVOAChip KellyO121326Bruce AriansO124Jay GrudenO171012Bill O'BrienO192124Sean PaytonO287Andy ReidO2796Gary KubiakO161925Rex RyanD191524Mike ZimmerD13514Todd BowlesD495Ken Whisenhunt (as of Wk 8)O313232Mike McCarthy (after Wk 14)O242131AverageO/D15.413.717.5As you can see, it #12 Jersey was a pretty mixed bag this season. Some coaches did extremely well on their side of the ball (Arians, Payton, Bowles, the only three to rank in the top 10 in yards, points, and Football Outsiders' DVOA, which adjusts performance for down, distance, and opponent), and others did not (Whisenhunt, DeeJay Dallas Jersey Kubiak, Ryan, O'Brien, McCarthy). Of the group of 12 coaches, seven of their teams made the playoffs (Arians, Gruden, O'Brien, Reid, Kubiak, Zimmer, and McCarthy), though only six called played all year. Meanwhile, two were relieved of their jobs, largely due to their team's performance on their respective side of the ball (Kelly and Whisenhunt).We don't know yet what the future holds for Gase, Koetter, Jackson, Pederson, Kelly, and/or McAdoo, Jordyn Brooks Jersey but it's certainly interesting that all of them are coachings that have an offensive lean. More head coaches were responsible for calling offensive plays last year than defensive plays, and that difference looks like it'll be even more extreme in 2016.
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