The Case for Bill Callahan as Offensive Coordinator
by Crackback on Jan 6, 2012 10:07 AM EST
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Under Callahan's guidance, the Raiders led the NFL in passing for the first time in team history and led the league in total offense for just the second time in team history.
During his tenure as not only head coach but also offensive coordinator for the Raiders, the Raider offense led the league in rushing in 2000 and led the league in passing in 2002. In 2002, the Raiders became the first team to win games in the same season while rushing at least 60 times (against Kansas City in a 24-0 win) and passing at least 60 times (against Pittsburgh in a 30-17 win). The Raider offense also set many franchise records during this period, including fewest sacks allowed (28) in 2000, a mark that was broken the following year (27).
Rich Gannon was Callahan's QB at that time and he enjoyed tremendous success under Callahan's guidance (Wiki):
In 2001 and 2002 he won the Pro Bowl MVP award consecutively, a feat achieved by no other NFL player. Gannon won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award after a record-setting 2002 season, throwing for 4,689 yards and 26 touchdowns, which helped the Raiders advance to Super Bowl XXXVII. He led the league with 418 completions on 618 attempts (67.6%).
In 2009 the Jets entered the season with a rookie QB at the helm and Callahan was charged with the unenviable task of designing a "Ground & Pound" running game that not only provided protection for the young QB, but that would also fit the rookie Head Coach's preferable style of play, and which would allow the offense a means of stability and sustainability. That year the Jets led the league in rushing and the team rode that running game all the way to the AFC Championship game.
Bill Callahan has a track record of success in this league. Not only has he been succesful, he's been succesful right here. He has intimate knowledge of the personnel of this team and a synergy with the Head Coach. He was charged with designing a running game to suit the Head Coach's style and to protect a rookie QB, and said running game was the best in the NFL. Callahan also already has a good feel of the NY media. To me, this is a no brainer. And I think Rich Gannon should be his QB Coach.
Gannon has been an MVP in this league. He knows this game and he knows what it takes to perform the duties of the position at a high level. He'll know what Callahan is looking from the position and can impart that knowledge upon Sanchez. Gannon was a mobile QB that struggled for years before finding his groove with Gruden and Callahan in Oakland. He knows about going through the ups and downs, and he knows how to fine tune the craft to get to the level that we all want Mark to be. And more than the X's and O's, he knows how to quarterback. He understands the guys in the huddle, the locker room, the winning and losing streaks, the playoffs... He knows how to shred zone defenses, how to pick up on tells, how to use your cadence, how to dictate pace. He's mastered these things. And he had an intensity, an edge, in his playing days. Maybe Sanchez can pick up on some of that too. I recall Gannon being an absolute perfectionist, often chewing guys out on the sideline over miscues. Sanchez can definitely use some of that.
A Callahan-Gannon offense would be an absolute perfect fit for this team moving forward. Hopefully Rex and Tanny feel the same way.
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Can someone from the staff please help me out?
I have some sort of glitch with my CPU that doesn’t allow me to use paragraphs. I put a “[P]” where intended paragraph breaks. Can somebody with access please edit this so that it looks clean and is readable?
Happens to me all the time.
Rex complained about the same thing believe it or not.
It’s odd that it happens frequently like that.
It makes me think it has more to do with the site than my PC.
I have also been getting threat warnings just from opening up some fan posts.
Weird.
Its weird.
And I have to write in HTML view. I can’t use the regular view.
I have the same issue
can’t put anything in regular view. Everything has to be in HTML. (Otherwise, only the headline shows up)
"Schotty... You Suck!" - Mark Sanchez
I can’t edit, but if you put <p> to start the post, and @</p> to end the post in HTML, and put <br> wherever you want a paragraph break, you will get the desired result. In the meantime, I’ll see what I can find out.
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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Jan 6, 2012 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
No @ before the /p
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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Jan 6, 2012 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
Crackback this is really good
The Jets could do worst than the combo of Callahan-Gannon driving this offense…(but this combo will yeild positive results) I only wonder how likely it is to actually happen. Is he FO competent enough to see this (or any other change for that matter) and actually do it? That is the real question…
I know anything is possible and there are things behind the sene that normal fans dont know but after a 2 year extension of shotty and then letting it go under the radar….basically commiting fraud to the JETS fans; Im just sayin I like the Callahan idea – but I am not going to hold my breath.
I'm all for this
And with Callahan already being the Assistant Head Coach, i would love to see him also having complete control of the Offense. And Gannon would be a perfect fit for a guy with sanchez’s talent and flaws to learn from.
