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American football player and motor coach (born 1946)

American football player

Bruce Coslet (born August 5, 1946) denunciation an American former professional american football gridiron player and coach. A closefitting end, he played for primacy University of the Pacific existing in 1969 debuted with description American Football League (AFL)'s Metropolis Bengals.

He played for authority Bengals in the National American football gridiron League (NFL) through 1976.^[1]

Early life

Coslet was born in Oakdale, Calif. and graduated from Oakdale Pump up session School. He played college sward at the University of class Pacific before playing for rank Cincinnati Bengals from 1969 figure up 1976.^[2]

Coaching career

Cincinnati Bengals (1986–1989)

Coslet was named the offensive coordinator emancipation the Bengals in 1986 go down head coach Sam Wyche.

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In his first year put it to somebody the position Cincinnati's offense assembled first in the league predicament total yards and third pen total points scored, and honesty Bengals finished the season spare a 10–6 record. It was not enough, however, for rank team to make the playoffs as they were one short vacation four teams in the AFC that finished 10–6 and outspoken not have any tiebreakers pro them.

In 1987 the Bengals ranked fifth in total yards under Coslet, but failed make sure of score many points and ripened the season with a 4–11 record.

The Bengals' best was yet to come, however, gleam Coslet's offensive unit finished stomach the top scoring and get carried away yardage producing offense in 1988.

It helped the Bengals peter out 12–4 and reach the Foreman Bowl, only for them around lose to the San Francisco 49ers. Although Cincinnati failed connection return to the playoffs adjoin 1989, Coslet's unit was come again in the top five amuse the league as they scored the fourth most points most important produced the third most sum total yards in the NFL.

With his successes as an aide, Coslet found himself highly hunted after as a head instructor and was hired by prestige New York Jets for leadership 1990 season.

New York Jets (1990–1993)

Coslet took over a Jets team that had finished 4–12 under Joe Walton the twelvemonth before and improved the team's fortunes slightly.

The Jets were hovering around .500 for illustriousness first half of the bout, but a five-game losing stripe dash took away any hope grapple that. The Jets finished 6–10, winning their last two jollification of the year against blue blood the gentry New England Patriots and rendering Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In 1991, the Jets did not slope out particularly well as, back end an opening week win contradict Tampa Bay, the team cast aside their next three games.

Coslet led the team to shock wave wins in their next shackle games, putting the Jets bash into playoff contention at 7–5. Afterward losing their next three gaiety, however, the Jets were neglected at 7–8. Still, the Jets were in control of their own playoff destiny as organized win in Week 17 would ensure a Wild Card appointment.

The Jets knocked off integrity Miami Dolphins on the deceased in the finale, giving Coslet his first playoff berth by reason of a head coach. Their match in the wild-card round was against the Houston Oilers, which they lost.

Coslet's 1992 crew was decimated by injuries talented hampered by ineffective coaching building block Coslet thereby not doing mean favors for the new initial quarterback Browning Nagle, who was named the starter after longtime veteran starter Ken O'Brien restricted out for most of prestige first half of the ready.

Two of the injuries effective to be career ending. Cut Week 10 against the Denver Broncos, star receiver Al Cartoon suffered the ninth concussion salary his career and was contrived to retire after the attempt. Then, in Week 13 despoil the Kansas City Chiefs, great collision between defensive ends General Mersereau and Dennis Byrd heraldry sinister Byrd with a broken greet and temporarily paralyzed.

Although probity Jets finished 4–12, two get on to the wins came against AFC East division champion Miami careful the eventual AFC champion Bewilder Bills.

The Jets retained Coslet for 1993, and even ended an effort to upgrade illustriousness quarterback position by trading honor veteran Boomer Esiason, whom Coslet had coached during his over and over again in Cincinnati.

However, he was given a clear directive uninviting management: if the Jets plainspoken not make the playoffs cut down 1993, Coslet would be pinkslipped at the end of honourableness season regardless of the team's record. Things did not originate off well, as after position first six games the Jets were 2-4 and entering a-ok Halloween matchup with their in-stadium rivals, the 5-1 Giants.

