Daboll outlines plans for the Chiefs offense

[kcvet]

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New Chiefs offensive coordinator Brian Daboll wants to install an offense that will attack the opposition. He wants to go up-tempo, flood defenses with multiple personnel packages and keep defenders off-balance

“Sometimes we’ll move and shift, sometimes we’ll be stationary. I think you need to have ability to get to an up-tempo scheme where you’re in a no-huddle package, threatening runs, passes, all those types of different things. You have to try to keep a defense as off-balance as you can.”

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I am a fan of no huddle. Cassel looked really good in it IMO

[TopekaRoy]

He seems to be saying all the right things, but I think most coaches want to be unpredictable and keep the defense off balance. There are some I guess who are a little to stubborn about sticking to what they do well but we should have the talent to mix things up a bit.

The key to his success will be the return of Charles and Moeoki and a beefed up o-line. It wouldn't hurt to keep Bowe around, too (franchise tag?). If they return to close to 100% of what they were before, Daboll is going to look really good.

[Coach]

I want the guy to succeed. I'm not excited about the hire but we are hinging on him being successful. If he fails romeo goes down with him. If romeo goes down pioli is out too. We can't afford to start over again

Lots of truth to this. We need this OC to work.

[bigwigbob]

I don't like his connections with Matt Cassel. This tells me Cassel has an advantage in coming in as the starter because these two worked together in New England. He thinks highly of Matt Cassel. I would rather it be a level playing field, not someone that praises Cassel and thinks highly of him. Hopefully he can straighten Cassel out if that's the case. GO CHIEFS!

What is he supposed to say about the QB we have under contract? What happens if you are not able to find someone to come in and take his job and you still have him next year? Even if he hated Cassel he would be saying the same things about him.

[70 chiefsfan70]

What is he supposed to say about the QB we have under contract? What happens if you are not able to find someone to come in and take his job and you still have him next year? Even if he hated Cassel he would be saying the same things about him.

Very true. Cassel is our starting qb until he has that title removed. With the right team, run game and OL Cassel will win us a lot of games.

I've not been the biggest Cassel fan, but I just have not seen the chiefs pass up better qb's. Other then some lucky later round draft picks.

[dbolan]

What is he supposed to say about the QB we have under contract? What happens if you are not able to find someone to come in and take his job and you still have him next year? Even if he hated Cassel he would be saying the same things about him.

Don't think so. lol But regardless, he seems to think they will have a good working relationship, so that is key right now.

[Jrudi]

He seems to be saying all the right things, but I think most coaches want to be unpredictable and keep the defense off balance. There are some I guess who are a little to stubborn about sticking to what they do well but we should have the talent to mix things up a bit.

The key to his success will be the return of Charles and Moeoki and a beefed up o-line. It wouldn't hurt to keep Bowe around, too (franchise tag?). If they return to close to 100% of what they were before, Daboll is going to look really good.

I think most do, but some are not as successful as they would hope....

Actually I hope he can reproduce what he is talking about. Todd Haley was a very creative up-tempo offensive mind, but for some reason when he was in charge he changed his offensive philosophy to a more grind out the clock, conservative offensive system that hampered our team.

Look at how successful we were offensively when Weis was here. He ran and up tempo unpredictable offense that tossed various formations and personnel groupings. We produced 2 pro bowl offensive players, and a WR that lead the league in TD's, producing 23 pts/game vs 13 pts/gm this season and in 18 2009 (that's 1 td more per game than in 09 and a TD and a FG this year!)

The thing with our skill players is that we have a number of players that can cause HUGE mismatches with a teams base package such as Charles and McCluster. If Dabol can reproduce what he is intending to do I think we will be successful because the no-huddle up-tempo offensive system will limit the ability for the defense to shift to sub packages and bring in different groups of players to match up with our Offensive personnel.

I like what his intentions are, I just hope he sticks to his guns, unlike Haley did and turn into a conservative system.

[Canada]

I have not read more than the first post yet, but still wondering why this hire, and not Saunders? Seems to be the type of offense Al would run. I will read up, but just wondering.

Saunders is still under contract with Oakland from what I understand. I doubt they would let him break it to come to KC.

I don't like his connections with Matt Cassel. This tells me Cassel has an advantage in coming in as the starter because these two worked together in New England. He thinks highly of Matt Cassel. I would rather it be a level playing field, not someone that praises Cassel and thinks highly of him. Hopefully he can straighten Cassel out if that's the case. GO CHIEFS!

Cassel is the best option we have at QB right now. RG3 will cost too much to get, Manning...well...whatever happens with him (I doubt he comes here) There really is no one that is going to give him any competition for the starting spot. I would like to see Case Keenum or Brandon Weeden as a late round pick to provide the competition for next season. Cassel has proven he can put this team in the playoffs with a good run game and solid D. Hell...if he stayed healthy he may have done it again last season.

[okikcfan]

I think change can be a good thing and ofcourse it can also be a bad thing but I have a good feeling about all of this. Pioli and Crennel both know the choices they make this off season have to be dead on. We are a few players short of having a outstanding team this next season and will a good draft and a aggressive FA we will have all the tools in place to make it to the next level. We have waited a long time for everything to come together and click as it should to put us in a spot to be the next 49er team and go from worst to first and I feel this could be that year.

[OPLookn]

I like what he was saying. With an up tempo offense Cassel is going to be on display more. The reason I think that is that I'd say the offense has been about 2/3rds to 3/4ths run and the rest pass. With an up tempo I'd say we'll move closer to half and half which will put Cassel on display more.

Some people said that last year was the year Cassel had to step up and show something. Between injuries, Cassel being hurt and all the controversy he got a pass. But I think this year if he doesn't show he can step up and be the QBoTF then I think we'll see more QB moves.

Overall from what most people have said I agree that he said the right things and that saying he's going to plan to the players skills makes me like the guy a little more already.

[okikcfan]

Cassel is the best option we have at QB right now. RG3 will cost too much to get, Manning...well...whatever happens with him (I doubt he comes here) There really is no one that is going to give him any competition for the starting spot. I would like to see Case Keenum or Brandon Weeden as a late round pick to provide the competition for next season. Cassel has proven he can put this team in the playoffs with a good run game and solid D. Hell...if he stayed healthy he may have done it again last season.

Unless they cut or trade Stanzi I really do not see them drafting another QB. I think they will pick up a vet in the FA to compete with Cassel. I for one would not be surprised to see Jason Cambell or Brady Quinn or some one like that being picked up. Not that Cassel can't beat them for the starting job but just to insure that we have a decent backup in case Cassel goes down. Just my thoughts.....