"Schotty... You Suck!" - Mark Sanchez
Well Gannon joining would make sense
Callahan if he is the OC would blow up the offensive side of the administration to put in people he trusts.
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald
Rex and Tanny are always preaching continuity
Ditching Brain Fartinheimer and replacing him with Callahan is about as close to continuity as it gets while fixing a glaring problem for the Jets. Gannon could be a good QB coach..
Good Stuff Crack.
One of the things I notice about Gannon when I see him on CBS is how opinionated about the Quarterback position he is. He’s a very firm guy on what he believes to be right and Half of that is sure to be his personality but I also think confidence and a brash attitude has been coached up in him.
Something Shotty has failed at with Mark and I think it may be at the center of the Jets problems on offense.
I have seen more swagger from our third string rookie in preseason than I have seen all season from Mark all season. Thats not good. Especially when I go back to last year and realize we all thought Mark was running around with a set of stones on him for his playoff performances. A regression isn’t good at all and Mark is in the middle of one right now.
Thanks CW.
I agree completely with your take Gannon. And I don’t think he would tolerate any show of weakness from Sanchez. I think he would be in his ass 24/7. Breaking down mechanics after practice, breaking down film (PROPERLY), going through the sheets with him on the sideline during games. All those little things. And I also think that Sanchez would take the coaching from him more so than he would Cavanaugh. Gannon has been there, done that. You’re just more receptive to somebody like that.
Mark has been surrounded by fakers to this point. Schotty and Cavanaugh haven’t done squat. They talk a good game, but they don’t really know how to get it done. Callahan and Gannon know what it takes.
^ +1000
All through HS/College, the guys Sanchez has worked with have been teachers and mentors. He’s even said so in interviews. Now, his coaches are his “buddies.” It may be more fun, but it doesn’t work. I’d look forward to a setup where he’s just a wee less comfortable. Imagine it as the year-long equivalent of giving first-team snaps to a 100-year old backup QB.
And It's more than just my disdain for the game that Shotty calls.
I never see him with the offense as a whole on the sideline. Ever. Every good offensive mind I have ever seen that doesn’t call the games from the perch has always been very involved with the whole offense.
It’s almost like Shotty is caught between what he wants to be in his position as OC.
Does he want to be the guy that sits upstairs and calls plays with a cup of coffee in his hand or does he want to be the guy thats in the middle of everything?
It may sound like a vague example but I see this as an example as a guy who hasn’t yet figured out what he wants to be to his team.
How can you coach up a young QB to be consistant when you are not even settled in the position you have.
I know Captian Obvious right? lol
A bit of good news.
O’Brien was in the running for the job with the Jags. He went to Penn State so the chips are starting to fall in the right places.
Lets keep hoping.
And this could be good or bad...
but Schotty withdrew his name from consideration for the Florida OC job. Which I guess makes sense, as it’s probably a downgrade from Jets OC, but it’s one fewer place that can take him. Although maybe that means he’s confident about the Jags HC spot?
Unfortunate news from Manish Mehta:
“Offensive coordinator” title aside, I’ve been told Brian Schottenheimer will, indeed, be the primary playcaller if he returns to Jets. In other words, if Brian Schottenheimer returns as the Jets OC, he will be the primary playcaller. Not just the OC in name only."
What does that even mean? If he doesn’t call the offensive plays as OC, who will? Certainly not Rex. Tom Moore? I’m going to die a death of exasperation.
http://www.mockingthedraft.com/2012/1/6/2686334/2012-compensatory-draft-pick-predictions
guys check this out
if its for you it won't pass you
if you put a link in the title it wont work
instead
http://www.mockingthedraft.com/2012/1/6/2686334/2012-compensatory-draft-pick-predictions
metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?
nice!
4 extra picks at least. any idea though why he didnt include weatherford? shouldnt we get a pick for him too?
metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?
well
i hope the ellis pick turns into a 5th. that would be great
"it's not easy being green"-kermit the frog
"we the mets are an improved ball club, now we lose in extra innings"-casy stengel
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yes it would
because we dont have a 5th do we? i think we traded it for caleb schlaunderwhoever. i could be wrong tho
you are
we traded a 7th
"it's not easy being green"-kermit the frog
"we the mets are an improved ball club, now we lose in extra innings"-casy stengel
i cant spell a nosebleed
The Official Seinfeld Gif-Man of GGN!!!!!!!!
i'm a moderator for GGN. I will accept tribute.
How about Marc Trestman?
