Brian Schottenheimer Happy To Stay OC
by David_Wyatt on Jan 6, 2010 4:06 PM EST
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Bob Glauber of Newsday had some interesting tweets moments ago regarding Brian Schottenheimer. A subject area that has received a lot of attention over the last few days, well in fact the last 12 months or so.
Unlike previous years, Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer now says he'd be happy to remain with club and not pursue HC jobs
Jets OC Brian Schottenheimer: "I hope I'm here for a long time."
Like John pointed out in his article the other day, he may not have a choice, with so many high profile coaches out there and so few coaching jobs available this season, he may have no alternative. Not to say that his comments are a result of this, maybe Brian is happy being an offensive coordinator, sticking to what he does best without the added pressure and responsibilities that come with being a head coach.
So while I have been adamant that he would likely leave, maybe it's time I revised that thought. I like to see coaches happy here, and perhaps he has found a better relationship with Rex than with Mangini, because let's be honest, if you had to work in the Mangini environment, wouldn't you be looking for an exit strategy.
I flip flop more on Brian Schottenheimer than a politician does on policy, but lately he has been winning me over, so for the time being, I'm happy to have him and happy to hear that he wants to stay.
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I’ve heard Mangini treated the coordinators brutally.
On the other hand, I can see why he likes working with Rex. He pretty much has domain over the offense as Rex is so hands on with the defense. In addition, Rex can empathize with Schotty since he was in pretty much the same situation his last year in Baltimore.
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Very true that, he has always liked living in NY by all accounts and the franchise think highly of him, and he gets to do what he does best with little to no interference. Also learning under Rex and getting a few play-off wins under your belt, increasing the coaching tree is always a good thing.
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I think being as young as he is, Brian knows his time will come, which probably relaxes him a bit.
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I don't know about Schotty.
I think he has it in him, but I really think he has to stop being afraid and just “go for it”, so to speak. I think it was David that said the other day that the Jets offense is just bland. It is easy to prepare for, especially the passing offense, and not just because of having a rookie QB. It seems like the either run 5 yard outs, 5 yard ins, quick slants and maybe, once in a while a skinny post. They never have separation from the defense. Again, I think Schotty has it in him, but I haven’t really been happy with him the last 5 years or so. I also have found it strange that he has constantly been in the rumors for head coaching gigs, despite the Jets not having many offenses to write home about lately. Is it possible that if it weren’t for his last name he may not be getting so much consideration?
"Sean, what was so different about tonights game for you?"
"I was getting paid by two teams"
Sean Avery, 1-6-10, following win over Dallas Stars.
Like I said I flip-flop on him almost daily and at one points I did think the offence was too vanilla, but he had an excellent game plan on Saturday, and he will likely be judged on Saturday’s offensive performance. A season of questions can be forgotten with a post season of answers.
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Here are some good quote that highlight Schotty’s and Rex’s relationship, taken from the interview transcripts on the official site
On what has changed…
With the way Rex runs things and the way that he structures things, he’s about really building people up. I think you see that with the players, with the coaches, we all feel that. There are different ways to do it and Rex is just really easy to work for. Rex and I have things that we disagree on, but it’s easily talked about and discussed. He’s just a great guy to work for. He’s taught me a lot. There are different ways to do things. I’ve been around a lot of good coaches and he has a different philosophy that I really like.
On Coach Ryan’s comments that he is afraid of losing him to a head coaching position…
Somebody told me that and I thought maybe he’s trying to push me out the door (laughing). I kind of chuckled about it. I’m happy that Rex thinks that we’re doing a good job. We’re all pleased with how we’ve fought through adversity. We’re one of the few teams that have had two three-game losing streaks and made the playoffs. It pleases me that he feels that way about me. The feeling is mutual. I can’t say enough about the guy; not just the coach, the guy.
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Why
don’t we ever see an offensive formation with both TJ and Shonn Greene in it? particularly in Wildcat a la the Dolphins with Ricky and Ronnie?
I feel like that could be really confusing for another team.
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