Jets' Schottenheimer taking heat for offensive woes

#17 with a bullet · Sep 20, 2008

Jets' Schottenheimer taking heat for offensive woes
BY OHM YOUNGMISUK
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

After the New York Jets failed to score a touchdown when Thomas Jones was stuffed three straight times early in the second quarter, offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer and coach Eric Mangini were blasted for not utilizing their future Hall of Fame quarterback - who has 445 touchdown passes to his name, many of them coming inside the red zone to his tight ends.

Now, after a week of scrutiny, Schottenheimer, who was the quarterbacks coach in San Diego for three seasons before joining the Jets in 2006, returns to San Diego knowing his offense with Favre has to produce underneath the "Monday Night Football" microscope.

Marty Schottenheimer said his son won't let the recent criticism or emotions of playing against the team that fired his father after a 14-2 season in 2006 affect his play-calling. "It shouldn't bother him," said the former Chargers head coach. "The reality is, if it worked it was the ideal thing to do and then if it didn't work then you are stupid."

Favre said he did not have the option of changing the play at the line with that particular personnel package in the game, but he was able to audible later in the fourth quarter on his touchdown pass to Chansi Stuckey while in a passing formation of three wide receivers.

Schottenheimer explained that when the Jets go with their jumbo package of two tight ends and another eligible lineman as a third tight end, they don't like to audible and risk confusing the lineman or stunting their aggression at coming off the line. Schottenheimer said that in the jumbo package there is the option to call a play-action fake and look for the tight end, but it has to be called in the huddle.

"Brett has got a lot of freedom to do things, but when you are in that goal-line or jumbo package there are so many things you can do," Schottenheimer said. "You don't want to mess around."
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Not much we have not heard before but obviously he feels the need to explain the 3 goal line rushes. I doubt we will be seeing that again.

#17 with a bullet · Sep 20, 2008

Sorry Kentucky Jet I just realized you posted this article before I did. Ill make a mental note not to post hungover, until Ive had at least my first coffee.

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