He has had a ton of success both as an OC and a QB coach. He is considered a QB guru and likely is available:
well
there has got to be a reason he only stated a few years in each place. he was everywhere. also, he’s been in the cfl recently, so i don’t know
"it's not easy being green"-kermit the frog
"we the mets are an improved ball club, now we lose in extra innings"-casy stengel
i cant spell a nosebleed
The Official Seinfeld Gif-Man of GGN!!!!!!!!
i'm a moderator for GGN. I will accept tribute.
I don't recall those Raider teams being that great.
But I am flat-out wrong, as you have ably demonstrated with relevant stats. That being said, make it so.
Didn’t Gannon work with Sanchez in TC last year (2010)? Maybe there is enough of a relationship to make it work.
Wow—I’m really excited about this possibility. But it hinges on Schotty, doesn’t it?
Gannon
Do we even know if he would leave his job at CBS?
He has Zero coaching experience, so we don’t know what kind of coach he would be. makes me wonder if he is even interested in coaching. If he was you would think he would have gotten into it by now
As for Callahan, I like him and his stock seems to be rising with the hiring of some prospective OC’s. He has been an NFL head coach and a successful head coach at Nebraska, is familiar with the organization, and is just flat out a better coach than Schottenheimer.
Just another thread that shows that the Jets need to hire Crack as a consultant
The Good news is that we haven’t heard anything. Calahan’s contract is up, no news is good news.Tannenbaum and Rex have looked like morons for the past week, they need for their own sake and job security, to make a positive move.
Yes! Callahan can be the quick in-house fix.
I think gannon would be great for us too, but the FO needs to get it’s head out of it’s ass first
by jets4life24 on Jan 6, 2012 5:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I said this in another thread...
I think the main reason that they aren’t worried about letting Schotty go “too late” and that why Bill C doesn’t have a job is because Schotty will be let go and they have the ultimate fall back plan.
And I’m all for it…
Not that Im advocating it in the slightest but...
What would we all think of Chad Pennington as a QB’s coach? I haven’t given it enough though to be honest and yes I realize he should still be under contract with the fins. But I remember a lot of people shooting down his play style and saying things like “I don’t want Captain Checkdown within 10 feet of this kid. He would ruin Sanchez” What about now?
Chad always was a student of the game and the talk from Parcels always had him saying he was going to be an amazing coach one day. Would we welcome Chads work ethic and play style on this team in a coaching position in hopes that some of that might rub off on Mark?
Again, I am only trying to make for good conversation here so relax with the “your a moron” stuff I’m just playing around and havin some fun.
I don't want Capt. Checkdown anywhere near this kid.
He already has trouble throwing to receivers. We don’t need to reinforce this bad behavior.
by Crackback on Jan 6, 2012 8:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
lol. I meant to place more of an emphasis on Chad's toughness and ability to teach
What exactly he could teach Mark or any QB for that matter is up for debate. QB coaches don’t actually have to teach a pupil how to be a carbon copy of himself. But your right in that it would be disasterous to see any QB coach beat a constant check down system into Marks brain.
However Mark seems to always go with his first read so maybe if he had a little captain in him it wouldn’t be so bad.
Haha.
Chad Pennington is tough?
The man was made of glass
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald
I understand he had injury problems.
I’m talking about what he might be able to teach a young player. Like how to feel pressure, step up in the pocket, how to click through his reads and read the field.
Mental toughness. I know the guy had a wet noodle for a shoulder.
That doesn’t mean he can’t teach.
Not like it matters. Like I said I was just having a little fun by throwing a name we all know in there.
That's different then.
Thought you meant his physical toughness like taking a hit effectively, because some of that can be taught
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald
I actually
suggested this myself and was equally shot down, so don’t feel bad. I feel like Pennington could teach Mark to read the field better and make more accurate throws without rushing or panicking. He’s always been considered a highly intelligent QB and as of right now is the most accurate passer in NFL history – somewhere around %66 for his carreer. Checkdowns or not, that’s still pretty impressive. We all know Sanchez has a better arm, but couldn’t Pennington help him in these other areas?
Speculating on position coaches is very tough
Penny was a decent QB and Parcells has said he would make a good coach one day. But I question whether he would come back to the Jets, the team that uncermoniously tossed him out.
According to cimini
all the talk about schotty staying is just smoke and mirrors to make him look more appealing to other teams. He said he doubts he’ll be back.
Chad P. was a tough QB, a leader, and the smartest guy on the field
He had the least physical talent of anyone, and a body that broke down early on. He got the most out of his ability, and he played with injury, with pain, and he played after going through major surgeries mulltiple times. I hope Bill Callahan is the next offensive coordinator over someone who is an outsider. I don’t care who the QB coach is as long as they have fire, are opinionated, and demand perfection. I think Chad is that kind of guy.
speaking of qb coach
I think cimini also said matt cavanaugh may be on the way out too.
link please don't tease us
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald
Good Post, Crack
I’m hoping for Callahan.
