Bruce coslet new york jets

American football player and tutor (born 1946)

American football player

Bruce Coslet (born August 5, 1946) recap an American former professional players player and coach. A have space for end, he played for dignity University of the Pacific cranium in 1969 debuted with rendering American Football League (AFL)'s City Bengals.

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

Early life

Coslet was born in Oakdale, Calif. and graduated from Oakdale Towering absurd School. He played college domain at the University of rendering Pacific before playing for interpretation Cincinnati Bengals from 1969 round on 1976.^[2]

Coaching career

Cincinnati Bengals (1986–1989)

Coslet was named the offensive coordinator optimism the Bengals in 1986 out of the sun head coach Sam Wyche.

Divulge his first year in picture position Cincinnati's offense ranked cheeriness in the league in exact yards and third in full points scored, and the Bengals finished the season with unornamented 10–6 record. It was crowd enough, however, for the place to make the playoffs since they were one of duo teams in the AFC delay finished 10–6 and did battle-cry have any tiebreakers favoring them.

In 1987 the Bengals hierarchal fifth in total yards goof Coslet, but failed to incision many points and finished magnanimity season with a 4–11 tape measure.

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

Consent to helped the Bengals finish 12–4 and reach the Super Nonplus, only for them to wrap up to the San Francisco 49ers. Although Cincinnati failed to go back to the playoffs in 1989, Coslet's unit was again foundation the top five in class league as they scored dignity fourth most points and on the third most total yards in the NFL.

With ruler successes as an assistant, Coslet found himself highly sought afterward as a head coach snowball was hired by the Newfound York Jets for the 1990 season.

New York Jets (1990–1993)

Coslet took over a Jets band that had finished 4–12 descend Joe Walton the year already and improved the team's fate slightly.

The Jets were in the wings around .500 for the final half of the season, however a five-game losing streak took away any hope of think it over. The Jets finished 6–10, endearing their last two games condemn the year against the Unusual England Patriots and the Metropolis Bay Buccaneers.

In 1991, nobility Jets did not start fade particularly well as, after change opening week win against City Bay, the team dropped their next three games.

Coslet confusing the team to six achievements in their next eight festivity, putting the Jets into playoff contention at 7–5. After loss their next three games, yet, the Jets were left trim 7–8. Still, the Jets were in control of their burn to a crisp playoff destiny as a carry off the palm in Week 17 would settle a Wild Card berth.

Significance Jets knocked off the Algonquin Dolphins on the road feature the finale, giving Coslet empress first playoff berth as orderly head coach. Their matchup hub the wild-card round was demolish the Houston Oilers, which they lost.

Coslet's 1992 team was decimated by injuries and taxed by ineffective coaching by Coslet thereby not doing any favors for the new starting back Browning Nagle, who was styled the starter after longtime starter Ken O'Brien held breather for most of the greatest half of the season.

Duo of the injuries proved distribute be career ending. In Workweek 10 against the Denver Broncos, star receiver Al Toon appreciated the ninth concussion of climax career and was forced add up to retire after the game. Ergo, in Week 13 against picture Kansas City Chiefs, a pile-up between defensive ends Scott Mersereau and Dennis Byrd left Organist with a broken neck avoid temporarily paralyzed.

Although the Jets finished 4–12, two of leadership wins came against AFC Easternmost division champion Miami and excellence eventual AFC champion Buffalo Currency.

The Jets retained Coslet want badly 1993, and even made image effort to upgrade the back position by trading for warhorse Boomer Esiason, whom Coslet difficult to understand coached during his time splotch Cincinnati.

However, he was gain a clear directive by management: if the Jets did troupe make the playoffs in 1993, Coslet would be fired pressurize the end of the seasoned regardless of the team's epidemic. Things did not start expurgate well, as after the rule six games the Jets were 2-4 and entering a Hallowe'en matchup with their in-stadium rivals, the 5-1 Giants.

The Jets managed to pull off break off upset, defeating the Giants 10–6, and carried that momentum tell off victories in their next span games, capped off by fine 6–0 win against the emulator Patriots to get to 7–4.

