How Many Older Offensive Playcallers Are Having Success in Today’s NFL?

[817Gill]

Looking at the better offenses the last two years or so, none of them are lead by a playcaller over 55, other than the forever young and innovative Andy Reid. They are all lead by younger minded playcallers much more in touch with todays league.

The Shanahan/McVay tree has done wonders, as well as the Andy Reid tree.

We need our next playcaller, regardless of QB, to be a guy from one of these trees. We desperately need a modern offense to compete regardless of personnel on that side of the ball.

Let’s hope the Joneses find someone from this tree next offseason. Unless this team makes a stark turn, I don’t see the offense being consistent enough to win big. It’s 2023-24 ball, defense can only get you so far.

Mike is likely gone without a shift in scoring and output on O. Dak may be a casualty as well, but it doesn’t matter who we bring in after as long as the coaching is archaic we won’t ever win.

Even Mahomes needs Reid, he wouldn’t be the player he is if he was under a lesser playcaller and schemer.

 

[MoistMayonnaise]

Jerry will get whoever is willing to work for him. Pretty sure the list gets shorter every year so we might luck out on a young prodigy looking to make a name for himself.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

The premise is correct but Andy Reid is 6 years older than Mike McCarthy lol

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

To the point, I have never been less optimistic about the Cowboys this season than right now, because they think the way that the Chargers game went is a legitimate way to contend. It was their first "normal" game, and the conservative nature will be the death of them.

 

[Cowboyny]

Looking at the better offenses the last two years or so, none of them are lead by a playcaller over 55, other than the forever young and innovative Andy Reid. They are all lead by younger minded playcallers much more in touch with todays league.

The Shanahan/McVay tree has done wonders, as well as the Andy Reid tree.

We need our next playcaller, regardless of QB, to be a guy from one of these trees. We desperately need a modern offense to compete regardless of personnel on that side of the ball.

Let’s hope the Joneses find someone from this tree next offseason. Unless this team makes a stark turn, I don’t see the offense being consistent enough to win big. It’s 2023-24 ball, defense can only get you so far.

Mike is likely gone without a shift in scoring and output on O. Dak may be a casualty as well, but it doesn’t matter who we bring in after as long as the coaching is archaic we won’t ever win.

Even Mahomes needs Reid, he wouldn’t be the player he is if he was under a lesser playcaller and schemer.

Couldn't agree more, we have had dinosaur schemes here for last 20 years, time for a modern system.

 

[starfan1]

i thought i heard in lincoln rileys presser after the USC loss that he said some things regarding NFL that he hadnt previously meaning he may have cracked the door open just a hair where it was previously shut

 

[5Stars]

The only requirement a new play caller needs to have is, "Yes, Mr. Jones, yes, yes, yes...whatever you want, Sir."

 

[Established1971]

ageist

 

[CATCH17]

The premise is correct but Andy Reid is 6 years older than Mike McCarthy lol

Andy Reid has always been a innovative guy though.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

Andy Reid has always been a innovative guy though.

Yea I know. I agree with the overall premise just the age thing isn't quite true.

 

[nalam]

To the point, I have never been less optimistic about the Cowboys this season than right now, because they think the way that the Chargers game went is a legitimate way to contend. It was their first "normal" game, and the conservative nature will be the death of them.

Conservative nature of play calling is better suited for Playoff games as KM went for riskier options ending up big mistakes . but for the whole season conservative play calling meaning you should have a 85 Bears defense or Ravens def which took them to SB ( Trent Dilfer , yikes ), which we don’t have . Don’t mistake me the Def is good but not that good

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

Conservative nature of play calling is better suited for Playoff games

No it isn't. Playoffs is where you play good teams and won't get away with it.

If the goal is to win games 20-13, your season is already over.

 

[Rayman70]

MM. We ARE 4-2. If we execute what he's calling right, we win. If we don't, we lose.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

MM. We ARE 4-2. If we execute what he's calling right, we win. If we don't, we lose.

The point is to make execution easier by being creative.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Never trust anyone over 40.

 

[75boyz]

Looking at the better offenses the last two years or so, none of them are lead by a playcaller over 55, other than the forever young and innovative Andy Reid. They are all lead by younger minded playcallers much more in touch with todays league.

The Shanahan/McVay tree has done wonders, as well as the Andy Reid tree.

We need our next playcaller, regardless of QB, to be a guy from one of these trees. We desperately need a modern offense to compete regardless of personnel on that side of the ball.

Let’s hope the Joneses find someone from this tree next offseason. Unless this team makes a stark turn, I don’t see the offense being consistent enough to win big. It’s 2023-24 ball, defense can only get you so far.

Mike is likely gone without a shift in scoring and output on O. Dak may be a casualty as well, but it doesn’t matter who we bring in after as long as the coaching is archaic we won’t ever win.

Even Mahomes needs Reid, he wouldn’t be the player he is if he was under a lesser playcaller and schemer.

Great post.
Totally agree.

 

[817Gill]

The premise is correct but Andy Reid is 6 years older than Mike McCarthy lol

That’s why I mentioned him, he’s a unicorn. He’s exceptionally open to new ideas and innovation. His style of ball was also ahead of its time (pass heavy offense first), so the league has been catching up to him.

There are always elite exceptions, like Reid. McCarthy isn’t in his league.

 

[CWR]

MM. We ARE 4-2. If we execute what he's calling right, we win. If we don't, we lose.

Do you think we executed what he called this past game?

 

[Rayman70]

Do you think we executed what he called this past game?

hit and miss. But Dak was much better. The line was bad. If we clean some things up, we can be great.

 

[CWR]

hit and miss. But Dak was much better. The line was bad. If we clean some things up, we can be great.

It was a lot more miss than hit. Most of our success came off Dak improvising. That's not a formula we can expect to carry forward.