Did Bill O'Brien hurt his coaching cache as OC of Alabama?

Last year under Sark: 13-0, Nat'l Champs, 44+ PPG

This year under BOB: 13-2, Runner up, 39+ PPG

Can losing the Nattie be blamed on BOB, when injuries to WR's & DB's clearly hurt?

Although scoring 18 points with having Heisman QB vs former Walk-on, back-up QB didn't help.

He had a winning record in Houston, but was 2-4 in the playoffs and sunk his own ship when taking on GM duties.

I think there are plenty of NFL HC & OC jobs he should be considered for, but the recency bias may work against him.