The St.
Louis Rams’ off-season has been just as interesting as the regular
season.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>New head coach Jeff Fisher made a decision on who will be his offensive coordinator for the upcoming season. Brian Schottenheimer was chosen for the position over Hue Jackson. Fisher said that it was a close call between the two, but chose Schottenheimer over Jackson.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>The hiring of Schottenheimer has drawn some mixed reviews from the fans and media alike. Most believe that Schottenheimer was a scapegoat for the New York Jets because of the lack of progress made by Mark Sanchez at quarterback. And then fresh in a lot of people’s minds are the images of Jets wideout Santonio Moss’ meltdown in the Jets offensive huddle, which led to his being pulled from the game.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”> And like I’ve stated before, most feel like Schottenheimer has always been given the proverbial pass because he is the son of a future Hall of Fame coach. I don’t feel like Schottenheimer was the reason the Jets offense wasn’t as explosive as some would have liked. However, the results he’s gotten as coordinator for the Jets, especially from the quarterback position, has most of us splitting hairs.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Now, during his six years as coordinator with the Jets, Schottenheimer’s quarterbacks Chad Pennington, Brett Favre and Sanchez had a quarterback rating of 77.7 with 104 touchdowns and 98 interceptions. Those numbers aren’t worthy of an Ozzie Smith back-flip. But, then you have to look a little deeper into personnel.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>As an offensive coordinator, you need players that can execute your game plan or you get terminated at the end of the season. Schottenheimer’s offense is considered part of the famous Don Coryell philosophy that many coaches still apply today. San Diego Chargers coach Norv Turner uses it. Former Rams’ head coach Mike Martz had his version of it. The offense can either be run-heavy or pass-heavy. I don’t care as long as its win-heavy.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>So, until the Rams finish filling out the roster and providing Schottenheimer the weapons he needs to make Sam Bradford the elite quarterback that we all have envisioned, let’s give him a chance. Maybe being in a different environment might be just what the new Rams offensive coordinator needs to finally silence his critics. And establish that he earns a NFL check because he’s good at what he does, instead of what his father has done.Â
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