SoFlaJets Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Life after Schotty for Jets? By BRIAN COSTELLO Last Updated: 7:39 AM, January 8, 2012 Posted: 2:15 AM, January 8, 2012 The Jets have begun to look at candidates to replace Brian Schottenheimer as offensive coordinator if he gets a head coaching job. According to sources, the Jets have targeted former Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano and Jaguars offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter as potential replacements. Schottenheimer interviewed for the Jaguars’ head coaching position on Friday. The Jets have said they will welcome him back as their coordinator if he does not land a head coaching job. The Jets are familiar with Sparano after facing him the last four years with the Dolphins. He led Miami to an AFC East crown in 2008, his first season there, but never duplicated that success, and was fired on Dec. 12. The Dolphins ranked 22nd in offense (317.4 yards per game) in the league this year. Prior to coaching the Dolphins, Sparano, 50, was the assistant head coach and offensive line coach for the Cowboys under Bill Parcells. He was the primary play-caller in 2006. An ESPN report yesterday said Sparano and former Chiefs coach Todd Haley were talking about being a “package deal” with Sparano handling the running game and Haley the passing game. The two worked together in Dallas. Koetter has been the offensive coordinator for the Jaguars since 2007. He also coached the quarterbacks this year. The Jaguars fired head coach Jack Del Rio during the season and his assistants are waiting to see who is kept on the new coach’s staff. The Jaguars were dead last in offense (259.3 yards per game) this year as they struggled with rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert. They ranked 12th in the league in rushing. Koetter, 52, was the head coach at Arizona State from 2001-06. He guided the Sun Devils to four winning seasons, and spent 22 years coaching in college before joining the Jaguars. He also was the head coach at Boise State for three years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bLguerriero1 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 one for incompetent playing calling.. the other for lack of adjustments??? realistically, thats how a lot of teams prepare now and i imagine that callahan had quite a bit to do with run game philosophy/scheme.. maybe just not in title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 whatever it takes to get this team headed in the right direction. Hopefully they take all of the lousy plays shotty has designed and throw them in the shredder. that was our biggest problem, his plays were poorly designed and poorly executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 The Jaguars offensive coordinator? Did I really just read that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Again, I'm willing to go with ANYTHING over Schotty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 The Jets are being $$$$ savvy with Schottenheimer, too: ESPN New York would be "stunned" if OC Brian Schottenheimer is back with the Jets in 2012. According to "league insiders," the Jets are "trying to save as much as possible" on the $3.2 million remaining on Schottenheimer's contract, hence their refusal to simply fire a coach who is clearly no longer a part of their plans. ESPN New York's Rich Cimini believes Schottenheimer would make a lateral move before returning to the Jets. The New York Post reported Saturday that Tony Sparano and Dirk Koetter are both potential replacements. Source: ESPN New York Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I have no love for Schottenheimer, but how the f@ck are coaches openly lobbying for a job that is currently filled and how have the Jets allowed these "whispers" to come pouring out of the building? Dirty pool, I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Really.... the Jags offense? I hate this ******* organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionelRichie Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Hard to blame Schott when he was stuck with a knife in a gunfight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Really.... the Jags offense? I hate this ******* organization. hey come on, just because his offense bogged down in Jacksonville without a decent QB to run the plays, doesn't mean......oh, wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourceworx Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Love the Haley/Sparano idea. That would be a huge upgrade. Koetter? Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayNoToDMC Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Makes sense, with what I'm assuming is Brunnels last season we're doing to need somebody else to cup Marks balls while the new OC and Rex blow him instead of benching him every time he throws a pick that makes Brett Farve questions WTF he was looking at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Leave it to the Jets to want the OC of the worst offense in the league. The Jags literally put me to sleep. I'm guessing this is because MoJo won the rushing title and Rex is realizing Sanchez is the suck so we need to go back to ground and pound. Maybe he can bring MoJo Drew with him. Pocket Hercules is instant offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Leave it to the Jets to want the OC of the worst offense in the league. The Jags literally put me to sleep. I'm guessing this is because MoJo won the rushing title and Rex is realizing Sanchez is the suck so we need to go back to ground and pound. Maybe he can bring MoJo Drew with him. Pocket Hercules is instant offense. Quick...Name me 1 WR that plays for the Jags? You have no idea what type of offense Koetter runs without the tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Quick...Name me 1 WR that plays for the Jags? You have no idea what type of offense Koetter runs without the tools Yeah, I get that...Lewis signed a big contract and sucks. Thomas signed a decent contract and isnt anything better than a slot WR. When Jason Hill is your #1 receiver and 25 passes, you're in trouble. Still dont like the way he ran that offense. When the season was over he should have let Gabbert air it out to get experience, instead he just force fed MoJo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aten Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I have no love for Schottenheimer, but how the f@ck are coaches openly lobbying for a job that is currently filled and how have the Jets allowed these "whispers" to come pouring out of the building? Dirty pool, I say. It's not dirty pool if it's what everybody wants. Cimini is right for a change. Of course Schottenheimer would make a lateral move before coming back. After a while everybody just gets sick of talking about something that's essentially cosmetic anyway. I mean, look at the prodigal retard in New England. Leaves, sets Denver's offense back about seventy years, gets his job back effective stat. Or Haley and Sparano going frankenstein. This sh*t just would not make sense if coaching and 'systems' and such worked how people think they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupz27 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 If Schotty actually leaves or gets fired, the Jets better do 20 ******* interviews for that job, make sure they get the right guy, not just hand it to 2 guys who have been less successful then Schotty the last 2 years, I guess the Jets wouldn't know the right guy if he kicked them in the balls, so were destin for suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 It's not dirty pool if it's what everybody wants. Cimini is right for a change. Of course Schottenheimer would make a lateral move before coming back. After a while everybody just gets sick of talking about something that's essentially cosmetic anyway. I mean, look at the prodigal retard in New England. Leaves, sets Denver's offense back about seventy years, gets his job back effective stat. Or Haley and Sparano going frankenstein. This sh*t just would not make sense if coaching and 'systems' and such worked how people think they do. I hear you, but there is something to be said for systems. One example very close to home is what Rex did when he came here. He took a middle of the pack defense and with essentially the same players made them the number one D in one season. Philosophy is very important. Even more so on offense IMO. Look at the AFC championship game last year. We run it down their throats to get a first and goal then Schotty gets tricky and we lose out on the TD. If we run it all 4 downs there it's a good probability we score. Your points are well taken through. It's not necessarily the cure all to switch out OC's. I hope they get the right guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 The Jaguars offensive coordinator? Did I really just read that? It's all making sense now, us Jets fans are being punked! Like they would really downgrade from Schotty. You really had us going for a second there, you effin guys. Where are the cameras?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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