Ravens Coaching Candidates - Part II

Here are some more candidates being considered by the Ravens:

Jason Garrett - Offensive Coordinator, Dallas Cowboys
Background
Garrett joined the Cowboys this season as Offensive Coordinator after 2 years in Miami as the Dolphins' QB coach. This year the Cowboys have continued the success they had last year with the NFL's #3 ranked offense. Tony Romo has also continued his success from last year with a 97.4 QB rating (compared to 95 last year).

Garrett's record as the QB coach in Miami isn't quite as impressive. In '05 Gus Frerotte was the primary starter and finished with a QB rating of 71.9, 28th in the NFL (but ahead of Kyle Boller's 71.8 and Anthony Wright's 71.7!). In '06 Joey Harrington was 29th in the NFL in QB rating with a mark of 68.2. While neither Frerotte nor Harrington are legit NFL QB's, Garrett didn't exactly help them play over their heads.

Garrett played in the league as a backup for many years, including 2 Cowboy Super Bowl-winning teams. He is well thought of because of his Ivy League education and the fact that Jerry Jones and Troy Aikman really like him.

Here is an article in Sunday's Baltimore Sun that goes into much more detail about his playing and coaching career: Garrett

DK's Thoughts
While I think Garrett may have a great deal of potential, I don't think he's done enough to warrant becoming the Ravens next head coach. One thing I learned at P&G - previous results are the best predictor of future results. I don't think Garrett has either enough experience or has proven to be a dramatic difference-maker in the experience he does have.

Jim Caldwell - Assistant Head Coach & QB Coach, Indianapolis Colts
Background
Caldwell has been the Colts' QB coach for the past 6 years, adding Assistant Head Coach to his duties in 05. As Indy's QB coach you basically show up to work every day and stay out of Manning's way (otherwise he might start pouting). In 2001 he was the QB coach in Tampa, where he mentored Brad Johnson. That season Johnson broke the Tampa record for completions in a season.

From 1993-2000 Caldwell was the head coach at Wake Forest, where he amassed a winning percentage of .292, the WORST of any Wake coach in the past 30 years. For comparison's sake, his predecessor Bill Dooley had a win percentage of .448 and his successor, Jim Grobe, has a winning percentage of .514.

Prior to that Caldwell was an assistant coach at various places in the college ranks, including Penn State from '86-'92. His bio gives him credit for Kerry Collins winning the Davey O'Brien award as the top senior QB. However, that happened 2 years AFTER Caldwell left.

DK's Thoughts
This would be an absolute AWFUL hire. He's "mentored" Peyton Manning. Yeah, that's got to be tough. He's never called plays and he was a HORRIBLE college coach. As I've stated before, the best predictor of future performance is past performance. This is a disaster waiting to happen.

Brian Schottenheimer - Offensive Coordinator, New York Jets
Background
Schottenheimer is the son of former Chargers coach (and supposed Ravens candidate) Marty Schottenheimer. He has been the OC for the Jets the past 2 seasons, leading them to a #26 total offense ranking in '07 and #25 in '06. He was the Chargers' QB coach from '02-'05, mentoring Drew Brees.

Schottenheimer held various assistant coaching jobs in college and the NFL from '97-'01. From '94-'96 he was the backup QB at the University of Florida, backing up Heisman winner Danny Wuerfel under coach Steve Spurrier.

DK's Thoughts:
Schottenheimer, like Caldwell, would be a terrible choice. He's inexperienced and the experience he does have isn't exactly stellar. I find it interesting that there is a rumor out there that his dad is also interested in the job (please no!) and that Marty has made it known that he could bring Cam Cameron as his OC. If Brian's own dad wouldn't even hire him as an OC, why should the Ravens hire him as HEAD COACH?