Potential OC Targets: Tom Clements, Green Bay Packers QB Coach

by David_Wyatt on Jan 10, 2012 3:50 PM EST

Continuing my look at some of the people I would like the Jets to bring in for an interview. Next up is Tom Clements, the 58 year old Quarterbacks coach for the Green Bay Packers. Having worked with Brett Favre, Matt Flynn and probably most importantly Aaron Rodgers; Clements is quickly building a reputation as a great developer of QB talent. His attention to detail, and work in the film room in preparing his Quarterbacks is something that may sound pretty enticing to a Jets organization that is confident it has the franchise Quarterback. Sanchez needs to develop and the main area he needs to improve on is his ability to read defences. I don’t have any doubt that Clements could assist him in doing this.

However this position is not just to work with the Quarterbacks, if he was hired he would need to take on a lot more responsibility across the board. He did hold the offensive coordinator position with the Buffalo Bills in 2004-2005. After 25^th and 28^th ranked finishes in total offence he was let go after Dick Jauron was installed as head coach. Although the total offence stats don’t look good, in the last 7 games of the 2004 NFL season, the Bills scored 24,41,33,37,42,38 and 37 points.

Tom worked under Lou Holtz at Notre Dame as a quarterbacks coach, Bill Cowher while holding the same position with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and now he has worked with Mike McCarthy and obviously has a Superbowl ring as well. So again, I’m not saying that we should certainly hire him, but I do think that we should interview Tom and hear his plans for how he would utilise the talent that we have here with the Jets.

Of all the coaches out there, I wouldn’t mind seeing Clements work with Mark Sanchez .

Tom Clements Coaching Resume

Coaching career

§ Notre Dame Fighting Irish (QB) (1992-1995)

§ New Orleans Saints (QB) (1997-1999)

§ Kansas City Chiefs (QB) (2000)

§ Pittsburgh Steelers (QB) (2001-2004)

§ Buffalo Bills (OC) (2004-2005)

§ Green Bay Packers (QB) (2006-present)

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I want... he'd be great!

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by Max Strauss on Jan 10, 2012 3:52 PM EST reply actions

Go get Hue Jackson

Forget everyone else

by michael28102 on Jan 10, 2012 3:59 PM EST reply actions

I think he would be a well qualified and overall a great candidate. He can really help develop Sanchez to be an elite quarterback.

by NJGuy on Jan 10, 2012 3:59 PM EST reply actions

all in favor of clements,

some other names that i wouldnt mind seeing in the coaching box are hue jackson and or brad childress…

by servantofchrist on Jan 10, 2012 4:04 PM EST reply actions

Rex reportedly

was into Hue Jackson before he was hired by the Raiders because of how he taught Joe Flacco down in Baltimore. I’d move for him instead, very good playcaller and good with young QBs

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by DownForce on Jan 10, 2012 4:16 PM EST reply actions

Get Hue

No offense to the packers guy but they run a certain system and thats why matt flynn did so well for one game. that smae exact system may not work here

by LakeKWIL on Jan 10, 2012 4:22 PM EST reply actions

go back to school

is there a reason that you don’t know how to spell?
examples “offence”; “utilise”

wtf?

by Jesse is Raww on Jan 10, 2012 4:33 PM EST reply actions

it's british

Thanks for exposing your ignorance and lack of class. Maybe you should heed your own advice.

by PowerBar on Jan 10, 2012 4:42 PM EST up reply actions

Apologies Jesse, I did get in the habit of spelling everything the American way when I was last writing here. Unfortunately 95% of my life has to be the British way and as I’m just getting back to writing here on a regular basis, I’m yet to get back in the habit of spelling the words American.

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by David_Wyatt on Jan 10, 2012 4:46 PM EST up reply actions

don't apologize for his ignorance and lack of class David.

you did absolutely nothing wrong.

by PowerBar on Jan 10, 2012 4:56 PM EST up reply actions

Interesting.

Purely out of curiosity, why should you get in the habit of spelling American-style around here? I don’t think most of the readers are bothered and your avatar seems to infer quite strongly that you’re British. (There’s even a subculture of American hipsters that think spelling like they’re British is cool.)

Do you have a “when in Rome” sort of policy?

by cult hero on Jan 10, 2012 5:19 PM EST up reply actions

When in Rome sums it up quite well. It actually becomes very simple to do and it avoids situations like the above.

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by David_Wyatt on Jan 10, 2012 5:24 PM EST up reply actions

Guess we know who wouldn't like Romeny's idea to make English the national language over American

by psualum9931 on Jan 11, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions

Uncalled For

You criticize someone’s spelling and then write “WTF”

Moron. Text is not proper english either.

by RichTodd on Jan 10, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions

Go back to school?

