On Friday New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer addressed the media.\u00a0 Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets.<\/p>\n
On having a lot of unhappy guys on offense and if he is concerned\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, I think Jared obviously made me aware of it, but the beautiful thing about being here, obviously is that Rex (Ryan) allows each guy to be himself. I think the team is a family and families have disagreements. They have things they talk about. I know one thing, our guys are all on the same page about wanting to win games. So I think the guys that are doing that, they\u2019ll get it all worked out.<\/p>\n On if he is compelled to get involved in the back-and-forth talk between players\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I think there\u2019s always dialogue. We\u2019ve lost three games in a row, guys are frustrated, guys are looking for answers, they all want answers. We have a lot of dialogue, we have a lot of things we talk about and not necessarily one situation like that, but there\u2019s always conversation amongst all of us. \u2018Hey, how are you feeling? What\u2019s going on? What are your issues?\u2019 I think that\u2019s one of the reasons why we\u2019ve been able to handle tough times in the past.<\/p>\n On if it is troubling to hear negative comments made by Santonio Holmes\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I think obviously Santonio is a guy (who is) very competitive. Sometimes when things are said in the media, they don\u2019t always come off the way you say them. But again, those are the situations where we don\u2019t worry about it. We know we\u2019re professionals. We\u2019re all going to work through it. We need to win a game, and we realize that. We want to win a game. We\u2019ve been through this before, a couple years back we went through hard times and it\u2019s not a lot of fun. But, there\u2019s only one thing you can do, and that\u2019s roll up your sleeves and get back to work.<\/p>\n On if any receivers talked to him after the refuted report that they complained to coach Ryan\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n No, they didn\u2019t. Obviously, I was made aware of it and once Rex said it was untrue, then I obviously had no concerns about it.<\/p>\n On hearing public criticism of himself\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I always laugh about this and I point out Rich (Cimini) every time, because two years ago I got a \u201cOne More Schott\u201d deal, heading into Indianapolis, the first game. Sorry Rich. (laughter) I don\u2019t want to read tomorrow\u2019s (headline) now (joking). (There\u2019s) no telling. \u2018Yeah, this is your last Schott\u2019 (laughter). But, in all reality, it comes with the territory. I do the best I can, this staff works our tails off, we have to be more consistent. And when you\u2019re not winning games and there\u2019s things you\u2019re missing, you\u2019re going to take heat in the position I\u2019m in.<\/p>\n On his players saying that it\u2019s not on him, and that they should execute better\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I appreciate them saying that. Ultimately, I\u2019m always going to take the responsibility. That\u2019s the way I was brought up in my family, in the role that I\u2019m in and I\u2019m comfortable there.<\/p>\n On what he gleaned from his father, Marty Schottenheimer\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s funny because I used to be on the other side of it. I used to be the guy in school getting in fights with kids talking about my dad and now you sit there and you worry about your kids and stuff. The thing I took from him, you do the best you can, you have trust in yourself and what you\u2019re doing. You stay true to yourself and if you do that, at the end of the day you have that to fall back on.<\/p>\n On if he has banked what his father did during his coaching career to use it in his own career\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Absolutely. Actually, a long time ago, I\u2019ll never forget, we were at breakfast one day after they (Kansas City Chiefs) lost. The Chiefs played the Dolphins, I can\u2019t even tell you what year it was. We were at breakfast, it was the day after they lost. Nick Lowery missed like a 50-yard field goal. And we were at the breakfast table and some guys were talking about the game and talking about, \u2018Boy, Marty Schottenheimer, he doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s doing, that guy\u2019s a bozo, this and that.\u2019 And so my mom and I and (my) sister were kind of stewing, like \u2018Can you believe this?\u2019 And all my dad did when we were done (was) he walked over and introduced himself. He said, \u2018How are you doing? I\u2019m Marty Schottenheimer. I don\u2019t take myself too seriously, I do the best I can.\u2019 The guy sent him like a five-page letter in the mail apologizing. \u2018I didn\u2019t know you were there, I\u2019m sorry, thank you for what you\u2019ve done in Kansas City.\u2019 All you can do is handle yourself with class. I think my father did that.<\/p>\n On three-and-outs and how to fix it\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I think, ultimately, and I\u2019m not dodging your question at all. I think here\u2019s the big thing, starting fast is about execution. We have openers. A couple weeks ago, we challenged our guys. The Jacksonville game, we went out and did it. So, again, I think it really is about being more consistent. That\u2019s kind of been our M.O. so far this season, and that\u2019s probably why we\u2019re frustrated as a unit. Because there\u2019s a lot of flashes of really, really good things. But when you go out and you do silly things, and I\u2019ll take my fair share of blame for those, I\u2019m ultimately accountable. But that\u2019s, I think, what\u2019s frustrating. We have a second-and-one situation, we get a penalty. Mark goes on a hard count, (he probably) really does not need to do that. We jump offsides. Just little things like that that we need to work through. But, can the team do it? Absolutely. The big focus this week is, you take one play at a time and when that play is over, you move on. It\u2019s over. Good, bad or indifferent, you move on. What happens if you let that play effect you, then you\u2019ll have a series of bad plays. And you don\u2019t want to have that. You can have one bad play, it\u2019s going to happen in the game. But when you have a series or two or three plays in a row that are bad, that\u2019s when you really kind of falter.<\/p>\n On how much of the problem is execution of playcalls\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n There\u2019s plenty of blame to go around. There\u2019s certainly things that we need to execute better. There are certainly (times) that I\u2019d like to have calls back. You can\u2019t put a percentage on it. So ultimately, when you sit in my chair, you take the responsibility.<\/p>\n On at what point did he go from stewing in criticism to letting it roll off your back\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I think it probably comes with experience. I think the first year or two on the job you kind of (say), \u2018Boy, that\u2019s unfair.