Derek Dooley describes the offensive system he plans to run at Mizzou
Missouri head coach Barry Odom made arguably the strangest hire of the offseason to date in naming former Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley as his new offensive coordinator, replacing the departing Josh Heupel, who took over the head job at UCF.
Dooley’s hire was so odd on a number of levels. First of all, he was a complete failure at Tennessee. He then went on to coach receivers with the Dallas Cowboys and while star receiver Dez Bryant had some good seasons under Dooley, the Cowboys never really developed another receiver under Dooley much behind the team’s No. 1 target.
In addition to that, Dooley has never called plays or coached the quarterback position. Now he’ll be tasked with both while inheriting a potential future NFL quarterback in Drew Lock.
Missouri officially introduced Dooley during a Friday afternoon press conference. The team’s new offensive leader gave an indication of the offense he plans to run in Columbia.
So what’s Dooley planning on running, he offered up some thoughts during the presser:
Dooley says Mizzou's new offense will be #multiple and #flexible.
— Aaron Reiss (@aaronjreiss) January 12, 2018
Dooley says what Missouri runs will be "a little bit more oriented toward what (Drew Lock) will get in the NFL”
Says Lock will have “a little bit more on him mentally than what he’s used to."
— Gabe DeArmond (@GabeDeArmond) January 12, 2018
Derek Dooley says Drew Lock will "probably have a little more on him mentally than what he’s used to. Hopefully that will translate to more consistency to help us win.”
— Aaron Reiss (@aaronjreiss) January 12, 2018
Dooley also offered up a few zingers, which should be no surprise to the media folks in Knoxville:
Dooley: "I don't even know what pro style means anymore."
— Gabe DeArmond (@GabeDeArmond) January 12, 2018
Derek Dooley on his relationship with the media: “I’m a glutton for punishment.” #Mizzou
— Brendan Wiese (@bwiese16) January 12, 2018