Not to add the flames deservedly coming your way, but you might want to consider learning how to utilize the shift key before complaining about someone else’s spelling—especially when there is nothing technically wrong with said spelling.

Tool.

by cult hero on Jan 10, 2012 5:14 PM EST up reply actions

LOL

Jesse, I recommend getting to know the community first before posting ignorant comments in the future.

Also, it’s understandable that you wouldn’t know that David is British, but you could have asked about his spelling without being a total a-hole about it. I hope you know what a-hole means without me having to spell it out.

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by dvdvil on Jan 10, 2012 5:35 PM EST up reply actions

I believe I need some clarification.

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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Jan 10, 2012 6:57 PM EST up reply actions

WOW

I apologized if I offended you with my comments, but I’m currently in college so there is no need to react in that matter sir… Chillout!

by LakeKWIL on Jan 10, 2012 4:36 PM EST reply actions

I think it was aimed at me. So don’t worry.

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by David_Wyatt on Jan 10, 2012 4:47 PM EST up reply actions

On second thought,

if we get him, can we land matt flynn at QB? Let’s get both!
but if Philbin leaves Green Bay, I see this guy getting the bump, who knows

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by Max Strauss on Jan 10, 2012 4:38 PM EST reply actions

im new to this site

But i really didn’t know that it was a spelling bee or english class… I just love football and the Jets

by LakeKWIL on Jan 10, 2012 4:44 PM EST reply actions

Don't Worry About It and Welcome

There are always a few rude, rotten apples in every basket. Welcome to the site. Hope you’ll hang around.

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by joeklecko on Jan 10, 2012 4:46 PM EST up reply actions

I will

I read this site everyday and I’m glad to be apart of this blog… Thanks

by LakeKWIL on Jan 10, 2012 4:49 PM EST up reply actions

I would much rather have Clements than Jackson.

Clements would be my #1 choice but we would have to wait and he may see this as a lateral move. I also like Trestman. I guess Callahan+others (Trestman or someone good with QBs as a QB coach) would be ok. Probably Jackson would be an upgrade, but I have strong doubts. He has never pulled off the stark feat of a good offense with little talent and I could even say that his offenses are simply what they should have been with the talent he had (in some cases worse). Plus his judgement has to be questioned with that crazy Palmer move that was all him. He is a power-grabber and the way he threw his team under the bus was pretty awful (at least Rex never does that).

by Buzzy on Jan 10, 2012 4:45 PM EST reply actions

I Prefer Clements

but I know that Rex wanted Jackson as his OC when he was hired so I’ll settle for him if the Jets make the move. Jackson’s being available might be what it takes to get the Jets to actually fire Schotty. Clements may not be interested in leaving GB, and even if he is, it looks to be what another month before he will be available. The main thing to me is just getting rid of Schotty. Not just anyone would be an upgrade, but most who have any experience and knowledge at all would.

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by joeklecko on Jan 10, 2012 4:48 PM EST reply actions

Either guy would be great

I would prefer either one over BS, so lets see what happens.

by LakeKWIL on Jan 10, 2012 4:50 PM EST reply actions

Hire him!

Clements sounds good to me. Hue sounds good too. Anybody sounds good to me instead of Schotty! Hire someone please.

They may wait it out, however, to see if Marty gets the TB job, he would definitely hire ol’ sonny boy and save them some money.

by RichTodd on Jan 10, 2012 4:52 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

well

it’s interesting to note clements other coaching jobs. what i like about him is this little tidbit i found on wikipedia:

Clements would hold the same job in 2000 with the Kansas City Chiefs, and between 2001 and 2003 with the Pittsburgh Steelers; under Clements’s tutelage, the Chiefs’ Elvis Grbac (in 2000) and the Steelers’ Kordell Stewart (in 2001) and Tommy Maddox (in 2002) each reached the Pro Bowl.

well, besides his great work with the packers, 3 different qb’s under him went to the probowl in consecetive years. hire the man now, before someone else has realized exactly what he has done

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by rexthejet on Jan 10, 2012 6:40 PM EST reply actions

even better

grbac, stewart and maddox went to their only pro bowl under him. litteraly, he got more out of his qb’s then anyone else did. HIRE THE DAMN GUY!!!

by rexthejet on Jan 10, 2012 6:42 PM EST reply actions

sorry for posting again

but overall in 10 years as a qb coach, he has taken 5 different qb’s to the pro bowl. how many other qb coaches can say 5 different qb’s went to the pro bowl with me as their coach? is their a better oc for sanchez then a guy who has had 5 different qb’s go to the pro bowl under him?

by rexthejet on Jan 10, 2012 6:48 PM EST reply actions