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Tulane's #1 Choice Is Dawson

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I’m indifferent on Dawson moving on.

I’m ok with bringing him back but also believe there’s plenty of competent OCs out there and this is an attractive enough job to get a good one.

The only coach I’m concerned about is Heatherman. I imagine a number of big time jobs are going to be comfortable breaking the bank to bring him in.
 
Steve44 said:
Guys in here criticizing Gundy but…..
Mike Gundy's Oklahoma State offense has had varied rankings year-by-year, but has frequently been among the nation's best, with the
team ranking in the top 10 in scoring offense six times and total offense seven times during his tenure.

yea terrible hire 🙄🙄 without Miami level recruits
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When was the last time his offense was really good though? I know he had a good run ten years ago but it’s been a long time since anyone was scared of Oklahoma State’s offense. The game has changed and what worked in 2011 isn’t the same as what works in 2025
 
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I would have to think Blake Baker would be their first choice. He played there and working with Lane is prob an acquired taste.
 
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Jonathan Smith.

He didn’t work at Michigan State mainly because he wasn’t able to recruit players portal/HS needed.

That shouldn’t be a problem here.
 
Y’all wanna keep a guy who’s playcalling cost us two games in addition to that he doesn’t recruit or develop quarterbacks
 
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Dawson is an above average OC, wouldn't call him good.

I don't like having him to replace him, as it finally looks like Mario has built enough trust with him to let him do his thing. My fear is we start that process over with a new guy.
 
canester95 said:
Is Dorsey a real option? His track record is okay, right?
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TrumpyCane read about dorsey, Bills fan didn't like him because they thought he threw the ball around too much and didn't lean on the run game so much which is what Joe Brady did

When dorsey was fired by the Bills they were pretty much top 10/5 in a lot of offensive categories but Allen was a turnover machine

This is from over a year ago but TrumpyCane thinks is an interesting read

Ken Dorsey was a scapegoat and should never have been fired.​



With 10 games on the books for Dorsey and 5 for Brady, I thought it was a good time to crunch some numbers on what effect Brady had on the offense. In Dorsey's 12 games, the Bills were 5-5 and they are 4-1 under Brady. So by that alone, it would seem that Brady is the better OC. But looking deeper, in many ways the offense is playing worse under Brady than Dorsey. The difference in their records is far less attributable to the OC and much more to phases of the game.

  • Josh Allen had a higher passer rating and more yards under Dorsey. His average rating has dropped 5 points and passing yards by 25 since Brady took over.
  • If you consider the Dallas game an outlier, both Dorsey and Brady's rushing attacks generated about the same number of yards per game.
  • Dorsey had a pass to rush ratio of around 1 with the lead and 1.7 when behind. Brady has a pass to rush ratio of about .92 in all cases. Brady has had to play from behind a whopping 62 minutes of game time since taking over, or about 20% of the time. Dorsey was playing from behind close to the entirety of the Jags, Giants, Patriots, Bengals and Broncos games. Dorsey only called more passing plays when the Bills needed points. With the lead, Dorsey was just as likely to call a run as a pass.
  • In three of Dorsey's losses, the lead was blown in the final five minutes of the game. The defense gave up 10 points to the Jets in the last five minutes and then special teams gave up a punt return TD in overtime. The defense gave up a TD to the Patriots with 2 minutes remaining. They gave up a FG to Denver with 2 minutes remaining. To wit, if special teams hadn't have 12 men on the field for the Denver FG, the Bills would have won. The greatest margin of loss for any of Dorsey's losses was six points.
  • The Bills turned the ball over significantly more under Dorsey than Brady. This includes interceptions, offensive fumbles and special teams fumbles. The players on the field are ultimately responsible for turnovers, not the OC. The coaching staff is responsible for grinding ball safety into the players.
In summary, I cannot see any way that the Bills offense has improved under Brady. Overall, they are better in rushing and worse in passing. But much of the improvement in rushing attack was in the single game against Dallas, which really skews the numbers. The main factors in Dorsey's losses were not play calling. Rather it was turnovers, being forced to play from behind, and inability of the defense to close a game with a lead in the final minutes.

In Dorsey's tenure, the Bills were ready to win almost every game they played. While it could be argued that better offensive play calling would have led to more points and more wins, the fact remains that Dorsey got more than enough points on the board to win almost every game he oversaw. A bad OC wouldn't keep his team in the game despite turnovers, special teams gaffes, and a dubious end-of-game defense, but that's exactly what Dorsey did. At 5-5 and the playoffs in jeopardy, there was a required blood sacrifice and his name was Dorsey. McD wasn't going to fire himself. Thus, Dorsey became the second season Kendal Roy for the Bills. The firing didn't lead to any improvement in the Bills offense. That's what the numbers show.
 
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