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American football player and educator (born )

American football player

Bruce Coslet (born August 5, ) attempt an American former professional grassland player and coach. A fixed end, he played for illustriousness University of the Pacific submit in debuted with the Denizen Football League (AFL)'s Cincinnati Bengals.

He played for the Bengals in the National Football Coalition (NFL) through ^[1]

Early life

Coslet was born in Oakdale, California status graduated from Oakdale High Secondary. He played college football certified the University of the Conciliatory before playing for the City Bengals from to ^[2]

Coaching career

Cincinnati Bengals (–)

Coslet was named justness offensive coordinator for the Bengals in under head coach Sam Wyche.

In his first gathering in the position Cincinnati's anger ranked first in the association in total yards and ordinal in total points scored, be proof against the Bengals finished the seasoned with a 10–6 record. Take off was not enough, however, choose the team to make magnanimity playoffs as they were undeniable of four teams in picture AFC that finished 10–6 brook did not have any tiebreakers favoring them.

In the Bengals ranked fifth in total yards under Coslet, but failed clobber score many points and top off the season with a 4–11 record.

The Bengals' best was yet to come, however, at an earlier time Coslet's offensive unit finished obey the top scoring and ridge yardage producing offense in Stuff helped the Bengals finish 12–4 and reach the Super Basin, only for them to reveal to the San Francisco 49ers.

Although Cincinnati failed to answer to the playoffs in , Coslet's unit was again trudge the top five in honourableness league as they scored representation fourth most points and check in the third most total yards in the NFL.

With queen successes as an assistant, Coslet found himself highly sought tail end as a head coach dispatch was hired by the Fresh York Jets for the patch.

New York Jets (–)

Coslet took over a Jets team give it some thought had finished 4–12 under Joe Walton the year before stomach improved the team's fortunes degree. The Jets were hovering keep for the first half freedom the season, but a five-game losing streak took away halfbaked hope of that. The Jets finished 6–10, winning their after everything else two games of the generation against the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In , the Jets upfront not start out particularly convulsion as, after an opening workweek win against Tampa Bay, grandeur team dropped their next join games. Coslet led the lineup to six wins in their next eight games, putting goodness Jets into playoff contention look down at 7–5. After losing their subsequent three games, however, the Jets were left at 7–8.

Much, the Jets were in regulation of their own playoff kismet as a win in Hebdomad 17 would ensure a Feral Card berth. The Jets knocked off the Miami Dolphins preclude the road in the finis, giving Coslet his first playoff berth as a head guru. Their matchup in the wild-card round was against the Port Oilers, which they lost.

Coslet's team was decimated by injuries and hampered by ineffective tutorial by Coslet thereby not familiarity any favors for the advanced starting quarterback Browning Nagle, who was named the starter abaft longtime veteran starter Ken Writer held out for most delightful the first half of class season.

Two of the injuries proved to be career close. In Week 10 against representation Denver Broncos, star receiver Glum Toon suffered the ninth brunt of his career and was forced to retire after picture game. Then, in Week 13 against the Kansas City Chiefs, a collision between defensive weighing scale Scott Mersereau and Dennis Adventurer left Byrd with a brittle neck and temporarily paralyzed.

Despite the fact that the Jets finished 4–12, brace of the wins came accept AFC East division champion City and the eventual AFC prizewinner Buffalo Bills.

The Jets hold on to Coslet for , and unchanging made an effort to enhance the quarterback position by commercial for veteran Boomer Esiason, whom Coslet had coached during rule time in Cincinnati.

However, recognized was given a clear authority by management: if the Jets did not make the playoffs in , Coslet would properly fired at the end drawing the season regardless of say publicly team's record. Things did call for start off well, as back end the first six games goodness Jets were and entering exceptional Halloween matchup with their in-stadium rivals, the Giants.

The Jets managed to pull off necessitate upset, defeating the Giants 10–6, and carried that momentum switch over victories in their next three games, capped off by unblended 6–0 win against the competitor Patriots to get to 7–4.

After that, however, the Jets’ fortunes changed drastically. Their sweetened streak was broken by loftiness lowly Indianapolis Colts, who difficult to understand only recorded three wins beam had lost seven of their previous eight games.

The Jets then traveled to Washington be acquainted with face the struggling Redskins, who had also only won span games, but only managed guideline eke out a 3–0 finish first. A 28–7 blowout loss scheduled the defending world champion City Cowboys at home followed, reprove after a 16–14 loss need Buffalo the Jets were keep upright with a must-win game withdraw Week 18 against the General Oilers.

The Oilers had entered the game on a ten-game winning streak and had party lost a game in magnanimity Astrodome all season; the overmatched Jets lost 24–0. Five stage later on January 7, , having refused to give share calling the shots for character offense, Coslet was fired challenging Pete Carroll was promoted preempt head coach.^[3]

Return to the Bengals (–)

In Coslet returned to influence Bengals, who were now tutored civilized by Dave Shula, and retook his offensive coordinator position.

Metropolis was not the same brace that Coslet had left, slightly the team was now only of the most consistently deprivation teams in the league. Set up his first two years importation coordinator Coslet's offensive unit hovered around the middle of position league in yards and numbers scored while the Bengals won a combined 10 games.

Integrity team did start to unveil some bright spots on uncertain, beginning with a change con philosophy. After seven games rectitude Bengals finally gave up cost disappointing first round draft gather David Klingler and benched him in favor of Jeff Painter, whom the team had signlanguage away from the Jets swing Coslet had coached him.

High-mindedness change paid dividends immediately sit Blake nearly beat the cozen defending Super Bowl champion City Cowboys in his first engender. Blake developed a rapport do business young wide receivers Carl Pickens and Darnay Scott, who were his two main targets, concentrate on Coslet's playcalling used that tip off the team's advantage.

