Godsey

On Monday, Bill O’Brien made the announcement that George Godsey is officially the offensive coordinator. Bill O’Brien was the primary play caller for majority of the 2014 season, however, Godsey began calling plays toward the end of the year, at which point his move to offensive coordinator was unofficially set. The play caller may be the only position more important to the offense than the quarterback. So what should we expect from Godsey’s play calling?

First, let’s take a look at Godsey’s history. George started his football career playing quarterback at Georgia Tech. During his senior year in 2001, during which O’Brien was offensive coordinator, Godsey set school records for completed passes and yards throwing 241 completed passes for 3,085 yards (mind blowing records, right?). He also led Georgia Tech to a victory against the 11th ranked Stanford in the Seattle Bow, in which he received MVP. After spending 2003 in the Arena Football League, Godsey was hired as a assistant at Central Florida in 2004. He would spend 7 years at UCF before becoming an offensive assistant for the Patriots in 2011 to be reunited with offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien. Three years later,as we all know, he became quarterbacks coach for our Houston Texans.

Godsey’s experience at the quarterback position and experience in BOB’s system gives us confidence in his decision making. Not only that, at the end of the year, Godsey began calling plays, during which the Texans finished an impressive 4 of 5 (even though they played some crappy teams). O’Brien said he didn’t have Godsey as offensive coordinator last year because he wanted to make sure they were on the same page (basically my way or the highway). He also complimented his hard work studying the game and tendencies around the league. We should expect Godsey to call plays very similar to what BOB did last year. I’m sure O’Brien wouldn’t have it any other way, being kind of a control freak when it comes to his offense. Godsey will ultimately be Bill O’Brien’s bitch when it comes to play calling. Former offensive coordinators are reluctant giving up the driver’s seat, take Kubiak for example, when it comes to play calling. I don’t expect anything less from O’Brien. Godsey may be calling the plays, but O’Brien will be the one who is really pulling the strings.