Les needs to call Jeremy Bates right now...

Any relation to US Bates?

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I heard a lot of USC fans didn't like his playcalling/scheme his last year at USC and same from seahawk fans this year. Take that FWIW. I'm just ready for someone to come in so I can be excited

ETA: According to Wiki (lol), Carroll fired him this year due to "inconsistencies in playcalling"

taken from wikipedia


Tampa Bay
Bates began his coaching career with Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an offensive quality control coach from 2002–03; the Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII in 2002. In 2004 he was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach for the Buccaneers, working closely with Head Coach Jon Gruden and Quarterbacks Coach John Shoop.

New York Jets
He was the New York Jets' quarterbacks coach in 2005; due to a series of injuries the team fielded five different quarterbacks that season, notably Brooks Bollinger.

Denver Broncos
He joined the Denver Broncos in 2006; in his first season he served as an offensive assistant, helping Offensive Coordinator Rick Dennison coach the offensive line. In 2007 he served as wide receivers/quarterbacks coach, and in 2008 as quarterbacks coach, both seasons working closely with quarterback Jay Cutler. In 2008, Bates called the offensive plays for the Denver Broncos, helping Cutler become a Pro Bowl selection and the Broncos to have the NFL's second-most productive offense (1st in the AFC).

At the end of the 2008 NFL regular season, longtime head coach Mike Shanahan was fired and replaced by Josh McDaniels; due to the uncertainty, Bates began looking for a new position.

Southern California
On January 19, 2009, USC Trojans' head coach Pete Carroll hired Bates to replace outgoing coach Carl Smith, who had only taken the quarterbacks job two weeks earlier before moving back to the NFL; Smith had replaced Steve Sarkisian, who had taken the head coaching position of the Washington Huskies after serving as both quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator; John Morton had been promoted to offensive coordinator. Bates calls plays from the field while Morton works from the coaches' booth in the press box, similar to a previous arrangement run by the Trojans during the 2005-2006 seasons between Sarkisian and Lane Kiffin, respectively.

Seattle Seahawks
On January 12, 2010, former USC Trojans' head coach Pete Carroll was introduced as the head coach and executive vice-president of the Seattle Seahawks. It was reported shortly after that Bates would join Carroll's staff as offensive coordinator. Bates was fired on January 18, 2011. Inconsistencies in playcalling lead to this decision by Pete Carroll.

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Seattle Seahawks
On January 12, 2010, former USC Trojans' head coach Pete Carroll was introduced as the head coach and executive vice-president of the Seattle Seahawks. It was reported shortly after that Bates would join Carroll's staff as offensive coordinator. Bates was fired on January 18, 2011. Inconsistencies in playcalling lead to this decision by Pete Carroll.

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So Pete thought enough of him to name him OC but within 1 years time he was fired, even considering the mess the Seahawks had regarding injuries and coaching changes. Interesting.

It would be interesting to know who game planned the offense for the NFC Div, game against the Saints. Seemed to work pretty good. If the same guy was in charge against the Bears I would say it is more a case of the players not putting out consistently than th eOC not knowing what is up.

Hate to say it, but he sure handed it to the Saints "D" a couple of weeks ago! Or Harper, how ever you want to look at it.

He has all of the qualifications that LSU is looking for in a OC:

Playcalling
College Experience
Recruiting
NFL Experience
QB Coach

I'd take a good look at this guy. Not No.1 on the list, but higher than most names I've read on the thread.

U.S. Bates: You're pretty strong for a little lady and you have a lot of hair on your lip. We don't like our waitresses to have hairy lips. So I'll tell you what, shave. Oh, and after you shave, you're fired.

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What about Houston Bates?

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How about Nemesis Bates?