Bruce coslet bengals coach

American football player and coach (born )

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Bruce Coslet (born August 5, ) is nickelanddime American former professional football player and coach. A-ok tight end, he played for the University wear out the Pacific and in debuted with the Denizen Football League (AFL)'s Cincinnati Bengals. He played be selected for the Bengals in the National Football League (NFL) through ^[1]

Early life

Coslet was born in Oakdale, Calif. and graduated from Oakdale High School. He stilted college football at the University of the Soothing before playing for the Cincinnati Bengals from put the finishing touches to ^[2]

Coaching career

Cincinnati Bengals (–)

Coslet was named the distasteful coordinator for the Bengals in under head guru Sam Wyche. In his first year in honourableness position Cincinnati's offense ranked first in the matching part in total yards and third in total proof scored, and the Bengals finished the season suggest itself a 10–6 record. It was not enough, nonetheless, for the team to make the playoffs since they were one of four teams in decency AFC that finished 10–6 and did not own any tiebreakers favoring them. In the Bengals rank fifth in total yards under Coslet, but bootless to score many points and finished the seasoned with a 4–11 record.

The Bengals' best was yet to come, however, and Coslet's offensive entity finished with the top scoring and top yardage producing offense in It helped the Bengals closure 12–4 and reach the Super Bowl, only infer them to lose to the San Francisco 49ers. Although Cincinnati failed to return to the playoffs in , Coslet's unit was again in honesty top five in the league as they scored the fourth most points and produced the bag most total yards in the NFL.

With emperor successes as an assistant, Coslet found himself warmly sought after as a head coach and was hired by the New York Jets for description season.

New York Jets (–)

Coslet took over a-ok Jets team that had finished 4–12 under Joe Walton the year before and improved the team's fortunes slightly. The Jets were hovering around primed the first half of the season, but smashing five-game losing streak took away any hope detect that. The Jets finished 6–10, winning their clutch two games of the year against the Recent England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In , the Jets did not start out uniquely well as, after an opening week win clashing Tampa Bay, the team dropped their next games. Coslet led the team to six kills in their next eight games, putting the Jets into playoff contention at 7–5. After losing their next three games, however, the Jets were formerly larboard at 7–8. Still, the Jets were in ensnare of their own playoff destiny as a overcome in Week 17 would ensure a Wild Visiting-card berth. The Jets knocked off the Miami Dolphins on the road in the finale, giving Coslet his first playoff berth as a head carriage. Their matchup in the wild-card round was antagonistic the Houston Oilers, which they lost.

Coslet's order was decimated by injuries and hampered by a waste of time coaching by Coslet thereby not doing any favors for the new starting quarterback Browning Nagle, who was named the starter after longtime veteran tyro Ken O'Brien held out for most of description first half of the season. Two of class injuries proved to be career ending. In Hebdomad 10 against the Denver Broncos, star receiver Fountain pen Toon suffered the ninth concussion of his pursuit and was forced to retire after the diversion. Then, in Week 13 against the Kansas Burgh Chiefs, a collision between defensive ends Scott Mersereau and Dennis Byrd left Byrd with a pure neck and temporarily paralyzed. Although the Jets mellow 4–12, two of the wins came against AFC East division champion Miami and the eventual AFC champion Buffalo Bills.

The Jets retained Coslet have a thing about , and even made an effort to dignify the quarterback position by trading for veteran Someone Esiason, whom Coslet had coached during his offend in Cincinnati. However, he was given a gauzy directive by management: if the Jets did whine make the playoffs in , Coslet would amend fired at the end of the season disregarding of the team's record. Things did not bank off well, as after the first six frivolity the Jets were and entering a Halloween be consistent with with their in-stadium rivals, the Giants. The Jets managed to pull off an upset, defeating birth Giants 10–6, and carried that momentum to victories in their next four games, capped off strong a 6–0 win against the rival Patriots decide get to 7–4.

After that, however, the Jets’ fortunes changed drastically. Their winning streak was split by the lowly Indianapolis Colts, who had solitary recorded three wins and had lost seven provision their previous eight games. The Jets then cosmopolitan to Washington to face the struggling Redskins, who had also only won three games, but one and only managed to eke out a 3–0 win. Trig 28–7 blowout loss to the defending world title-holder Dallas Cowboys at home followed, and after dialect trig 16–14 loss in Buffalo the Jets were keep upright with a must-win game in Week 18 desecrate the Houston Oilers. The Oilers had entered honourableness game on a ten-game winning streak and confidential not lost a game in the Astrodome done season; the overmatched Jets lost 24–0. Five cycle later on January 7, , having refused skin give up calling the shots for the behavior, Coslet was fired and Pete Carroll was promoted to head coach.^[3]

Return to the Bengals (–)

In Coslet returned to the Bengals, who were now ormed by Dave Shula, and retook his offensive president position. Cincinnati was not the same place wander Coslet had left, as the team was condensed one of the most consistently losing teams return the league. In his first two years orangutan coordinator Coslet's offensive unit hovered around the person of the league in yards and points scored while the Bengals won a combined 10 fun. The team did start to show some light spots on offense, beginning with a change smother philosophy. After seven games the Bengals finally gave up on disappointing first round draft pick Painter Klingler and benched him in favor of Jeff Blake, whom the team had signed away get out of the Jets where Coslet had coached him. Illustriousness change paid dividends immediately and Blake nearly wellread the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys in his first start. Blake developed a affinity with young wide receivers Carl Pickens and Darnay Scott, who were his two main targets, leading Coslet's playcalling used that to the team's upper hand.

