Sully80 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 LSU special teams coach Thomas McGaughey has emerged as a top candidate for the New York Jets' special teams vacancy, coachingsearch.com reported Saturday night. The Jets are looking for a coordinator to replace Ben Kotwica, who left for the same position with the Washington Redskins. McGaughey has NFL experience. In fact, he was the New York Giants' assistant coordinator from 2007 to 2010 before leaving for LSU. Previously, he was an assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos. LSU has been known for its explosive special teams, led by returners Morris Claiborne and Tyrann Mathieu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSorDIE Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 With us going young we need an explosive ST.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I'd hate to be a football coach. These guys are all over the gucking place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewillie78 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Very good move and gives us some inside information on guys like Beckham and Mettenberger. Much rather have this guy than some dude one step from the Sunshine Nursing Facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 We are all set. We just need to line up 5 star athletes against other team's three star athletes and this guy will deliver results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Where's Broadway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I'd hate to be a football coach. These guys are all over the gucking place. Baton Rouge and New York aren't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Baton Rouge and New York aren't bad. Never been to Baton Rouge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelticwizard Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Would be fun to see Westhoff back. He was the best until he got sick, and now he seems recovered and ready to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Reading his LSU bio page made me think this guy is pretty serious bidness. Also helped out coaching LSUs D. Young coach...I like Westhoff but even when I didn't know anything about this guy the idea of some young blood on the coaching staff intrigued me. Leaning towards loving the interest and even rooting for the hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Would be fun to see Westhoff back. He was the best until he got sick, and now he seems recovered and ready to go. I would be okay with him coming back but the Special Teams were terrible in his last year here. That is a pretty big concern. Ideally they would move in another direction. Rex will be here long term, time to build a long term coaching staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelticwizard Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 It's true special teams were lousy his last year but I think he had still not fully recovered from his condition. Nowadays he's up and full of energy, by all accounts. On principle you would think you would go with the latest hot hand, but when Westhoff got sick they went with the guy from the Bears whose special teams had performed so well, and things were not good. They brought Westhoff back as an "advisor" at first, then demoted the Bears guy to "assistant", then got rid of him in a few weeks. Westhoff has a long history of excellent special teams, if he wants it, (and he has hinted in that direction), then I would be inclined to bring him back for a few years until he decides to retire on his own-which might be four or five years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 LSU has had some good returners over a number of years- could be more the talent of returners though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 It's true special teams were lousy his last year but I think he had still not fully recovered from his condition. Nowadays he's up and full of energy, by all accounts. On principle you would think you would go with the latest hot hand, but when Westhoff got sick they went with the guy from the Bears whose special teams had performed so well, and things were not good. They brought Westhoff back as an "advisor" at first, then demoted the Bears guy to "assistant", then got rid of him in a few weeks. Westhoff has a long history of excellent special teams, if he wants it, (and he has hinted in that direction), then I would be inclined to bring him back for a few years until he decides to retire on his own-which might be four or five years. Fully recovered? Westhoff returned to the sideline in 2008. O'Dea left before the 2010 season. The Jets had good special teams up to 2011. In 2012 they fell off a cliff and they were mid-pack last year. A huge part of it was the constant roster turnover. When you have injuries those roster spots you monkey with are the guys that are the meat and potato special teamers. There were some articles of Westhoff complaining about it and that is when he was given more starters to play - I think Bart Scott played some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 jets have ignored talent on specials for a long time. who ever comes in needs to be able to work with sh*t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 He was good in EdTV and that Marshall movie. Except for the part where he didn't shag Elizabeth Hurley. That was terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanightmare225 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 As an LSU fan I can say that the talent he has been given made him look really good and probably maxed his stock the last couple years.. He came in 2011 and inherited the best punter and returner in the country that year. Not saying he won't be good but their are a lot of unknowns about the guy from looking at his career at LSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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