Bill O’Brien hired by Patriots: 3 Alabama replacements to hire as offensive coordinator
Alabama is the perfect place for Joe Brady to rise back up the coaching ranks
Joe Burrow and the 2019 LSU Tigers lit the college football world on fire with an up-tempo and electric offense that quite literally no one in the country had an answer for. And while Joe Brady wasn’t the offensive coordinator for that team under Ed Orgeron, it was his arrival and voice as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach that seemingly provided the needed spark.
That made Brady one of the hottest names in the coaching world — so much so, that when Matt Rhule was hired by the Carolina Panthers, it was Brady who he hired to be his offensive coordinator. Unfortunately for Brady, it was the wrong move to follow Rhule as the head coach’s own ineptitude led to the OC getting scapegoated and ultimately ousted.
It speaks to the talent of Brady and the respect he has in coaching circles, however, that he was snatched up by the Bills as the QBs coach in Buffalo soon after that, a role he currently still holds. But if we’re talking about Alabama and Nick Saban’s image rehabilitation program for coaches, then Brady is a prime candidate.
Frankly, I maintain that Brady should still have the hype around him that he did when he was at LSU in Burrow, he was simply dealt a 2-7 hand by being under Rhule in the NFL. With the success that we’ve seen Alabama offensive coordinators go on to have with their next move (Brian Daboll to the Bills, Lane Kiffin eventually to Ole Miss, Steve Sarkisian to Texas), it would be a nice career move for Brady and one that the Crimson Tide would surely see the benefits from too.