Link: Schottenheimer Takes on More Responsibilities
NFL.com has a great article on how Brian Schottenheimer is adjusting to life with a new Head Coach, and maybe more importantly, that he’s looking to put more of his own trademark stamp on this offense.
“You look for freedom in your job. Rex said from Day 1 here’s what I want to include, but go. That is something, when someone gives you that type of responsibility, I take it with great pride. He is the head coach. It’s his football team. But he truly has given me his blessings to lead this group more.”
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He wants balance. To be able to run the ball when teams know it is coming and pass it when they know it is coming. He wants to be multiple in formations and shifts and approach. He will feature what his players do well, something every offensive player asks of his coordinator: Does he know what I do well? Is he going to feature that? Schottenheimer gets that.
He is a play-caller who looks at the huddle from the sideline and decides “I want to get the ball to this player.” And he makes his calls, in part, based on that. He will give his quarterbacks some flexibility, but “you might see a stare every now and then when the ball is not going where we want it.”
Whether you like him or not, Schottenheimer is progressive in the way he attacks a defense with unexpected methods. But it sounds like he also wants to beat teams when they know exactly what to expect. Word on the street was that Schottenheimer was extremely constricted by Mangini in running the offense … at least last season. There were some rumors that the failings of the offense were Mangini’s fault as well … that he was meddling and scripting plays for Schottenheimer … I guess my question is if Mangini was meddling, then what about the quick scoring starts the Jets made in games during the 2008 season? What about the 8-3 start?
To paraphrase a baseball term, I view this season as the “rubber year” for Schottenheimer. Either he proves that he is a smart coordinator now free from the shackles of Mangini’s tyranny, or he divebombs miserably and goes back to being a QB coach at some other team in the near future.
Thanks to Sidney G. for sending this on …
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Agree completely on B-Schott here. He was up and down in 2008 ….was horrible in 2007 but was magicial to some degree with Pennington in 2006. This is this year to show if he is legit….. He will have no excuses since Rex is handing the reins over…
Rex wants Schotty to be given a shot at a HC position just as he was this year. They both come from football families……I hope Schotty responds because a poor year from him and he will take 2 steps back in his job promotion search
Great article!
“To paraphrase a baseball term, I view this season as the “rubber year” for Schottenheimer. Either he proves that he is a smart coordinator now free from the shackles of Mangini’s tyranny, or he divebombs miserably and goes back to being a QB coach at some other team in the near future.”
From your keystrokes to Tanny’s (and Rex’) decision making.
This should be Shott’s last year here. Either he gets the HC job he covets by demonstrating he was the solution and not the problem or…. what you say.
Harlan
Harlan, you just beat me to the punch. Exactly what I was going to say as far as this year being Shott’s last year with the Jets.
I know it’s not really my place, but can I award a Kewpie Doll to you?
The offensive play-calling was awful last year. With an excellent running game and an inconsistent passing game, far too often on 3rd and 2 and other non-obvious passing situations we’d go five wide, taking away even the threat of a run.
If that was Mangini’s decisionmaking and not B. Schott’s, then there’s hope for B. Schott. People seem to be assuming that’s the case, but I haven’t seen anything that really would confirm that.
The thing that I don’t like about the Jets offensive strategies is that it seems schizophrenic and without rhythm or definition.
I don’t no why it is that way.
What I mean by ’schizophrenic’ is that it goes way beyond trying to achieve surprise…
In so many games when a line of thinking would begin to work, they would shift the offense and try something else instead of capitalizing on rhythm.That’s a serious musical mistake.
It has seemed like they are more preoccupied with the idea of striving for artistic genius than the idea of quickly finding what works against a specific team and carrying that out to win.
My feeling is also that the running game lacks imaginative structure. No T-Formations…No Wishbone…No power sweeps…Not enough reverses and double reverses to make Brad Smith’s appearance at quarterback effective.
My sense is that all of this spells either a conflicted leadership…or a lack of artisitc maturity in the hands of the designer.
I hope that this year comes together more with respect to this.
My problem with Schotty’s playcalling is often he gets too cute. If the running game is working, keep on running until the defense adjusts. I’ll never forget the Raiders game last season, first drive of the second half, Jones gets something like 40 yards rushing in 2 carries and, then, a quick pitch/swing pass/Favre fumble to Leon on 1st down that loses yardage. Momentum over. Why was Jones taken out, why run to the left and outside when Jones was running right/middle and gutting the Raiders defense?!? I hope that Rex sets the tone with a bruising running game and that 2nd and long isn’t automatically a passing down. You have to pass to win in the NFL, but passing off of a robust running game is much easier than having the defense tee off on your QB, who is passing every down.
From what I’m hearing, Schott was contsrained more by Favre last year than by Mangini.
I think playcalling in the NFL is overrated – you look like a genius when the players execute, and like a moron when they don’t. The touchdown bomb to Cotchery on 4th and 1 against Arizona was a “brilliant” call, but had it failed, Schottenheimer would have been blasted by everyone.
I truly think that there is a conflict between Schotty and Ryan. Schotty enjoys the liberty of not having FARVE attached to him while he can develop Sanchez and continue working with Clemens and Ainge. The problem lies when Tannenbaum goes to Ryan first and addresses his Defensive needs (like a defensive coordinator asking for some talent) because Ryan has a defensive coordinator mentality and then goes to the offense (because Schottenheimer who was picked up by Mangini has to deal with a few draft picks with a couple areas of need) eventually there is tension on who get to choose what. I could see this not being a problem if Ryan had a better grip on everything. This is why Schotty was unsure about staying in new york. I think there is more than what we are lead to believe. I think Schotty is going to run the offense as if he has complete control of the offense with respect to the team and really ignore Ryan’s input. How much of Ryan’s input to the offense will actually change it? Its all on schottenheimer and he is going to run it the way he wants to in spite of what anyone says. Ryan has no chance really.
you seem to be reading alot into it fonzie. I believe ryan did not want to change both off. and def. completely if he didnt have to. But I am sure he has a say in it.Like when he said we will be a run heavy team. Ryan does not seem like a man without a plan.
fonzie – this is all part of Woody’s diabolical plan to get more wins and more improved play from the entire Jets team… just so he can get YOU to part with another buck!
Don’t fall for it, man! You’re smarter than that…
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:-)
I have been a hard core critic of Schottenheimer, for the past two years. Like everyone else, I have no idea of how Mangini impacted his decisions. I am hoping that Mangini was the problem.
Lately, I have been hearing that we are going to have multiple formations and lots of shifting, on Offense. I believe that this has been missing for the past two years. Deception is everything. Chad’s play-action passes left receivers all by themselves. We have been vanilla, on Offense, for the past two years. If you ever get the chance to watch videos of the 49ers with Montana at QB, watch all the movement in the backfield. The Defense had no idea what was coming at them. We have been so obvious, for the past two years, it’s a wonder we were able to move the ball.
When you ask for a receiver to get separation — play-fakes and deception are what makes that happen. Not just speed. If you want a running back to break a long run — mis-direction is what makes it happen.
Let’s hope we got rid of the right coach.
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