Jeff Nixon interviews for Texans OC

[IthacaBarrel]

Good practice for the future, I hope.

one would think a 50 year old coach with 27 years experience doesn't need interview practice

 

[IthacaMatt]

one would think a 50 year old coach with 27 years experience doesn't need interview practice

Has he ever interviewed for an NFL OC position before?

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Has he ever interviewed for an NFL OC position before?

he was one in Carolina on a interim level. I highly doubt Jeff was sitting in Syracuse thinking the interview with Houston would be good practice but to each his own. Neither of us will ever know

 

[CbusCuse]

But he's got 2 kids in school this year, including his son on the team, who he could really highlight in the offense. He is good enough to warrant being our third down back.

I hope he comes back for 1 more year. Yes, it's selfish. Yes, we might take a step back this year. But I see reasons for him to stay. He's still going to get his opportunity, even if it takes until year 3. In Fran I trust, and these kids they have recruited will be more mature and indoctrinated into the system.

Not only is Will Nixon good enough to warrant being our 3rd down back, he may even get more carries than Willis as he got more carries than Willis early in 2024 before the injury.

 

[kcsu]

one would think a 50 year old coach with 27 years experience doesn't need interview practice

He interviewed because he wants the job. Period. This isnt a kid coming out of HS

 

[AZOrange]

If he didn't want the job he probably wouldn't have interviewed

You always take the interviews. It builds reputation that are are the “next guy” in line

 

[shu 49]

Not only is Will Nixon good enough to warrant being our 3rd down back, he may even get more carries than Willis as he got more carries than Willis early in 2024 before the injury.

I think Will is a good backup back and has really good wiggle but Willis is the horse that we wanna use and he catches ball pretty well too. I think he learned the time he fumbled towards end of season and how important it is to hold on to the ball. I think he has pro potential and honestly thought he was taught really well bye having Allen there to show him the ropes. We are set here in my head at least.

 

[CbusCuse]

I think Will is a good backup back and has really good wiggle but Willis is the horse that we wanna use and he catches ball pretty well too. I think he learned the time he fumbled towards end of season and how important it is to hold on to the ball. I think he has pro potential and honestly thought he was taught really well bye having Allen there to show him the ropes. We are set here in my head at least.

Hopefully Willis turns into what we need fast. He didn't exactly pop all that much as freshman like we all hoped and though he would. I agree on Willis having likely the higher upside and I would think in his Sophomore season he likely overtakes Nixon for a larger share of the carries but I would guess Nixon gets a good share of totes and receptions as well in somewhat shared duties.

 

[IthacaMatt]

he was one in Carolina on a interim level. I highly doubt Jeff was sitting in Syracuse thinking the interview with Houston would be good practice but to each his own. Neither of us will ever know

I was being a little sarcastic. Having already coached in the NFL, he has a good idea what to expect. But when you interview for a more senior position than you've had before, you might get questions (are likely to get questions ...) that they wouldn't have asked you before when you were interviewing for a job as a position coach.

My point being, it never hurts to do interviews. Just look at all the pre-draft activity for players. They don't just do one interview, they do as many as there are people who are interested in talking to them. Just like with everything, the more you do it, the better you get at it.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Hopefully Willis turns into what we need fast. He didn't exactly pop all that much as freshman like we all hoped and though he would. I agree on Willis having likely the higher upside and I would think in his Sophomore season he likely overtakes Nixon for a larger share of the carries but I would guess Nixon gets a good share of totes and receptions as well in somewhat shared duties.

When I saw Willis at the spring game last year, he was a runaway train. He barreled over guys and had very good speed.

 

[CbusCuse]

When I saw Willis at the spring game last year, he was a runaway train. He barreled over guys and had very good speed.

Agreed. He looked excellent in the spring game. That is a large reason why he had such high expectations coming into the season. I suspect he'll get there and look really good next season. May just need more reps.

 

[shu 49]

Hopefully Willis turns into what we need fast. He didn't exactly pop all that much as freshman like we all hoped and though he would. I agree on Willis having likely the higher upside and I would think in his Sophomore season he likely overtakes Nixon for a larger share of the carries but I would guess Nixon gets a good share of totes and receptions as well in somewhat shared duties.

See I thought he did pop but as a coach u want to give most to Allen cause u know he is gonna get stuff done. Willis like allen didnt seem great in beginning of year but as we ran more power we started hitting a bit more on runs and willis was doing what I thought a frosh would do and he even right before his fumble had a few really nice runs. If u get time try and check out his highlights for this year. I think we are set.

 

[sufandu]

Hopefully Willis turns into what we need fast. He didn't exactly pop all that much as freshman like we all hoped and though he would. I agree on Willis having likely the higher upside and I would think in his Sophomore season he likely overtakes Nixon for a larger share of the carries but I would guess Nixon gets a good share of totes and receptions as well in somewhat shared duties.

He popped more as a freahman than Allen did and Allen took a huge step as a sophomore. Hopefully, Willis can have a similar jump.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

Safe for now.

 

[sutomcat]

Has he ever interviewed for an NFL OC position before?

Yes. He interviewed for the Cowboys OC position before. Believe it was the year before he came to Syracuse.

Might be others.

 

[annarbororange]

Ohio State football OC candidates: 6 options to replace Chip Kelly

Analyzing Ohio State football offensive coordinator candidates to replace Chip Kelly, who left the Buckeyes after one season for the Las Vegas Raiders

www.dispatch.com

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Ohio State football OC candidates: 6 options to replace Chip Kelly

Analyzing Ohio State football offensive coordinator candidates to replace Chip Kelly, who left the Buckeyes after one season for the Las Vegas Raiders

www.dispatch.com

They already announced Hartline will be their new OC

 

[sufan59]

Ohio State football OC candidates: 6 options to replace Chip Kelly

Analyzing Ohio State football offensive coordinator candidates to replace Chip Kelly, who left the Buckeyes after one season for the Las Vegas Raiders

www.dispatch.com

Yeah Nixon to OSU at this time would be more bizarre than Knowles to PSU.

 

[CbusCuse]

He popped more as a freahman than Allen did and Allen took a huge step as a sophomore. Hopefully, Willis can have a similar jump.

His overall 36 carries for 130 yds for 3.6 yds/car and 1 TD was just OK. But yeah he did have a few solid runs i can remember. Its such a small sample size and one more bigger run and his stats look great. I think he's better than the stats indicate. But when your expecting someone to be the starter the next year it would have been nice to have seen more proof of excellence. Pretty sure he's going to be solid though. And Nixon will surely get a good chunk of carries as well and I like what he adds.