Dan T. Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Former NFL head coach Marty Schottenheimer died Monday after dealing with Alzheimer's disease for many years. He was 77. Schottenheimer was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2014. He was moved to a hospice facility near his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Jan. 30 due to complications from the irreversible, progressive brain disorder. Schottenheimer was a head coach for 21 seasons in the NFL, leading the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington and the Chargers. He posted a 205-139-1 career record, including the playoffs, leading his teams to the postseason 13 times. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30866875/nfl-coaching-legend-marty-schottenheimer-dies-77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Probably the best coach to never win a Super Bowl, which was sad. I was pissed when Snyder fired him. 0-5 then 5-0 with Stephen Davis as his bell cow back, I thought we could have been good for years to come. He got that team to 8-8 and in the playoff hunt with Tony Banks, Kent Graham and Jeff George as the quarterbacks. 50-50 and gump-ass Michael Westbrook were the main receivers. Getting a team with guys like that at skill positions into the playoff hunt was a miracle. It wasn't all bad, there were some good pieces, Chris Samuels and Jon Janesen on the O-line, Champ Bailey and Fred Smoot, LaVar Arrington. Things were looking up. It was sad that he got fired, IIRC there were rumors that Darrell Green was behind it. Anyway, RIP to coach Schottenheimer. One of the good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Rip Marty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsGuy Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 RIP Marty. Who knows what you would've accomplished here in Washington had you been given the proper chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 The only issue I had with Marty during his time here was his handling of Larry Centers. One anecdote I remember from his time with the Browns involves lessons learned from The Fumble. Marty used it as a teaching tool in the future that everyone needs to do their job, and that the fumble wasn't solely Earnest Byner's fault. On the play, Browns WR Webster Slaughter was split to the left. On the draw play that was called, he was supposed to run a route to sell the play as a pass play. Instead, after the snap, he started his route but then broke it off in order to look back and watch the play. This allowed the guy guarding him to peel off, shoot right for Byner, and cause the fumble. Marty points out this small miscue by Slaughter, seemingly not a big part of the play as designed, had huge implications. His point was that doing the small things right matters. RIP Marty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I recall a conflict with Darrell Green too. But on balance, hard to deny the turnaround and that his teams were usually competitive. Worst case scenario, we become a non-laughingstock with him until we get a coach to take us to the next level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 He had one with Bruce Sniff, too, IIRC. It was all related to the Oklahoma Drill and Schotty using live rounds in TC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 6 hours ago, ntotoro said: It was all related to the Oklahoma Drill and Schotty using live rounds in TC. I picture Clint Eastwood playing Marty in a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Vincent Jackson found dead. Doesn't seem like too long ago, that WAS fans wanted him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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