Who did he have that went on to do anything in the NFL? I'd argue his scheme made them "stars" in college. Blount was there for one year the year before he was head coach (OC). Mariota was only in his last season, and it's not like he was some special NFL talent. LaMichael James quickly fizzled out of the league.
Yeah, two head coaches in the room doesnt always go well. Kirk - "Punt team in" Kelly "We got to go for it"
Lack of NFL success isn't really an argument that works with me - the list of great college players who don't work out in the NFL is a long one. Yes Kelly had an excellent system at Oregon that for whatever reason he hasn't been able to replicate since then. Doesn't mean he didn't also have excellent college players there.
Of course he has excellent players. You can't have a great team without great players. We're talking about the fine line here between great college player and NFL player. A good scheme can make a great college player look like a great NFL player, when in fact they might just be a great college player. That's what Kelly has done.
I would much rather watch Iowa players be “stars” while wearing the Iowa uniform.
Well yes, I watch both college and NFL, but as an Iowa fan I care about how they perform while at Iowa. That wasn't the point of my original reply though.
No, not as OC. It always was going to have to be to replace KF, which was very unlikely.
Of course he did. I just don't understand what your point was. Any good offense will have to have good players as a bare minimum. Nearly all of the offensive players he coached (All his college QBs, LaMichael James, Kenjon Barner, DeAnthony Thomas, Zach Charbonnet, Lesean McCoy with the Eagles) had the best years of their careers in his system.
I was responding to the OP's comment about a run heavy offense and not having many stars players.
Gotcha. Yeah definitely don't think he could have the same success at Iowa, but I'd like to think he could get the most out of the talent we have with the running game.
