Is Brad Davis a Bad O Line Coach or was Kelly Tying His Hands?

So much has come out about Kelly being away from the team, but it seems like he set all the rules within which his assistants could operate.

Case in point: the defense asking for more physical practices immediately after Kelly got fired. If one coach could operate outside the purview of Kelly it was Baker and it seems like even he was denied things like contact against the offense throughout the season.

So, if you’re an o line coach and you have an all new o line and you’re trying to teach them to work together but you have to do it against air or blocking bags, is it your fault that your guys can’t block for shite or is it the fault of the coach who is setting the parameters?

Not that Davis doesn’t bear some responsibility. Obviously, the defense was able to make due somewhat without physical practices. But Davis was considered among the best o line coaches in college when we hired him. When at Arky and Missouri, his o lines were big, physical road pavers. Hell, he developed some players at LSU that earned all sorts of honors.

So, what the frick happened?

Kelly checked the hell out and the blowback on these coaches has gotta make them furious. I, for one, hope Kelly fricks off to Puerto Rico and drowns in a bottle. These other guys that caught the blowback I hope go on to have successful careers.