On Monday New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer addressed the media.\u00a0 Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets.<\/p>\n
On having two new recievers on the field for practice today\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I think we are really excited about it. Today was a big install so I am sure when Derrick (Mason) got here he was like, \u201cWow\u201d because the guys have had a couple days to review. It will be great, (we\u2019ll) just work (on) the timing but (also) getting them up to date with the system will be a lot of fun.<\/p>\n On any concerns he has about Mark Sanchez because of the three different receiving groups during his career\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I don\u2019t think so. Obviously we are getting close. We are getting guys that have played. Mark\u2019s going into year three. He is taking on more responsibility. But there\u2019s no pressure. They are all pros and they are all working and we have plenty of time to get it all put in place.<\/p>\n On his relationship with Coach Tom Moore\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n It has been great. He is definitely just a huge, huge bonus for me. Just to have guys like Tom to bounce ideas off of, to kind of brainstorm with, has been great. The first day we were laughing and I said \u201cHey coach, how many training camps has this been for you?\u201d and he said \u201c36.\u201d I said \u201cCoach, I am 37,\u201d He started laughing a bit and he said in his own way, you will be alright. I said, \u201cWell I am happy you\u2019re here.\u201d It\u2019s going to be a great relationship, he\u2019s a great sounding board, he will be able to do some great things for us, advancing some opponents. Again, we have a great staff and to add a guy like that who has been the best at his profession for 40-something years is just huge for me.<\/p>\n On if he took offense to having Moore brought in\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Absolutely not. Nope. Rex and I sat down and talked about it and we brought him in. We had some time during the lockout and we were doing research and stuff. When I found out that this was something he would be interested in, it was a no brainer.<\/p>\n On what he sees in FB John Conner so far in training camp\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n John\u2019s doing a good job. Again, second year in the system, that helps him be able to play a little bit faster. The first couple installs, because there was really no rookie camp and things like that, have been a little bit slower. We haven\u2019t gone real fast, but with the information we\u2019ve given, he\u2019s done a great job. He and Anthony Lynn do a lot of work in the meeting room and stuff, and he\u2019s doing great.<\/p>\n On dealing with the release of WR Jerricho Cotchery\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Jerricho\u2019s one of my favorite guys I\u2019ve ever coached. I love him. I love his family, but it\u2019s part of the business. You get used to it. The longer you\u2019re in the business you realize coaches come and go, and players come and go. We wish him nothing but the best, but I think it\u2019s funny, because Jerricho leaves here, and Baltimore, they let Derrick Mason go. It\u2019s unfortunately the business, and we\u2019re thrilled to have Derrick here, and to have that addition of some experience, along with the guys we\u2019ve already got.<\/p>\n On what he\u2019s seen from WR Michael Campbell\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ll tell you what, he\u2019s made a play a day, and he\u2019s been doing a good job. He\u2019s been working a lot with the third group, but he\u2019s made a play a day. He\u2019s really extremely fast. Whenever you see somebody show up on a big play down the field with his speed, you look up and it\u2019s him. So, he\u2019s done a great job.<\/p>\n On how important T Wayne Hunter will be to the offense this year\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, I think he\u2019s a huge part of it. I think we all saw what he was capable of last year late in the season, when he stepped in and went against some of the best players in the league, Mathis and Woodley and those guys. Again, just another year of having all of the reps with the ones will be great for him. Last year, he was more of a swing tackle for us that ended up getting put into a role, and this year he is our real starting tackle, and he\u2019s thrilled about that, and he\u2019s looking forward to it. Now, the next challenge is for him is to try to be seen as one of the top tackles in the league, and that obviously would give us two of the best tackles in football.<\/p>\n On whether he will limit RB LaDainian Tomlinson\u2019s touches early in the season to keep him fresh towards the end of the season\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, I think what we\u2019re trying to do obviously is, we\u2019re excited about giving Shonn (Greene) the bulk of the carries. We\u2019re excited about him kind of being our bell cow, if you will. LT is thrilled about it. We\u2019ve kind of challenged LT in terms of one thing we want to get better at, (improving) our third-down percentage, our conversions. And with him being the third-down back, to kind of put that on his shoulders a little bit, between he and Mark, and some of the other guys, to kind of raise that level. (He\u2019s) still a great player. He\u2019s still going to be very involved. He\u2019s a guy that accepts any challenge, so when you challenge him about third downs or blitz pickups, or anything, he always steps to the front.<\/p>\n On whether the coaching staff did a lot of brainstorming to try to improve the offense in the red zone and on third down\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, we really did. Actually, that was one of the first things that Tom (Moore) came in about, was the red zone. When we brought him in the first time, we just had a list of things, but that was a big thing. We spent a ton of time on it. Looking back at our stuff, a lot of things that we need to do a better job of are getting ahead of the sticks a little bit on first down. If you get into third-and-long in the red zone, unfortunately, you\u2019re going to get, usually, eight guys in coverage, soft, cover-2, things like that, and they make you dump the ball off underneath. So, we\u2019ve got to do a better job of not shooting ourselves in the foot. We had some penalties where we were first-and-10 at the 12, next thing you know it\u2019s first-and-15, and that makes it hard. But we\u2019ve not only researched it all spring, but we\u2019ve started with it in training camp, like the second day we were right in there. And we\u2019ve had it almost every day since the start of camp.