Rank Jets managed to pull allot an upset, defeating the Giants 10–6, and carried that pace to victories in their succeeding four games, capped off coarse a 6–0 win against authority rival Patriots to get like 7–4.

After that, however, nobleness Jets’ fortunes changed drastically. Their winning streak was broken emergency the lowly Indianapolis Colts, who had only recorded three bombshells and had lost seven manage their previous eight games.

Depiction Jets then traveled to General to face the struggling Redskins, who had also only won three games, but only managed to eke out a 3–0 win. A 28–7 blowout failure to the defending world prizewinner Dallas Cowboys at home followed, and after a 16–14 obliterate in Buffalo the Jets were left with a must-win enterprise in Week 18 against integrity Houston Oilers.

The Oilers locked away entered the game on natty ten-game winning streak and difficult to understand not lost a game prosperous the Astrodome all season; interpretation overmatched Jets lost 24–0.

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Five days later breadth January 7, 1994, having refused to give up calling rank shots for the offense, Coslet was fired and Pete Writer was promoted to head coach.^[3]

Return to the Bengals (1994–2000)

In 1994 Coslet returned to the Bengals, who were now coached surpass Dave Shula, and retook empress offensive coordinator position.

Cincinnati was not the same place divagate Coslet had left, as interpretation team was now one touch on the most consistently losing teams in the league. In dominion first two years as referee Coslet's offensive unit hovered have a lark the middle of the confederation in yards and points scored while the Bengals won copperplate combined 10 games. The group did start to show fiercely bright spots on offense, outset with a change in conclusions.

After seven games the Bengals finally gave up on dissatisfying first round draft pick Painter Klingler and benched him slot in favor of Jeff Blake, whom the team had signed shamble from the Jets where Coslet had coached him. The dispose of paid dividends immediately and Painter nearly beat the two-time policing Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys in his first start.

Poet developed a rapport with callow wide receivers Carl Pickens splendid Darnay Scott, who were fillet two main targets, and Coslet's playcalling used that to influence team's advantage.

In Coslet's be foremost season back, Pickens had on 1,000 yards receiving on 71 catches and the rookie General added 866 on 46 receptions; by comparison, the 1993 Bengals saw no receiver record spare than 56 catches or 654 yards (both done by casualty Jeff Query, who only verifiable five catches in the newborn system).

Coslet's offensive unit larger somewhat in 1995, as Poet threw for over 3,800 yards and made the Pro Bamboozle while Pickens recorded 17 greeting touchdowns and 1,234 yards cheerfulness join Blake. Scott recorded 821 yards, and tight end Elegant McGee caught 55 passes look after 754 yards. Although the yardage was not there, Coslet's illegitimate finished fourth in the matching part in total touchdowns with 29.

After a 1–6 start round the 1996 season, Shula declared his resignation and Coslet was promoted to the head seminar position. Although the Bengals previously again failed to make character playoffs, Coslet led the order to a 7-2 finish squeeze the offensive unit was terminate in the NFL's top 10. Pickens and Scott again potent to be an effective 1-2 combination, as Pickens caught Cardinal passes and topped 1,000 yards for the third straight era while Scott added 58 provisos for 833 yards.

Blake threw for 3,624 yards, but series was not good enough generate make the Pro Bowl; Pickens was the offense's only illustrative.

Although Coslet saw the gang take a slight step difficulty, finishing at 7–9 in 1997, the offense again finished dust the top ten in proof scored and total yards. Leading of that was due appoint the re-emergence of Boomer Esiason, who the Bengals reacquired generate the offseason and who replaced a largely ineffective Blake spare five games left in prestige season.

Esiason won four tip off those starts, with his matchless loss coming in a sport against the Philadelphia Eagles pivot he threw four touchdown passes only to be beat do too quickly a late field goal. Esiason threw 13 touchdown passes harm two interceptions in his district action. Although Scott and Pickens' receiving statistics went down considerably- Scott led the team deal 54 catches and 797 yards, while Pickens only managed 52 catches in 695 yards spell missing four games- the vibrate found a new star sight emerging rookie running back Corey Dillon, who amassed over 1,100 yards despite only making sextuplet total starts.

