We haven’t seen Kliff Kingsbury coach an NFL game, but that’s not going to stop Rex Ryan from getting these takes off. The former Jets and Bills coach unloaded on the style of football Kingsbury is trying to bring to the NFL following the Cardinals’ 33-27 loss to the Raiders on Thursday night, predicting the Cardinals will get “whipped” when Kingsbury does finally unveil the offense he’s crafted to attack NFL defenses.

“They’re going to get whipped Week 1,” Ryan said on ESPN’s Get Up. Look, this guy… everyone talks about this great offense and all that. Yeah, if it’s fantasy football and you want points and yardage, that’s great. How about wins?”

It’s an odd attack. I would imagine that Kingsbury isn’t the only NFL head coach who is interested in “points and yardage.” After all, scoring points is how you win games. Maybe if Ryanunderstood that during his time as a head coach he wouldn’t be firing off ill-informed takes on television right now.

We don’t know if Kingsbury will have any success at the pro level, but his offense is optimally designed for the modern game. Kingsbury isn’t going to run into heavy boxes. He’s going to take easy completions when they’re available. And he’s going to push the ball downfield. That is his offense. He’s not committed to one particular scheme like the offensive “geniuses” we’ve seen fail in the NFL before. He’ll do whatever it takes schematically to accomplish those goals.

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Ryan pointed out that the Raiders were having success blitzing the open side of the Cardinals’ formations and predicted that would be the case all season because Kingsbury won’t be able to adjust. That would be a much more valid criticism if this weren’t preseason and the Arizona coach hadn’t already told us we wouldn’t really be seeing his real offense in the preseason. Kingsbury isn’t game-planning in August. He’s not thinking about ways to attack a certain look. He’s focused on installing his offense and basic execution. If the Cardinals are still having trouble with those blitzes in Septemeber, then we can start to question whether or not he’ll be able to adjust his offense for the NFL game. Until then, any analysis of Kingsbury’s offense is noise.

That Ryan is hoping for Kingsbury to fail is telling. Instead of embracing a new approach to offensive football, Ryan is already writing it off. That’s not what good coaches do. Good coaches are open to new ideas. Good coaches want fresh perspectives, no matter the source. That’s how they evolve along with the game. Ryan never did, which is exactly why he’s not on an NFL sideline right now.

Ryan’s dismissal of Kingbury’s offense is exactly why NFL defensive coaches are getting pummeled by their offensive counterparts. Offensive-minded coaches have embraced the concepts that have been successfully implemented at lower levels and have adapted them to the pro game. Meanwhile, NFL defensive coaches have continued using the same schemes they always have despite their ineffectiveness.

Do you think Bill Belichick would ever say this? Of course, he wouldn’t. He understands the value of a fresh perspective. He picked Chip Kelly’s brain when he was still at Oregon. He talks regularly with Urban Meyer. He realizes football is an ever-evolving sport and those who refuse to evolve along with it will be left behind. Ryan has long been left behind.