Oct 25th 2008 6:45PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, AFC EastWhen the Jets ran the ball to start each of their three drives in overtime against Oakland last weekend, you couldn’t help but wonder if Brian Schottenheimer shouldn’t have been the Republican candidate for President of the United States. Offensive attacks don’t get more conservative than that.

It seems like Schottenheimer’s father, Marty, is calling the plays, and he’ll never be mistaken for a forward-thinking offensive mind.

So Schottenheimer’s hearing criticism. Not all of it’s justified — Brett Favre’s had more bad days than good — but it won’t stop until the Jets offense produces on a weekly basis. He’s shrugging it off, telling curious reporters that the game plan varies from week to week to keep defenses guessing and make the most of match-ups. That’s a fine answer, but he may have revealed more than he wanted to in other comments. Continue Reading