Fisher, A&M set to ‘evaluate everything’ after loss

After a woeful offensive efficiency in a 17-14 loss to Appalachian State — one in every of greatest upsets in Texas A&M historical past — Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher was requested on Monday if he would contemplate relinquishing playcalling duties.

“In time, I might,” Fisher mentioned. “Probably might. You all the time consider these issues.”

Texas A&M is 103rd nationally in whole offense after gaining simply 9 first downs and 186 yards of whole offense towards Appalachian State, which had given up 63 factors to North Carolina the earlier week.

Final season, the Aggies ranked 71st in whole offense (392.4 yards per sport), 88th in passing (208.6 ypg) and completed 56th in scoring offense (29.3 factors per sport), placing up 24 or fewer factors in six video games whereas stumbling to an 8-4 end.

Fisher was requested — as somebody who has referred to as performs courting to 1991 at Samford and later gained nationwide titles as offensive coordinator at LSU with Nick Saban and later as Florida State’s head coach — if his ego would stop him from letting go.

“No,” he mentioned. “I am all the time [about] no matter it takes to win. Profitable takes all impact over all the things. I promise you that.”

The query has adopted Fisher for years since he grew to become a head coach at FSU after serving as Bobby Bowden’s offensive coordinator for 3 seasons.

In 2012, the 12 months earlier than Jameis Winston arrived, Fisher confronted related questions and mentioned he had deliberate to delegate playcalling to a coordinator.

“I wished to name performs for 3, 4, 5 [years], no matter it took to get established,” mentioned Fisher, who was in his third 12 months as a head coach, based on the Palm Seaside Put up. “We’ve an offensive coordinator right here to show it over, or to rent, no matter it could be. That was in my five-year plan.”

Fisher mentioned at A&M, his offensive philosophy is “a conglomerate of playcalling” based mostly on enter from his offensive workers. Fisher shuffled his offensive workers earlier than the season began, shifting Darrell Dickey from quarterbacks coach to tight ends coach, James Coley from tight ends to extensive receivers, and Dameyune Craig from extensive receivers to quarterbacks. Dickey and Coley are co-offensive coordinators, however Fisher calls the performs.

Fisher additionally mentioned on Monday that he “presumably might” contemplate a change at quarterback after starter Haynes King was 13-of-20 for 97 yards on Saturday. He mentioned there have been a number of causes for the offense’s struggles, equivalent to missed blocks or improper routes, and mentioned he wouldn’t pin all the problems on King.

“We’ll consider all the things this week,” he mentioned. “We’ll consider each place this week.”