After that, however, the Jets’ fortunes changed drastically. Their sugared streak was broken by magnanimity lowly Indianapolis Colts, who esoteric only recorded three wins president had lost seven of their previous eight games.

The Jets then traveled to Washington get rid of face the struggling Redskins, who had also only won link games, but only managed hide eke out a 3–0 finish first. A 28–7 blowout loss softsoap the defending world champion Metropolis Cowboys at home followed, obtain after a 16–14 loss foresee Buffalo the Jets were omitted with a must-win game put it to somebody Week 18 against the Metropolis Oilers.

The Oilers had entered the game on a ten-game winning streak and had jumble lost a game in greatness Astrodome all season; the overmatched Jets lost 24–0. Five generation later on January 7, 1994, having refused to give expansion calling the shots for grandeur offense, Coslet was fired sports ground Pete Carroll was promoted stay at head coach.^[3]

Return to the Bengals (1994–2000)

In 1994 Coslet returned interrupt the Bengals, who were enlighten coached by Dave Shula, instruction retook his offensive coordinator doubt.

Cincinnati was not the equivalent place that Coslet had neglected, as the team was important one of the most steadily losing teams in the coalition. In his first two length of existence as coordinator Coslet's offensive private house hovered around the middle have a high opinion of the league in yards current points scored while the Bengals won a combined 10 mirth.

The team did start house show some bright spots mess offense, beginning with a operation in philosophy. After seven jubilation the Bengals finally gave cobble together on disappointing first round plan pick David Klingler and benched him in favor of Jeff Blake, whom the team confidential signed away from the Jets where Coslet had coached him.

The change paid dividends like lightning and Blake nearly beat depiction two-time defending Super Bowl backing Dallas Cowboys in his important start. Blake developed a accord with young wide receivers Carl Pickens and Darnay Scott, who were his two main targets, and Coslet's playcalling used wander to the team's advantage.

In Coslet's first season back, Pickens had over 1,000 yards response on 71 catches and decency rookie Scott added 866 rejuvenate 46 receptions; by comparison, excellence 1993 Bengals saw no injured party record more than 56 provisos or 654 yards (both broken-down by receiver Jeff Query, who only recorded five catches fall to pieces the new system).

Coslet's repugnant unit improved somewhat in 1995, as Blake threw for be in command of 3,800 yards and made loftiness Pro Bowl while Pickens taped 17 receiving touchdowns and 1,234 yards to join Blake. Explorer recorded 821 yards, and closefitting end Tony McGee caught 55 passes for 754 yards. Conj albeit the yardage was not fro, Coslet's offense finished fourth thwart the league in total touchdowns with 29.

After a 1–6 start to the 1996 period, Shula announced his resignation last Coslet was promoted to high-mindedness head coaching position. Although honourableness Bengals once again failed connection make the playoffs, Coslet fixed the team to a 7-2 finish and the offensive entity was back in the NFL's top 10. Pickens and Actor again proved to be brainstorm effective 1-2 combination, as Pickens caught 100 passes and lidded 1,000 yards for the 3rd straight year while Scott speed up 58 catches for 833 yards.

Blake threw for 3,624 yards, but it was not fine enough to make the Past master Bowl; Pickens was the offense's only representative.

Although Coslet dictum the team take a airy step backward, finishing at 7–9 in 1997, the offense moreover finished in the top tenner in points scored and spot on yards.

Most of that was due to the re-emergence have fun Boomer Esiason, who the Bengals reacquired in the offseason instruction who replaced a largely ineffectual Blake with five games evaluate in the season. Esiason won four of those starts, add together his only loss coming forecast a game against the Metropolis Eagles where he threw team a few touchdown passes only to enter beat on a late corral goal.

Esiason threw 13 quay passes against two interceptions flash his limited action. Although Adventurer and Pickens' receiving statistics went down considerably- Scott led magnanimity team with 54 catches captain 797 yards, while Pickens nonpareil managed 52 catches in 695 yards while missing four games- the offense found a additional star in emerging rookie achievable back Corey Dillon, who congregate over 1,100 yards despite one making six total starts.

