Coaching Timeline
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Brown
Inside Linebackers
1993-942 yrs
CFB
Georgia Tech
Graduate Assistant
1995-973 yrs
CFB
Georgia Tech
Running Backs
1998-003 yrs
CFB
Georgia Tech
Offensive Coordinator
2001-022 yrs
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Maryland
Running Backs
2003-042 yrs
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Duke
Offensive Coordinator
2005-062 yrs
New England Patriots
Offensive Assistant
2007-082 yrs
New England Patriots
Other Notable Asst.
2009-102 yrs
New England Patriots
Offensive Coordinator
20111 yr
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Penn State
Head Coach
2012-132 yrs
Houston Texans
Head Coach
2014-207 yrs
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Alabama
Offensive Coordinator
2021-222 yrs
New England Patriots
Offensive Coordinator
20231 yr
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Ohio State
Offensive Coordinator
20241 yr
Team Info
| Season | Role | Team | Record | HC | OC | DC | QB1 | QB2 | RB1 | WR/TE 1 | WR/TE 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | NE | 4-13 | Bill Belichick | Bill O'Brien | Bill Belichick | Mac Jones(10.00) | Bailey Zappe(7.50) | Ezekiel Elliott(16.50) | Hunter Henry(14.00) | DeMario Douglas(12.50) |
| 2020 | Head Coach | HOU | 4-12 | Romeo Crennel | Tim Kelly | Anthony Weaver | Deshaun Watson(16.00) | — | David Johnson(11.25) | Brandin Cooks(15.00) | Will Fuller(11.00) |
| 2019 | Head Coach | HOU | 10-6 | Bill O'Brien | Tim Kelly | Romeo Crennel | Deshaun Watson(15.00) | AJ McCarron(1.25) | Carlos Hyde(15.25) | DeAndre Hopkins(15.00) | Will Fuller(9.75) |
| 2018 | Head Coach | HOU | 11-5 | Bill O'Brien | — | Romeo Crennel | Deshaun Watson(16.00) | — | Lamar Miller(13.00) | DeAndre Hopkins(16.00) | Will Fuller(6.50) |
| 2017 | Head Coach | HOU | 4-12 | Bill O'Brien | — | Mike Vrabel | Deshaun Watson(6.50) | Tom Savage(6.25) | Lamar Miller(15.75) | DeAndre Hopkins(15.00) | Will Fuller(8.75) |
Coach Impact
Note: only calculated for first year upon arrival — take results with a grain of salt.
New England Patriots (2023)
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Playbook Fingerprint
↑12 Personnel% +23.8%98↓Horizontal% -7.5%4↓11 Personnel% -21.0%5
| Before (2022) | First Year (2023) | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFFENSE | |||
| Scripted EPA | -0.03338 | -0.2352 | ▼ -0.2026 |
| RZ P/V | 4.57 | 5.369 | ▲ +0.894 |
| 3&Out% | 35.1%24 | 44.7%0 | ▲ +9.6%5 |
| Penalty EPA | -7.14 | 10.673 | ▲ +17.74 |
| Pass EPA | -0.04922 | -0.1922 | ▼ -0.14313 |
| Rush EPA | -0.04066 | -0.10229 | ▼ -0.06220 |
| xRY | 4.1568 | 3.6925 | ▼ -0.455 |
| RYOE | 0.3471 | -0.348 | ▼ -0.688 |
| YAC OEX | -0.0611 | 0.0818 | ▲ +0.1458 |
| xYAC OEX | 0.2168 | 0.3982 | ▲ +0.1966 |
Coaching Signature
Low Play ActionWeak Red Zone DefenseHeavy ShotgunLight 11 PersonnelHigh xFP ConcentrationRB-Light TargetsHigh PaceWeak Scripted PlaysWeak Run GameDisciplined Defense
Player Impacts
Skill positions only (QB/RB/WR/TE), min 4 adj. games per qualifying season. Baselines use the 1–2 seasons immediately before the coach took over.
Houston Texans (2014–2020)
Head Coach
Peak under coach ≥ 15% above the player's avg FP/G in the 1–2 seasons prior (peak ≥ 8 FP/G).
| WR | Brandin Cooks | 12.72020 FP/G · 15.0 gp | 10.3Baseline | +23.5% |
| RB | David Johnson | 14.52020 FP/G · 11.3 gp | 12.4Baseline | +16.7% |
New England Patriots (2023)
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Personal-best FP/G seasons set under this coach (must clear pre-coach peak).
