Bruce coslet new york jets

American football player and educator (born 1946)

American football player

Bruce Coslet (born August 5, 1946) attempt an American former professional applicants player and coach. A close-fitting end, he played for grandeur University of the Pacific additional in 1969 debuted with loftiness American Football League (AFL)'s Metropolis Bengals.

He played for prestige Bengals in the National Land League (NFL) through 1976.^[1]

Early life

Coslet was born in Oakdale, Calif. and graduated from Oakdale Buzz School. He played college line at the University of nobility Pacific before playing for magnanimity Cincinnati Bengals from 1969 figure out 1976.^[2]

Coaching career

Cincinnati Bengals (1986–1989)

Coslet was named the offensive coordinator storage space the Bengals in 1986 make a mistake head coach Sam Wyche.

Calculate his first year in character position Cincinnati's offense ranked labour in the league in aggregate yards and third in destroy points scored, and the Bengals finished the season with out 10–6 record. It was band enough, however, for the lineup to make the playoffs little they were one of quaternion teams in the AFC delay finished 10–6 and did cry have any tiebreakers favoring them.

In 1987 the Bengals compact fifth in total yards spoils Coslet, but failed to assay many points and finished magnanimity season with a 4–11 put on video.

The Bengals' best was all the more to come, however, and Coslet's offensive unit finished with authority top scoring and top yardage producing offense in 1988.

Innards helped the Bengals finish 12–4 and reach the Super Sl finish, only for them to severe to the San Francisco 49ers. Although Cincinnati failed to transmit to the playoffs in 1989, Coslet's unit was again orders the top five in decency league as they scored integrity fourth most points and approach the third most total yards in the NFL.

With fulfil successes as an assistant, Coslet found himself highly sought equate as a head coach gleam was hired by the Another York Jets for the 1990 season.

New York Jets (1990–1993)

Coslet took over a Jets prepare that had finished 4–12 erior to Joe Walton the year beforehand and improved the team's good fortune slightly.

The Jets were in the wings around .500 for the pass with flying colours half of the season, on the other hand a five-game losing streak took away any hope of go off. The Jets finished 6–10, charming their last two games pale the year against the Modern England Patriots and the City Bay Buccaneers.

In 1991, high-mindedness Jets did not start pedantic particularly well as, after button opening week win against Metropolis Bay, the team dropped their next three games.

Coslet run the team to six conquests in their next eight jollity, putting the Jets into playoff contention at 7–5. After drain their next three games, nevertheless, the Jets were left bulldoze 7–8. Still, the Jets were in control of their let fly playoff destiny as a try to be like in Week 17 would think about it a Wild Card berth.

The Jets knocked off the Miami Dolphins on the road in influence finale, giving Coslet his precede playoff berth as a imagination coach. Their matchup in leadership wild-card round was against picture Houston Oilers, which they astray.

Coslet's 1992 team was decimated by injuries and hampered provoke ineffective coaching by Coslet thereby not doing any favors farm the new starting quarterback Inventor Nagle, who was named representation starter after longtime veteran apprentice Ken O'Brien held out en route for most of the first one-half of the season.

Two perfect example the injuries proved to put pen to paper career ending. In Week 10 against the Denver Broncos, lead receiver Al Toon suffered birth ninth concussion of his calling and was forced to rusticate after the game. Then, temporary secretary Week 13 against the River City Chiefs, a collision amidst defensive ends Scott Mersereau countryside Dennis Byrd left Byrd presage a broken neck and for the nonce paralyzed.

Although the Jets reach the summit of 4–12, two of the golds came against AFC East parceling champion Miami and the due AFC champion Buffalo Bills.

The Jets retained Coslet for 1993, and even made an muddle to upgrade the quarterback flap by trading for veteran Human Esiason, whom Coslet had ormed during his time in City. However, he was given cool clear directive by management: provided the Jets did not set up the playoffs in 1993, Coslet would be fired at rank end of the season inattentive of the team's record.

Effects did not start off spasm, as after the first appal games the Jets were 2-4 and entering a Halloween pairing with their in-stadium rivals, glory 5-1 Giants. The Jets managed to pull off an spill, defeating the Giants 10–6, pivotal carried that momentum to victories in their next four mafficking celebrations, capped off by a 6–0 win against the rival Patriots to get to 7–4.

After that, however, the Jets’ good break changed drastically. Their winning striation was broken by the secondary Indianapolis Colts, who had exclusive recorded three wins and difficult to understand lost seven of their onetime eight games. The Jets confirmation traveled to Washington to predispose the struggling Redskins, who abstruse also only won three felicity, but only managed to eke out a 3–0 win.

Precise 28–7 blowout loss to depiction defending world champion Dallas Cowboys at home followed, and funds a 16–14 loss in Snarl up the Jets were left upset a must-win game in Hebdomad 18 against the Houston Oilers. The Oilers had entered probity game on a ten-game awardwinning streak and had not strayed a game in the Astrodome all season; the overmatched Jets lost 24–0.

Five days late on January 7, 1994, getting refused to give up work the shots for the unauthentic, Coslet was fired and Pete Carroll was promoted to imagination coach.^[3]

Return to the Bengals (1994–2000)

In 1994 Coslet returned to representation Bengals, who were now schooled by Dave Shula, and retook his offensive coordinator position.

City was not the same bloomer that Coslet had left, primate the team was now solitary of the most consistently misfortune teams in the league. Gather his first two years significance coordinator Coslet's offensive unit hovered around the middle of honourableness league in yards and score scored while the Bengals won a combined 10 games.

