BYU Offensive Coaching Staff

I am not one to hope for someone's firing by any means, but I have had a lot of questions about Robert Anae these past few years.  I think that comes with the territory though.  It is a lot easier to sit and watch your TV, completely away from the game, with the full 40 second play clock to think about what might work.  Anae is in the middle of it, on the field, with about 10-15 seconds to come up with the best play given a situation that he didn't know would happen until right then.  It must be a difficult job.

But, on the other hand, a lot of people are much more successful at it than Anae has been.  My biggest complaint about Anae has been his gameplans and play-calling against some of the better teams BYU has faced.  To have an NFL QB, RB, TE, and WR, along with at least 1 NFL OL and only put up 7 points against TCU is understandable/excusable.  But take out the WR (Austin Collie) and to do it two years in a row, at home, is coaching.  Anae has never been good at attacking good defenses.  The personnel hasn't been the problem...

So how will this all play out?  So Bronco has told his staff that all coaches are "fired" and everyone can reapply for the position that they want.  I agree with a lot of the speculation: Anae may not have a place in Provo next season.  It is unfortunate, perhaps undeserved, but Bronco does not want his offense to hold the team back next year, especially because I believe we will see a dominant BYU Defense like there hasn't been since Bronco's DC days and several NFL players.  Brandon Doman appears to be the guy, not just the new OC, but perhaps who Bronco sees as the next BYU head coach?  Bronco will not stick around for 30 years like Edwards.  If he truly sees in Doman what he has been praising him for the past few weeks, then he might be "grooming him" as his replacement 3-5 years down the road.  Give him a year or two to find another defensive mind to bring in that he trusts (Brady Poppinga or Aaron Francisco may be nearing the end of their NFL careers), and we may see the beginning of the end of the Bronco Mendenhall Era at BYU.  5 years down the road: Doman as Head Coach, Detmer as Offensive Coordinator, with a former Bronco Mendenhall player, who played at least 3-5 years in the NFL, as the Defensive Coordinator?

As for the immediate future: I think the Wide Receiver Coach Patrick Higgins is in trouble and I think Anae is in trouble.  Reynolds, Weber, and Doman are "safe" in my opinion.  I do not know who else they bring in, but Bronco seems to enjoy bringing LaVell players back into the fold.  Chad Lewis?  Matt Bellini?  Kaipo Maguire?  Austin Collie may be all-but-done in the NFL after suffering his second concussion in two months.  I am just throwing names out there, I have no idea what Bronco has in mind.  If I know Bronco though, he will surprise us all by doing something we never considered, like perhaps leaving the staff entirely the same...