Get ready for a lot of "C'mon, it's so obvious. Open your eyes, man!" and very little evidence. I've wondered the same thing many times. Would LOVE to know the answer. It seems weird that Cam Cameron would come here and allow himself to be completely micromanaged by his head coach. He might just suck. His NFL resume is strong, but his college stints have been spotty at best.
Harris is more physically gifted but the coaches here haven't gotten him to the point where the speed of the game has slowed down for him. Kiffin has helped Coker to understand the offense better. Whether it's because Coker is a fifth year senior and Harris only has 10 starts under his belt is the difference, Cam hasn't done his job nearly as well as he is being paid to do.
Well, I can understand some circumstantial evidence that our offense never seems to change much. But one would think the OC's would complain (on their departure) about having their hands consistently tied.
When you see the same offense run by multiple OCs with very different offensive backgrounds you start to look for the common denominator. When it appears that the offense in question is the limiting factor in the teams success each year it becomes more puzzling. Read this and tell me if this is the offense Greg Studrawa ran at LSU. "2005, Studrawa led a Bowling Green offense that ranked second in the MAC in both passing (283.9) and scoring (33.8) and was third in the league in pass efficiency (142.4). In 2004, BGSU finished second nationally in total offense with a MAC record 506.3 yards per game. That season, the Falcons had four games of scoring at least 50 points as they averaged 49.4 points over their final nine games of the season. Individually, quarterback Omar Jacobs was named the 2004 MAC Offensive Player of the Year after leading the nation in TD passes with a league record 41. Jacobs was second in the nation in passing yards per game as well as total offense and set an NCAA record with a 41:4 TD-interception ratio. Jacobs went on to become a fifth round NFL Draft pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006. Studrawa also guided an offensive line that allowed a league-low 11 sacks in 2004 as three members of that interior line were named All-MAC, including center Scott Mruczkowski, who was selected in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. In his first year as Bowling Green’s offensive coordinator, Studrawa guided the Falcon offense to a No. 3 national ranking in total offense. The Falcons were also ranked 11th nationally in passing, 14th in pass efficiency and No. 18 in rushing. The 2003 Bowling Green offense broke a total of 10 school records during the season – six team and four individual – on its way to an 11-3 overall mark, which was capped with a 28-24 win over Big Ten member Northwestern in the Motor City Bowl. " C'mon, it's so obvious. Open your eyes, man!
I agree that Les is in total control of what any OC would be allowed to call but I didn't know that about Stud. I thought he was just the O Line coach who Les promoted to OC only because he was desparate and didn't know what to do when Kragthorpe got sick. It wouldn't matter if Spongebob Squarepants was the OC. The playcalling would be the same. Pay me half what Cam is making. I'll take the heat and ya'll can bitch about my play calling and lack of imagination on message boards and talk shows. And when I get fired I'll write a tell all book and make a bundle.
Just a question; Many people make the statement that Miles is controlling the offense or has enough influence such that the OC is over ruled in the play call. If so, why should we be getting rid of Cam?
From the limited info I can find (stats only), in his 3 years as OC it looks pretty much like 3 yards and a cloud of dust.
The offense in 05 under Jimbo and 06 and o7 under Crowton wasn't bad. It was only after the 08 Year of the Pick 6 that Miles withdrew completely back into his leather helmet. In essence, The Mad Hatter let 6 plays define the rest of his coaching career.