| WR | Kendrick Bourne | 10.22023 FP/G · 8.0 gp | 9.1Prev Best | +11.6% |
Core Efficiency
Pass/Rush Splits
| Year | Role | Team | % Pass | Pass EPA | Pass Succ% | Pass SOS | xYAC OEX | YAC OEX | % RB Rush | Rush EPA | Rush Succ% | Rush SOS | xRY | RYOE | % QB Rush | QB Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | OC | NE | 60.4% | -0.192 | 39.1% | -0.008 | 0.39 | 0.08 | 35.8% | -0.102 | 38.2% | 0.008 | 3.69 | -0.34 | 3.8% | 0.012 |
| 2020 | HC | HOU | 66.4% | 0.209 | 52.7% | 0.020 | 0.09 | 0.49 | 25.6% | -0.148 | 34.6% | 0.025 | 4.11 | 0.15 | 8.1% | 0.225 |
| 2019 | HC | HOU | 59.8% | 0.131 | 48.4% | -0.018 | 0.38 | 0.59 | 33.0% | -0.055 | 38.6% | -0.006 | 3.89 | 0.23 | 7.2% | 0.422 |
| 2018 | HC | HOU | 57.3% | 0.106 | 48.8% | -0.017 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 34.4% | -0.151 | 33.9% | -0.006 | 3.85 | 0.24 | 8.3% | 0.239 |
| 2017 | HC | HOU | 57.6% | -0.038 | 41.7% | -0.015 | -0.28 | 0.19 | 38.3% | -0.125 | 34.3% | -0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.2% | 0.474 |
Scheme
| Year | Role | Team | Shotgun% | Under Center % | RPO% | PA% | Motion% | 1R% | Horiz% | Screen% | WR Tgt% | RB Tgt% | TE Tgt% | 11 Pers | 12 Pers | 13 Pers | 21 Pers | XFP Conc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | OC | NE | 43.0% | 57.0% | 6.1% | 14.0% | 43.0% | 61.7% | 44.1% | 13.1% | 55.5% | 22.0% | 22.5% | 51.1% | 39.6% | 6.2% | 2.3% | 56.2% |
| 2020 | HC | HOU | 69.0% | 31.0% | 9.4% | 13.5% | — | — | 56.1% | 6.7% | 64.1% | 17.0% | 18.9% | 62.8% | 28.4% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 58.0% |
| 2019 | HC | HOU | 70.3% | 30.0% | 11.5% | 17.4% | — | — | 57.3% | 6.0% | 64.2% | 15.2% | 19.8% | 59.8% | 34.7% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 58.2% |
| 2018 | HC | HOU | 50.5% | 49.5% | — | — | — | — | 55.5% | 8.9% | 66.5% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 44.9% | 39.3% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 57.8% |
| 2017 | HC | HOU | 52.2% | 48.7% | — | — | — | — | 38.6% | 6.4% | 63.9% | 16.6% | 19.5% | 51.4% | 11.1% | 0.2% | 13.6% | 60.6% |
Tendencies
| Year | Role | Team | Plays/G | No-Huddle% | Plays/G OEX | Low PC% | Avg SFP | Called Pass% | Called Pass OEX | 4th Go% | 2pt% | Blowout CP% | Blownout CP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | OC | NE | 59.6 | 11.0% | 0.3 | 21.2% | 26.1 | 61.7% | -3.6% | 14.4% | 3.8% | — | 72.3% |
| 2020 | HC | HOU | 58.0 | 10.9% | 0.2 | 26.0% | 26.5 | 70.8% | 5.5% | 11.9% | 5.3% | — | 76.8% |
| 2019 | HC | HOU | 62.8 | 2.9% | 0.9 | 23.3% | 28.7 | 62.7% | 1.3% | 17.8% | 2.9% | 39.0% | 81.0% |
| 2018 | HC | HOU | 64.0 | 6.0% | 0.8 | 17.0% | 30.8 | 60.6% | -0.9% | 7.9% | 2.7% | 42.9% | 83.8% |
| 2017 | HC | HOU | 63.8 | 9.1% | 0.2 | 26.3% | 25.2 | 59.1% | -4.0% | 7.1% | 6.2% | 42.1% | 73.0% |
XFP Summary
| Season | Role | Team | Type | GP | XFP | FP | XFP/G | FP/G | OEX% | % XFP | % FP | RZ XFP/G | RZ FP/G | RZ OEX% | % RZ XFP | % RZ FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | NE | QB Pass | 17 | 186.9 | 153.7 | 11.0 | 9.0 | -17.8% | — | — | 2.0 | 3.5 | +70.5% | — | — |
| 2023 | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | NE | QB Rush | 14 | 21.2 | 22.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | +6.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.1 | 0.6 | +403.1% | 1.2% | 4.4% |
| 2023 | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | NE | RB Rush | 17 | 191.7 | 179.5 | 11.3 | 10.6 | -6.4% | 21.4% | 22.0% | 2.5 | 3.2 | +28.5% | 32.8% | 31.0% |
| 2023 | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | NE | RB Rec | 17 | 139.6 | 123.4 | 8.2 | 7.3 | -11.6% | 15.6% | 15.1% | 0.9 | 1.4 | +66.9% | 11.4% | 14.0% |
| 2023 | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | NE | WR/TE Rec | 17 | 535.6 | 479.0 | 31.5 | 28.2 | -10.6% | 59.7% | 58.7% | 4.1 | 5.2 | +27.0% | 53.9% | 50.4% |
| 2023 | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | NE | WR/TE Rush | 10 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | +31.7% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.1 | 0.0 | -64.2% | 0.6% | 0.2% |