candrew
Well-Known Member
Usually I agree with you and I know we're both local to the scene here and I know the game's played on the field but I don't agree. I'm not saying Schott should be fired but it's his job to develop this kid, give him legit opportunities, and put him in good situations to succeed and he did none of that last night. What's Baltimore's strength? Their run defense. So what does Schott do? Call run after run. The Ravens secondary is so weak right now and yet Schott seemed almost stubborn in his refusal to call a strong amount of passing plays. I imagine some of that comes either directly or indirectly from Ryan as his ground and pound motto can't help but be heard I'm sure. Doesn't matter. He needs to call a much better game. For now, if I'm the Jets, I am patient and let the season play out and see where things go. Hell, when Holmes comes back, he'll make a HUGE difference as he's a legit #1 in this league. But if their point production doesn't get to about 21/game from about week seven on and the awfully predictable play-calling continues like this (run, run, run, punt....end of game, we need you to pass) like I expect it will, Schott needs to go and they need to get a legit offensive mind.
Cam Cameron's taken. Norv Turner's taken. Who's out there?
While I don't disagree with you, I think the larger problem is Jet fans are in denial about Mark Sanchez. I've watched this guy for over a year now and the fact is he's just not that good. Yeah, he'll get somewhat better - but his ceiling is no where near as high as people think.
Ryan is trying to re-create The Ravens circa 2000 where they had a defense that won the game and an offense that didn't lose the game (for most teams it's the other way around). The problem is to do that you don't just need an excellent defense - you need an all world defense. And an offense that doesn't make mistakes. Right now, he has neither.