more on Kiffin

people dont understand that an assistant coach in college doesnt cant just fly thru 6 years at USC and not have had an impact on the players and progressed as a coach. he wouldnt be at USC if he sucked. he has been trained by elite coaches, chow and carroll. think about, they are the bosses. what do bosses do? they make their assistants do all the work. then they check on it and add their 10 cents. whether or not he has the capacity to coach at the pro level, i dont know, but you cant say he was not qualified. he also was the coordinator of talent at USC, meaning he evaluated all of the players' talents during recruiting. also, he would evaluate during spring practice and all of that to create the depth chart. so he knows football, he knows the talented players, and he knows that he needs to get his playmakers touches, meaning more plays ran specifically for Moss, etc. he wont be calling plays based on run/pas situations, but more towards who needs the ball at that time, and i think that is better. think about all of the great USC play actions to steve smith and how frickin wide open he was. kiffin's playbook reflects the style of football today; creative routes, lots of motioning players, play action, zone blocking. 2006 OC Tom Walsh had no deception, was very predictable, and a more traditional offense that was not suited for today's defenses of the NFL. kiffin practiced every day against a pro-style defense, one of the best in the nation, and run by a former pro coach. he has seen every blitz, stunt, coverage, and zone blitz (which is a popular strategy used in the NFL today). there is no doubt in my mind that Kiffin has the knowledge of the game to be a head coach, my only concern is his ability to communicate to the team and to be a leader. the raider's have a very voaltile roster, guys like moss, porter, sapp (although he was better last year, it because he is old). if kiffin cannot get those kind of players on track with his game, then there could be problems. but unlike shell and turner before, kiffin is new school and i think that the players relate better to a younger guy. lastly, his offense is exciting and gives the players many opportunities to make big plays, and thats what they want.



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