\u2019 But again, I think I\u2019ve probably had a lifestyle of learning about it. For the last couple of years I just realized it\u2019s a long season. It\u2019s a marathon. You go back to Rex\u2019s first year here, Mark\u2019s rookie year. Two different times you lose three games. He\u2019s up here after one of the games saying we\u2019re out of the playoffs. The next thing you know, we\u2019re in the championship game. You didn\u2019t think you\u2019d get lower (than) after New England and Miami last year. You fight your way through it. I think if there\u2019s one thing we pride ourselves on, it\u2019s being tough, high-character guys that work through problems and we\u2019re proud of that.<\/p>\n On hearing negative chants after the loss to Miami at home last season\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Obviously, the people that say they don\u2019t hear it are lying. You\u2019re aware of it, but again, all you can really go on there is, hey, the game didn\u2019t go the way you wanted it to. We had struggled the week before, but you move on. We had something growing up, we called it the midnight rule. You asked earlier about my father. All you can do is, when the game is over, you have until midnight to stew about it. Win, lose or draw, you have until midnight. Once midnight hits, you have to move on. You have to move on to the next opponent because if you let what happened in that game that just took place affect your preparation for the next game, then you\u2019re probably going to have a streak of some bad games. It\u2019s funny, you get texts from people. My mom will shoot me a text, she\u2019s not great on the phone, (that says), \u201cMidnight rule.\u201d Going back to that game, it was tough. I think we fought our way out of it. (We) went to Pittsburgh and played well. (We) went to Chicago and kind of got on a roll.<\/p>\n On Derrick Mason\u2019s play with the Jets\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Obviously, the big thing with Derrick was, while he was here, he did a lot of good things. Decisions are made every day for different reasons and I think Rex (Ryan) and Mike (Tannenbaum) talked about it, and I\u2019m going to leave it at that.<\/p>\n On if Mason was creating any problems\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Not that I was aware of.<\/p>\n On his relationship with Kris Jenkins and Jenkins saying he is on the hot seat\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I love Jenks (Jenkins). I think Jenks is great. I\u2019m always on the hot seat. I\u2019ve been on the hot seat for six years. It is part of the deal, and if you spend any time worrying about that stuff, then you\u2019re not doing your job, because it\u2019s going to be out there. I don\u2019t have any ill feelings towards Jenks. He\u2019s allowed to have his opinions, and that\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n On Jenkins\u2019 comments about Mark Sanchez\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I think, obviously, I don\u2019t feel that Mark has training wheels on. I don\u2019t agree with that, but we all can certainly play better.<\/p>\n On how come the offense hasn\u2019t taken more shots down the field\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Obviously, we certainly have shot plays in each week. Some of them get called, not all of them. The first play of the game last week was a shot play. Obviously, the protection broke down. The big thing with us is, we always tell Mark (Sanchez), \u2018I shot called is not a shot taken.\u2019 Just because you call a shot, doesn\u2019t mean you have to throw it 40 yards. We\u2019re not trying to do that. If a guy is open, we\u2019ll throw it to him. You\u2019ve seen us take advantage of Plax (Plaxico Burress) being one-on-one some, up the boundaries and things like that. We\u2019re calling them, but they\u2019re not always getting thrown deep down the field. Some are getting checked (down) and things like that.<\/p>\n On if they have not taken more shots down the field because the offensive line has not blocked well\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n No, absolutely not. You guys have heard (me) from day one, I said the protection issues, it\u2019s easy to put the protection issues on one group. Pass protection is about more than just the offensive line. Everybody is involved, from the coaches that design the protections, to the line, to the backs, to the quarterback getting the ball out of his hand, to the receivers that are involved with what protections you do where they have adjustments and stuff. It\u2019s everybody. That\u2019s got nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n On whether there was too much emphasis on running the ball last week against a team who struggles against the pass\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I don\u2019t think so. Again, I think the \u201cGround and Pound\u201d is a mentality that we go into games with. The game was close. I wish we could\u2019ve converted some more third downs. I think that would\u2019ve helped balance out the way the game would\u2019ve been played. Obviously, the couple three-and-outs early kind of hurt us, but, no, I don\u2019t think so. I was pleased with how we ran the football. I thought the passing game got going a little bit. We never got the big play down the field until the touchdown late to Tone (Holmes). The big thing, you just got to have the ability to convert on third down, because that allows you to get into a rhythm.<\/p>\n On how much new pieces of the offense can lead to more inconsistencies and incompletions\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s not obviously all Mark. There\u2019s a lot of things that go into it. There\u2019s certain timing elements and stuff. I think we\u2019ve worked through a lot of those. I think that obviously was probably evident more so early on. Again, it\u2019s different things. It\u2019s a dropped pass here, it\u2019s a missed throw there, it\u2019s a bad call here, that kind of affect it. We\u2019ve been really, really, really good at times, again, the Oakland game, when we\u2019ve been forced to go (with) some two-minute stuff, against Dallas, going back, we\u2019ve been really, really, really good, really, really, really clean. There\u2019s been other times where we\u2019ve been kind of really inconsistent. That\u2019s what we\u2019re working towards, is to be more consistent and to be better more plays than not.<\/p>\n On whether he feels he needs to call a meeting to address the comments being made\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n This group has got a great relationship. They really do. We\u2019ve been through a lot of hard times, and we will continue to work through those things. But, absolutely, whether it\u2019s done in public, whether it\u2019s done in private, those are things that we\u2019ll keep in house, but this group will be ready to go on Monday night, and I have no questions about that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Friday New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer addressed the media.\u00a0 Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets. 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