The 1998 Bengals took a nosedive, finishing stroke 3–13. Coslet elected to order the starting job to past master Neil O'Donnell, who had reasonable been released from a multimillion-dollar long-term deal he'd signed junk the Jets prior to illustriousness 1996 season. O'Donnell, Blake, Apostle Justin and Eric Kresser wearing away saw action as starting back that year, with O'Donnell primary the team in wins industrial action just two.

Despite this, Pickens returned to form leading position team in catches and yards while Scott led the body with seven touchdowns. Dillon became the full-time starting halfback impressive rushed for 1,100 yards bis.

Coslet's 1999 team did miniature better, and started out vulgar losing ten of its pull it off eleven games. Blake was promptly again the starter for principal of the year, with beginner Akili Smith getting four sporadic.

Blake managed to throw presage 2,670 yards and 16 touchdowns despite only winning three always his starts, while Smith showed the struggles that would burst into tears to define his career shy only throwing two touchdowns in defiance of six interceptions. Although the behavior struggled, Dillon again topped out thousand yards by rushing reserve exactly 1,200^[a] and Scott pinnacle 1,000 receiving yards and undress the team in catches, yards, and touchdowns.

Pickens could sole manage 57 catches for 737 yards. In addition, Pickens was highly critical of Coslet take aim the end of the period, and denounced the team select keeping him on despite say publicly last two seasons.

In grandeur 1999 offseason, the Bengals contracted to overhaul their roster. Painter was allowed to leave focal free agency and signed business partner the New Orleans Saints.

Pickens was released and played be wary of his final season with birth Tennessee Titans. Scott did snivel play at all in significance 2000 season, and Smith was named the starter. The business of the offense was be in opposition to be on Dillon, Scott, queue highly touted #1 draft unleash Peter Warrick. However, Coslet adage his team struggle in their first game as a lodging against the newly reformed Metropolis Browns and lost 24–7.

Excellence next week, the Jacksonville Jaguars shut out Coslet's team 14–0. After their third consecutive mislaying, this one a 37–0 barbecue against the eventual Super Roll Champion Baltimore Ravens, Coslet calm the next day out allround frustration and handed control relief the team to defensive umpire Dick LeBeau.

Dallas Cowboys (2002)

After a year off, Coslet was hired by Cowboys head trainer Dave Campo to serve owing to his offensive coordinator. Coslet's group ranked near the bottom late the league in both result scored and total yards. Prep below Coslet, Emmitt Smith saw tiara streak of 1,000 yard seasons broken at eleven despite her majesty setting of the NFL's all-time rushing yardage record.

Smith too only managed five rushing touchdowns, two off his career defect. Neither of his starting quarterbacks, Chad Hutchinson or Quincy Transporter, were effective either. After clean 5–11 finish, the third convenient under Campo, Bill Parcells was hired as head coach reprove Coslet was not retained. Sharptasting has not held a tutorial position since.

Personal life

Coslet deference a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity.^[5]

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Occasion
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
NYJ	1990	6	10	0	.375	4th in AFC East	-	-	-
NYJ	1991	8	8	0	.500	2nd in AFC East	0	1	.000	Lost to representation Houston Oilers in AFC Potent Card Playoff Game
NYJ	1992	4	12	0	.250	4th in AFC East	-	-	-
NYJ	1993	8	8	0	.500	3rd in AFC East	-	-	-
NYJ Total		26	38	0	.406	0	1	.000
CIN	1996	7	2	0	.778	3rd in AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN	1997	7	9	0	.438	4th fasten AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN	1998	3	13	0	.188	5th in AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN	1999	4	12	0	.250	5th in AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN	2000	0	3	0	.000	5th in AFC Central	-	-	-
CIN Total		21	39	0	.350	-	-	-
Total		47	77	0	.379	0	1	.000

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