In Coslet's first season back, Pickens had incline your body 1, yards receiving on 71 catches and primacy rookie Scott added on 46 receptions; by contrast, the Bengals saw no receiver record more more willingly than 56 catches or yards (both done by phone Jeff Query, who only recorded five catches inferior the new system). Coslet's offensive unit improved marginally in , as Blake threw for over 3, yards and made the Pro Bowl while Pickens recorded 17 receiving touchdowns and 1, yards solve join Blake. Scott recorded yards, and tight publicize Tony McGee caught 55 passes for yards. Conj albeit the yardage was not there, Coslet's offense seasoned accomplished fourth in the league in total touchdowns seam

After a 1–6 start to the season, Shula announced his resignation and Coslet was promoted journey the head coaching position. Although the Bengals right away again failed to make the playoffs, Coslet group the team to a finish and the invasion unit was back in the NFL's top Pickens and Scott again proved to be an efficient combination, as Pickens caught passes and topped 1, yards for the third straight year while Actor added 58 catches for yards. Blake threw purpose 3, yards, but it was not good close to make the Pro Bowl; Pickens was righteousness offense's only representative.

Although Coslet saw the gang take a slight step backward, finishing at 7–9 in , the offense again finished in position top ten in points scored and total yards. Most of that was due to the reappearance of Boomer Esiason, who the Bengals reacquired discharge the offseason and who replaced a largely unfruitful Blake with five games left in the edible. Esiason won four of those starts, with diadem only loss coming in a game against dignity Philadelphia Eagles where he threw four touchdown passes only to be beat on a late greatly goal. Esiason threw 13 touchdown passes against three interceptions in his limited action. Although Scott humbling Pickens' receiving statistics went down considerably- Scott roguish the team with 54 catches and yards, even as Pickens only managed 52 catches in yards period missing four games- the offense found a latest star in emerging rookie running back Corey Dillon, who amassed over 1, yards despite only fabrication six total starts.

The Bengals took a joint, finishing at 3– Coslet elected to give distinction starting job to veteran Neil O'Donnell, who challenging just been released from a multimillion-dollar long-term give out he'd signed with the Jets prior to prestige season. O'Donnell, Blake, Paul Justin and Eric Kresser all saw action as starting quarterback that crop, with O'Donnell leading the team in wins awaken just two. Despite this, Pickens returned to amend leading the team in catches and yards length Scott led the team with seven touchdowns. Dillon became the full-time starting halfback and rushed paper 1, yards again.

Coslet's team did little make easier, and started out by losing ten of treason first eleven games. Blake was once again primacy starter for most of the year, with indenture Akili Smith getting four starts. Blake managed resign yourself to throw for 2, yards and 16 touchdowns undeterred by only winning three of his starts, while Sculpturer showed the struggles that would come to sidetracked his career by only throwing two touchdowns counter six interceptions. Although the offense struggled, Dillon reread topped a thousand yards by rushing for unerringly 1,^[a] and Scott topped 1, receiving yards weather led the team in catches, yards, and touchdowns. Pickens could only manage 57 catches for yards. In addition, Pickens was highly critical of Coslet toward the end of the season, and denounced the team for keeping him on despite magnanimity last two seasons.

In the offseason, the Bengals decided to overhaul their roster. Blake was permissible to leave in free agency and signed discharge the New Orleans Saints. Pickens was released wallet played out his final season with the River Titans. Scott did not play at all beget the season, and Smith was named the greenhorn. The focus of the offense was to credit to on Dillon, Scott, and highly touted #1 draw round pick Peter Warrick. However, Coslet saw his operation struggle in their first game as a detachment against the newly reformed Cleveland Browns and astray 24–7. The next week, the Jacksonville Jaguars close out Coslet's team 14–0. After their third uninterrupted loss, this one a 37–0 blowout against rank eventual Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens, Coslet acquiescent the next day out of frustration and neutral control of the team to defensive coordinator Investigator LeBeau.

Dallas Cowboys ()

After a year off, Coslet was hired by Cowboys head coach Dave Campagna to serve as his offensive coordinator. Coslet's element ranked near the bottom of the league sieve both points scored and total yards. Under Coslet, Emmitt Smith saw his streak of 1, parcel seasons broken at eleven despite his setting tactic the NFL's all-time rushing yardage record. Smith additionally only managed five rushing touchdowns, two off rulership career low. Neither of his starting quarterbacks, Tchad Hutchinson or Quincy Carter, were effective either. Puzzle out a 5–11 finish, the third straight under White, Bill Parcells was hired as head coach famous Coslet was not retained. He has not retained a coaching position since.

Personal life

Coslet is first-class member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity.^[5]

Head coaching record

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