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The day has come. I awoke at 4 a.m. for an early morning business trip, and it’s as if I could hear the cheers of jubilation echoing from various corners of the Interwebs. Sayonora Schotty, they exclaimed! Happy trails, they joked. Good riddance, they collectively chimed. Yes, the moment has arrived. Brian Schottenheimer is no longer the offensive coordinator of the New York...

New York Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano has promised to use a simpler offense than the one employed by former OC Brian Schottenheimer.Sparano, who was hired earlier this week after the Jets parted ways with Schottenheimer, told the New York Daily News believes simplicity will help keep his players on the same page.“Certainly I come in with a little different system and...

Ian R. Rapoport from the Boston Herald reports Brian Schottenheimer is to meet with Alabama about offensive coordinator job. For Jets and Alabama fans: Brian Schottenheimer won't run "his" offense if Bama hires him. Every scheme is Saban's. He will have to adapt to Saban's system. Source: The Redzone Attached Thumbnails

Thanks to the superb research of @Sportsfeeder1 we learn of a certain MLB Hall of Famer who played in Boston and Tampa who happened to be in Mexico last week. And was supposedly drunk. And supposedly crashed some guy’s wedding. It’s all right there, documented on Twitter. You drunken MLB Hall of Famers are on notice. Twitter will out your asses. You crash a Mexican wedding...

We’re writing up some thoughts on the hiring of Tony Sparano, but in the meantime we wanted to address how The Hostage Standoff Formerly Known As Brian Schottenheimer’s Termination played out …   Irreconcilable Differences — The way Brian Schottenheimer wants to run his offense and the way that Rex wants his offense run were miles apart.  Not only did they...

The Jets have decided to hire Tony Sparano as their new offensive coordinator after parting ways with Brian Schottenheimer. Fantasy Spin: Sparano likes to pound the pigskin on the ground, and should be a good fit in New York. And he stays in the AFC East after serving as Miamis head coach from 2008-11. His presence should benefit young running back Shonn Greene.

Editor’s Note:  This is another post from Black and Teal’s latest writer, Daniel Lago. It’s been a long, strange journey with appearances by Rob Chudzinski, Brian Schottenheimer, Mel Tucker and heck, we even got stood up by Bill O’Brien. Extracurricular Activities at Penn State. Good Luck Bill! Source: Foxnews.com So how did we end up with Mike Mularkey...

The New York Jets have hired Tony Sparano as their offensive coordinator to replace Brian Schottenheimer. The former Miami Dolphins coach takes over an offense that struggled mightily this season. The team announced the hiring of Sparano on Wednesday, just over 12 hours after announcing that Schottenheimer told the Jets he wouldn't return next season despite having two years left on his...

Tony Sparano didn’t promise a radical facelift to the Jets’ offensive system, but he made it clear that Gang Green will have a clear offensive identity in 2012. The Jets’ new offensive coordinator’s blueprint will be much less complex than Brian Schottenheimer’s system with an emphasis on the ...

A collection of thoughts on the New York Jets decision to officially make former Miami Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano their new offensive coordinator - 1. You could have replaced Brian Schottenheimer with Paul Hackett and Jets fans would have been happy. Yet, I have to say that my initial reaction is positive to the decision to hire Sparano. Why? The Jets went outside the organization...

Joe Namath isn't exactly sure why the Jets chose Tony Sparano as Brian Schottenheimer's successor as offensive coordinator.

Brian Schottenheimer is out and Tony Sparano is in as offensive coordinator of the Jets, and the former Dolphins coach has promised something “a little different” in 2012.

Jenny Vrentas of the Star-Ledger reports that former New York Jets coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will interview with Nick Saban for the vacant offensive coordinator position at Alabama. Here’s the article: <div class='clply_clip' ... [visit site to read more] Schottenheimer to interview with Alabama - The Jet Press - The Jet Press - A New York Jets Fan Site ...