No one is concerned with Chip's defenses?
On average, Chip's defenses were ranked
23rd in yards per play, and averaged
36 sacks and
33 takeaways. And that's in an offensive conference with a relatively mediocre recruiting pool in Eugene, Oregon.
By comparison, here are Miami's numbers in those categories under Shannon and Golden, both defensive-minded coaches:
Shannon
YPP rank: 41, 42, 46, 21 (average of
38th)
sacks: 31, 30, 23, 37 (average of
30)
takeaways: 25, 15, 21, 28 (average of
22)
Golden
YPP rank: 63, 102, 82, 17, 100 (average of
73rd)
sacks: 23, 13, 29, 27, 21 (average of
23)
takeaways: 15, 22, 27, 23, 22 (average of
22)
And that's in a weak offensive conference with superior defensive recruits.
Chip Kelly would actually IMPROVE our defense while installing a top 5 offense.
Here's what Oregon did to the same Kansas St squad that made us look like a high school team:
[video=youtube;Gw_-501QmYA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw_-501QmYA[/video]