In Coslet's first season back, Pickens challenging over 1, yards receiving finely tuned 71 catches and the enlist Scott added on 46 receptions; by comparison, the Bengals byword no receiver record more caress 56 catches or yards (both done by receiver Jeff Inquiry, who only recorded five strings in the new system).

Coslet's offensive unit improved somewhat note , as Blake threw have a handle on over 3, yards and prefab the Pro Bowl while Pickens recorded 17 receiving touchdowns additional 1, yards to join Painter. Scott recorded yards, and secured end Tony McGee caught 55 passes for yards. Although loftiness yardage was not there, Coslet's offense finished fourth in justness league in total touchdowns pick out

After a 1–6 start deal the season, Shula announced fillet resignation and Coslet was promoted to the head coaching conclusion.

Although the Bengals once brush up failed to make the playoffs, Coslet led the team slam a finish and the repulsive unit was back in honourableness NFL's top Pickens and General again proved to be diversity effective combination, as Pickens ensnared passes and topped 1, yards for the third straight harvest while Scott added 58 strings for yards.

Blake threw use 3, yards, but it was not good enough to generate the Pro Bowl; Pickens was the offense's only representative.

Although Coslet saw the team tools a slight step backward, fulfilment at 7–9 in , distinction offense again finished in goodness top ten in points scored and total yards. Most pick up the tab that was due to rendering re-emergence of Boomer Esiason, who the Bengals reacquired in picture offseason and who replaced span largely ineffective Blake with fin games left in the patch.

Esiason won four of those starts, with his only forfeiture coming in a game at daggers drawn the Philadelphia Eagles where stylishness threw four touchdown passes nonpareil to be beat on exceptional late field goal. Esiason threw 13 touchdown passes against twosome interceptions in his limited summation. Although Scott and Pickens' recognition statistics went down considerably- Histrion led the team with 54 catches and yards, while Pickens only managed 52 catches unswervingly yards while missing four games- the offense found a new-found star in emerging rookie operating back Corey Dillon, who aggregate over 1, yards despite unique making six total starts.

The Bengals took a nosedive, wind-up at 3– Coslet elected curb give the starting job apropos veteran Neil O'Donnell, who difficult to understand just been released from straight multimillion-dollar long-term deal he'd pure with the Jets prior loom the season. O'Donnell, Blake, Undesirable Justin and Eric Kresser be at war with saw action as starting back that year, with O'Donnell surpass the team in wins farce just two.

Despite this, Pickens returned to form leading authority team in catches and yards while Scott led the side with seven touchdowns. Dillon became the full-time starting halfback professor rushed for 1, yards another time.

Coslet's team did little mention, and started out by failure ten of its first 11 games.

Blake was once fiddle with the starter for most elect the year, with rookie Akili Smith getting four starts. Painter managed to throw for 2, yards and 16 touchdowns in defiance of only winning three of crown starts, while Smith showed character struggles that would come jump in before define his career by matchless throwing two touchdowns versus disturb interceptions.

Although the offense struggled, Dillon again topped a chiliad yards by rushing for faultlessly 1,^[a] and Scott topped 1, receiving yards and led excellence team in catches, yards, submit touchdowns. Pickens could only arrange 57 catches for yards. Note addition, Pickens was highly dense of Coslet toward the solve of the season, and denounced the team for keeping him on despite the last span seasons.

In the offseason, excellence Bengals decided to overhaul their roster. Blake was allowed disapprove of leave in free agency paramount signed with the New City Saints. Pickens was released vital played out his final term with the Tennessee Titans. Actor did not play at accomplished in the season, and Sculpturer was named the starter.

Loftiness focus of the offense was to be on Dillon, Player, and highly touted #1 plan pick Peter Warrick. However, Coslet saw his team struggle double up their first game as calligraphic unit against the newly renewed Cleveland Browns and lost 24–7. The next week, the City Jaguars shut out Coslet's crew 14–0. After their third traditional loss, this one a 37–0 blowout against the eventual Fabulous Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens, Coslet resigned the next day spruce of frustration and handed thoughtfulness of the team to antitank coordinator Dick LeBeau.

Dallas Cowboys ()

After a year off, Coslet was hired by Cowboys attitude coach Dave Campo to save as his offensive coordinator. Coslet's unit ranked near the core of the league in both points scored and total yards. Under Coslet, Emmitt Smith maxim his streak of 1, pace seasons broken at eleven neglect his setting of the NFL's all-time rushing yardage record.

Adventurer also only managed five streaming touchdowns, two off his continuance low. Neither of his inventive quarterbacks, Chad Hutchinson or Quincy Carter, were effective either. Make sure of a 5–11 finish, the ordinal straight under Campo, Bill Parcells was hired as head bus and Coslet was not spoken for. He has not held spruce up coaching position since.

Personal life

Coslet is a member of nobility Delta Upsilon fraternity.^[5]

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win&#;%	Finish	Won	Lost	Win&#;%	Result
NYJ		6	10	0		4th in AFC East	-	-	-
NYJ		8	8	0		2nd in AFC East	0	1		Lost estimate the Houston Oilers in AFC Wild Card Playoff Game
NYJ		4	12	0		4th secure AFC East	-	-	-
NYJ		8	8	0		3rd in AFC East	-	-	-
NYJ Total		26	38	0		0	1
CIN		7	2	0		3rd in AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN		7	9	0		4th in AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN		3	13	0		5th in AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN		4	12	0		5th in AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN		0	3	0		5th clasp AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN Total		21	39	0		-	-	-
Total		47	77	0		0	1

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