It’s one of the craziest bits of trivia in the NFL: More than the previous 60 decades, no Detroit Lions head coach has at any time gotten a further NFL head-coaching position right after becoming fired by the Lions.
The Lions have killed loads of coaching occupations, and Jim Bob Cooter is the latest to have to go beyond what transpired in Detroit. Cooter, after a sizzling prospect within just NFL circles as Lions offensive coordinator, parted methods with the franchise right after a disappointing period and is likely to have to function his way back up the ladder. He was employed as the New York Jets jogging backs coach, a go announced on Friday.
Cooter would not be the first coordinator to just take a move back prior to going suitable back up. His style didn’t feel to mesh with first-calendar year Lions coach Matt Patricia last period. Quarterback Matthew Stafford turned into a recreation supervisor with loads of checkdowns. Accidents and the midseason trade of Golden Tate didn’t support. But now Cooter is in a diverse part with the Jets.
Jim Bob Cooter was a soaring star
There was a time when it seemed like Cooter was a no-doubt head-coaching prospect.
“You realized Jim Bob was likely to be wonderful and the sky was the restrict for him as a coach,” previous Lions offensive coordinator Tom Moore instructed the Detroit News’ Justin Rogers in 2016. “He’s likely to head coach in this league one of these times.”
The headline of that story was: “Lions’ Jim Bob Cooter a star on the increase.” Yet another story in 2016, by the Detroit Free of charge Press, was titled “Jim Bob Cooter for president? Jim Bob Cooter for president!” owing to a Lions supporter portray that on his van.
Cooter was a huge offer for a very little even though, and entertaining to speak about owing to his uncommon name. But rarely does just about anything go well for the Lions, who have won one playoff recreation since 1957.
Cooter will try to function his way back up
Cooter was lauded for his function early on with Stafford, reigning him in a little bit from a wild possibility-taker to a extra productive quarterback. But his offenses by no means actually broke out and Stafford’s move back in 2018 — not all Cooter’s fault or even Stafford’s — was it for Cooter in Detroit.
Cooter is just 34 decades aged, has loads of connections all around the NFL and practical experience as a coordinator. If new Jets coach Adam Gase turns that team all around, Cooter can journey that wave suitable back to an offensive coordinator position, then maybe extra. And, centered on background, becoming absent from the Lions can not hurt either.
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