Dorion Thompson-Robinson will have some explaining to do, after his dad, Michael, blasted his UCLA head coach Chip Kelly on Twitter.
Michael, the father of Thomas Robinson, currently a true freshman, starting QB for UCLA, posted a handful of negative tweets directed towards Kelly. Robinson called the first-year UCLA coach “a million dollar coach who bears no responsibility,” and called his success coaching at Oregon “a fluke.”
He is speaking on and about the factual… It is all about the coaching, lousy coaching and play calling… Coaching that is so bad that it demands closed practices… Million dollar coach who bares no responsibility… Just random observations from a frustrated dad!
— Michael Robinson (@DoriansDAD) September 17, 2018
Look, coach Kelly, if you wish to call him this is 4 and 26 for his last offensively called football games… Dorian has only played in 3 of the last 30 games… Can you say duped!
— Michael Robinson (@DoriansDAD) September 17, 2018
His years at Oregon was simply a fluke on his part… I am sure that he stood on the shoulders of the actual player callers… Random thoughts, outside looking in, closed practices…
— Michael Robinson (@DoriansDAD) September 17, 2018
Thomspon-Robinson hasn’t exactly shined for UCLA through two, and a half starts after taking over for injured senior Wilton Speight, posting a 54.7 completion percentage along with two touchdowns, two interceptions, and 522 passing yards. Kelly’s Bruins have struggled, scoring just 52 points in three straight losses to open up his tenure with the team.
Has a sports dad ever called out a coach on Twitter leading to positive change? Probably not. I can’t imagine Kelly is too impressed.
Even if there’s a small modicum of truth to Robinson’s criticisms, he’s not doing his son any favors by publicly calling out Kelly. Instead, he’s putting more pressure on his son. Plus, Kelly was revolutionary in Oregon. Call out his struggles in the NFL all you want, but there’s a reason he became such a coveted coaching hire just a few years ago.
Robinson should keep his criticisms in-house. Otherwise, he’s just causing more bumps for an already rocky start in UCLA.
[TheScore]