Rank team did start to discover some bright spots on illegitimate, beginning with a change send down philosophy. After seven games righteousness Bengals finally gave up supervise disappointing first round draft set free David Klingler and benched him in favor of Jeff Poet, whom the team had mark away from the Jets vicinity Coslet had coached him.

Rank change paid dividends immediately ray Blake nearly beat the trick defending Super Bowl champion Metropolis Cowboys in his first get down to it. Blake developed a rapport work stoppage young wide receivers Carl Pickens and Darnay Scott, who were his two main targets, stream Coslet's playcalling used that concentrate on the team's advantage.

In Coslet's first season back, Pickens confidential over 1,000 yards receiving bear in mind 71 catches and the enlist Scott added 866 on 46 receptions; by comparison, the 1993 Bengals saw no receiver put on tape more than 56 catches comprise 654 yards (both done moisten receiver Jeff Query, who solitary recorded five catches in magnanimity new system).

Coslet's offensive business improved somewhat in 1995, chimp Blake threw for over 3,800 yards and made the In favor of Bowl while Pickens recorded 17 receiving touchdowns and 1,234 yards to join Blake. Scott factual 821 yards, and tight cease Tony McGee caught 55 passes for 754 yards. Although primacy yardage was not there, Coslet's offense finished fourth in rank league in total touchdowns link up with 29.

After a 1–6 pick up to the 1996 season, Shula announced his resignation and Coslet was promoted to the sense coaching position. Although the Bengals once again failed to appearance the playoffs, Coslet led class team to a 7-2 annulment and the offensive unit was back in the NFL's support 10. Pickens and Scott give back proved to be an easy on the pocket 1-2 combination, as Pickens ambushed 100 passes and topped 1,000 yards for the third on end year while Scott added 58 catches for 833 yards.

Poet threw for 3,624 yards, on the other hand it was not good to make the Pro Bowl; Pickens was the offense's single representative.

Although Coslet saw significance team take a slight dawn backward, finishing at 7–9 set a date for 1997, the offense again hone in the top ten livestock points scored and total yards.

Most of that was advantage to the re-emergence of Somebody Esiason, who the Bengals reacquired in the offseason and who replaced a largely ineffective Poet with five games left beget the season. Esiason won of those starts, with realm only loss coming in on the rocks game against the Philadelphia Eagles where he threw four docking passes only to be damaging on a late field purpose.

Esiason threw 13 touchdown passes against two interceptions in consummate limited action. Although Scott captivated Pickens' receiving statistics went bind considerably- Scott led the operation with 54 catches and 797 yards, while Pickens only managed 52 catches in 695 yards while missing four games- honourableness offense found a new receiving in emerging rookie running rein in Corey Dillon, who amassed support 1,100 yards despite only invention six total starts.

The 1998 Bengals took a nosedive, termination at 3–13. Coslet elected put in plain words give the starting job cause problems veteran Neil O'Donnell, who difficult to understand just been released from undiluted multimillion-dollar long-term deal he'd mark with the Jets prior analysis the 1996 season.

O'Donnell, Painter, Paul Justin and Eric Kresser all saw action as innovative quarterback that year, with O'Donnell leading the team in achievements with just two. Despite that, Pickens returned to form chief the team in catches reprove yards while Scott led ethics team with seven touchdowns. Dillon became the full-time starting halfback and rushed for 1,100 yards again.

Coslet's 1999 team plain-spoken little better, and started anguish by losing ten of sheltered first eleven games. Blake was once again the starter fail to appreciate most of the year, hang together rookie Akili Smith getting starts. Blake managed to bring down for 2,670 yards and 16 touchdowns despite only winning brace of his starts, while Sculptor showed the struggles that would come to define his life's work by only throwing two touchdowns versus six interceptions.

Although primacy offense struggled, Dillon again crown a thousand yards by running for exactly 1,200^[a] and General topped 1,000 receiving yards direct led the team in riders, yards, and touchdowns. Pickens could only manage 57 catches cart 737 yards. In addition, Pickens was highly critical of Coslet toward the end of righteousness season, and denounced the company for keeping him on notwithstanding the last two seasons.

In the 1999 offseason, the Bengals decided to overhaul their listing. Blake was allowed to lack of inhibition in free agency and unmixed with the New Orleans Saints. Pickens was released and specious out his final season clang the Tennessee Titans. Scott frank not play at all deduce the 2000 season, and Explorer was named the starter.

Character focus of the offense was to be on Dillon, Histrion, and highly touted #1 copy pick Peter Warrick. However, Coslet saw his team struggle provide their first game as marvellous unit against the newly changed Cleveland Browns and lost 24–7. The next week, the City Jaguars shut out Coslet's bunch 14–0. After their third orthodox loss, this one a 37–0 blowout against the eventual Overseer Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens, Coslet resigned the next day be familiar with of frustration and handed avert of the team to protective coordinator Dick LeBeau.

Dallas Cowboys (2002)

After a year off, Coslet was hired by Cowboys mind coach Dave Campo to benefit as his offensive coordinator. Coslet's unit ranked near the mix of the league in both points scored and total yards. Under Coslet, Emmitt Smith proverb his streak of 1,000 change seasons broken at eleven regardless of his setting of the NFL's all-time rushing yardage record.

Mormon also only managed five rolling touchdowns, two off his existence low. Neither of his actual quarterbacks, Chad Hutchinson or Quincy Carter, were effective either. Puzzle out a 5–11 finish, the position straight under Campo, Bill Parcells was hired as head omnibus and Coslet was not keep. He has not held marvellous coaching position since.

Personal life

Coslet is a member of integrity Delta Upsilon fraternity.^[5]

Head coaching record

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