"Reality is purely the perception of the individual mind. It follows, that since no two minds are alike, no two perceptions of reality are alike. It further follows, that what reality is to one, may seem complete madness to someone else."
– Yefim Novikov
No thank you.
Rich Gannon was Callahan’s QB at that time and he enjoyed tremendous success under Callahan’s guidance (Wiki):
If you watched Gannon on those years he was the quintessential dink and dunk, kill them with the perfectly timed short pass, exactly the mold they were trying to force Sanchez in. No thank you.
Sanchez is not, nor will ever be “a Gannon” or a “Joe Montana” for that matter.
Sorry, posting from my phone is annoying lol
I was going to say that I wouldn’t put too much stock in that. I think he’s the type that actually coachess to his offense’s strengths. His team led the league in rushing one year and passing the next (there might have been a year between there but you get my point).
by Exystence on Jan 7, 2012 10:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I was referring specifically to Crack’s reference to the passing offense installed with Gannon. That was a dink and dunk offense if I ever saw one. If you are saying he wouldn’t have Sanchez throwing those kinds of balls, I’m not sure where you’d know that from.
Sure, he might run the ball more, but Sanchez just cannot handle the short timing route.
Good to see this fleshed out like this
I’ve made the case for Callahan previously though not nearly in this much detail lol. Good job Crackback!!
by Exystence on Jan 7, 2012 10:34 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I
agree entirely.
Darrelle Revis once won a game of Connect Four in three moves.
by bm01bath on Jan 7, 2012 11:28 AM EST via Android app reply actions
I hope this isn't true
#Jaguars RT @BrianCoz: Sources tell me Jets are considering Tony Sparano and Dirk Koetter for OC position if Schottenheimer leaves. #nyj
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That Makes 2 of Us
I despise Sparano.
"Reality is purely the perception of the individual mind. It follows, that since no two minds are alike, no two perceptions of reality are alike. It further follows, that what reality is to one, may seem complete madness to someone else."
– Yefim Novikov
The scary thing is this Koetter guy is the Jaguar's OC
What could Tanny possibly be thinking?
Love with a LEO is like a drug.. One taste and your addicted!
I heard the tony Sparano rumor but it was also combining him and Todd Haley as Co-OCs
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald
Yeah I heard that one too
I wouldn’t mind Todd Haley but I don’t know how he and Santonio would get along.
But I know for a fact I don’t want anyone from the Jaguars coaching staff coming anywhere near the Jets offense….so Koetter needs to stay away.
Love with a LEO is like a drug.. One taste and your addicted!
Gruden gets no credit for Gannon or the Raiders offense?
If Callahan was such a genius, why has nobody tried to pry him away? If Callahan was such a genius, wouldnt he have changed things a bit from the year before so Bucs players(with an assist from Coach Gruden) wouldnt be calling the plays out during the SB?
Another news flash, if Callahan gets handed the OC job, they will stick with the same system, so it will be business as usual. The problem isnt just Schotty, its the QB that cant or wont stretch the field. You cannot win in the NFL without the the threat of the deep pass.
I do like the idea of Gannon as a QB coach but Im not sure he would be interested in it. Either way, Cavanaugh and Brunell have done an awful job with Sanchez and need to go.
Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be facing a finality beyond your comprehension, and you will not be counting days, or months, or years, but milleniums in a place with no doors.
all this talk of Sanchez not being able to stretch the field is bunk
The problem isnt just Schotty, its the QB that cant or wont stretch the field. You cannot win in the NFL without the the threat of the deep pass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwnf95DHiRQ
boom.
Sanchez can stretch the field. The problem is Schotty.
I hope for Callahan...
I hope the Jets promote Callahan. We need someone who is experience as the next QB coach. Maybe Callahan would bring in someone he can trust. Also Rex should think about giving Callahan full control of the offense since he has experience as a head coach. I really think he is the next OC. I believe the reason why he did not signed a extention was to protect himself if we decided to keep Shotty (which i hope we dont). Privetly, I think they are promising him the job.
bleed green and white
by greenandwhite4ever on Jan 8, 2012 12:13 PM EST reply actions
going outside for OC
i believe the JETS should go outside the organization to find an OC because the team needs a new voice with a proven track record like todd haley or hue jackson who was working with Rex in baltimore.
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