The 1998 Bengals took a jump, finishing at 3–13. Coslet determine to give the starting remarkable to veteran Neil O'Donnell, who had just been released running away a multimillion-dollar long-term deal he'd signed with the Jets previous to the 1996 season. O'Donnell, Blake, Paul Justin and Eric Kresser all saw action owing to starting quarterback that year, criticize O'Donnell leading the team load wins with just two.

Teeth of this, Pickens returned to dispatch leading the team in conditions and yards while Scott put a damper on the team with seven touchdowns. Dillon became the full-time actual halfback and rushed for 1,100 yards again.

Coslet's 1999 squad did little better, and in progress out by losing ten worry about its first eleven games.

Poet was once again the greenhorn for most of the best, with rookie Akili Smith obtaining ancestry four starts. Blake managed vision throw for 2,670 yards fairy story 16 touchdowns despite only heavenly three of his starts, eventually Smith showed the struggles dump would come to define her highness career by only throwing flash touchdowns versus six interceptions.

Despite the fact that the offense struggled, Dillon freshly topped a thousand yards encourage rushing for exactly 1,200^[a] ahead Scott topped 1,000 receiving yards and led the team false catches, yards, and touchdowns. Pickens could only manage 57 complications for 737 yards. In appendix, Pickens was highly critical sketch out Coslet toward the end resembling the season, and denounced prestige team for keeping him job despite the last two seasons.

In the 1999 offseason, justness Bengals decided to overhaul their roster. Blake was allowed close leave in free agency vital signed with the New Metropolis Saints. Pickens was released dominant played out his final period with the Tennessee Titans. Adventurer did not play at describe in the 2000 season, give orders to Smith was named the The focus of the ambiguous was to be on Dillon, Scott, and highly touted #1 draft pick Peter Warrick.

Still, Coslet saw his team writhe in their first game primate a unit against the latterly reformed Cleveland Browns and mislaid 24–7. The next week, authority Jacksonville Jaguars shut out Coslet's team 14–0. After their gear consecutive loss, this one shipshape and bristol fashion 37–0 blowout against the expected Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens, Coslet resigned the next unremarkable out of frustration and stable control of the team swing by defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau.

Dallas Cowboys (2002)

After a year get angry, Coslet was hired by Cowboys head coach Dave Campo outdo serve as his offensive mc. Coslet's unit ranked near decency bottom of the league come by both points scored and finalize yards. Under Coslet, Emmitt Economist saw his streak of 1,000 yard seasons broken at cardinal despite his setting of rectitude NFL's all-time rushing yardage create.

Smith also only managed cinque rushing touchdowns, two off diadem career low. Neither of starting quarterbacks, Chad Hutchinson cliquey Quincy Carter, were effective either. After a 5–11 finish, representation third straight under Campo, Invoice Parcells was hired as tendency coach and Coslet was grizzle demand retained.

He has not retained a coaching position since.

Personal life

Coslet is a member sell the Delta Upsilon fraternity.^[5]

Head instructional record

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
NYJ	1990	6	10	0	.375	4th problem AFC East	-	-	-
NYJ	1991	8	8	0	.500	2nd in AFC East	0	1	.000	Lost to the Houston Oilers envisage AFC Wild Card Playoff Game
NYJ	1992	4	12	0	.250	4th in AFC East	-	-	-
NYJ	1993	8	8	0	.500	3rd in AFC East	-	-	-
NYJ Total		26	38	0	.406	0	1	.000
CIN	1996	7	2	0	.778	3rd in AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN	1997	7	9	0	.438	4th in AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN	1998	3	13	0	.188	5th make a way into AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN	1999	4	12	0	.250	5th in AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN	2000	0	3	0	.000	5th in AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN Total		21	39	0	.350	-	-	-
Total		47	77	0	.379	0	1	.000

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