<\/p>\n On whether the goal line possession against Pittsburgh crystallized the team\u2019s issues in the red zone\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n The red zone? I don\u2019t think so. I think each and every drive is different. Obviously, we\u2019d love to have that drive turn out differently, but I don\u2019t think it crystalized it. I think each and every drive was different. That was a drive where, the first play we caught them with a trap and got down close and tried to go with a play-action pass against a pretty good run defense. The play got in late, we had some communication problem, so the run-action pass that we had, just really didn\u2019t unfold. Third down, called a pass, and that Woodley kid made a great play. On fourth down, we called our bread and butter play, and they stopped us. So, you\u2019ve got to give them credit, but no, to say it ties in with the red zone (issues) all year long. I wouldn\u2019t agree with that.<\/p>\n On whether he spent most of his time in the offseason thinking about that possession\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Not at all. The third-and-17 call I did. I always get asked that question, amazingly (laughter). If I could have one call back from that game it wouldn\u2019t be any of the four downs, it would be the third-and-17 call in the first two-minute drive. We were struggling. Probably in that situation, you\u2019re better off handing the ball off and going in to half time, but they brought an overload blitz, we didn\u2019t pick it up, and unfortunately, (the ball) got picked up and run back for a touchdown.<\/p>\n On how much Burress will help on the goal line\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Obviously, he\u2019s been great in that area of field his whole career. The size, matchup advantage is huge. I think that\u2019s something, again, you get him isolated. Usually, a lot of teams play where they can decide whether they want to cheat the backside safety strong, or keep him weak, and that\u2019s what teams have to decide. If they\u2019re going to single him back there, then obviously, we\u2019ll have things built in for him. If they want to try to double him, then that opens up guys on the other side, as well, so it should really help.<\/p>\n On what his plans are for Joe McKnight and Jeremy Kerley\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I think, with Joe, going into his second year, he\u2019s leaps and bounds from how he started last year, just in terms of understanding the system and the way he\u2019s working. He knows how we practice. He knows how we work and that\u2019s been terrific. He\u2019s such a great athlete, though, I think you\u2019ll see us try to move him around a little bit and try to put him in different spots. I think that\u2019ll be great. I think with Jeremy (Kerley), somebody asked about Michael Campbell, Jeremy is a guy that has showed up every day and just made play-after-play. With some of the other guys being out to start the camp, he\u2019s gotten a lot of reps with the ones. He\u2019s earned those reps. I try to remind Rex whenever he makes a play, \u2018Hey, who took that guy on a private workout? It was me.\u2019 I make sure that he knows that (laughing). Of course, he claims the Terminator (John Conner), so I can claim one guy. When we went to work out Jeremy, we knew that there was something special about him. He had the right look in his eye and, obviously, when you saw him running routes, we thought, \u2018This kid is pretty good.\u2019 He\u2019s doing a great job.<\/p>\n On how this year\u2019s receiving corps will be different from last season\u2019s corps\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I think that still remains to be seen. I think, obviously, the fact that you have guys that can play inside and out with Tone (Santonio Holmes) and Derrick, I think you\u2019ll see us run some more multiple-receiver sets because we can move guys around. Again, what you\u2019re looking at with each guy, Plaxico\u2019s size and strength. Derrick Mason, you look at his numbers the last couple of years, it\u2019s hard to keep up sometimes with other teams, but when the name came across our desk and you go back and look at the film, you see a guy who is effective inside and out. We all know what Tone can do. (We may do) multiple receiver sets and move guys around. That\u2019ll get us some flexibility and lot of this is just based on how they come along with the practice. There is plenty of time to get it all done, but it will be great to have them all out here.<\/p>\n On how he felt when he heard that Jerricho Cotchery had requested to leave the team\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I think, obviously, you sit down and you talk. Jerricho and I had a chance to do that. It\u2019s crazy enough, you don\u2019t really talk about the business. You just talk about your relationship and how you feel about one another. That\u2019s why we do what we do because you make great relationships. You meet people like the Jerricho Cotcherys of the world. You meet people like Tom Moore, Mark Sanchez. You meet people like Drew Brees and they\u2019re lifelong friends for you. It\u2019s just part of the business. He\u2019ll move on and do well and we\u2019ll move on and do well here.<\/p>\n On whether they teach the wide receivers all the wide receiver positions\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, we do. Obviously, guys like Tone, we\u2019re asking him to do a lot more than he did last year because the concepts get flipped around based on formations so they have to learn multiple positions. The concepts are all the same, but you have to learn, \u201cOk, hey, I\u2019m the \u201cF\u201d on this play, so that I have this route.\u201d<\/p>\n On whether that makes it harder for defenses to know where receivers are going to be\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, no question.<\/p>\n On what he means by asking Santonio Holmes to do more\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Last year, when he came in, he was mostly playing X early on. Then, we added the F. Now, he\u2019s playing all the positions and doing well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Monday New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer addressed the media.\u00a0 Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets. On having two new recievers on the field for practice today\u2026 I think we are really excited about it. 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