The coaching position wasn't even a consistent piece of LSU's full-time staff until Ed Orgeron hired Jerry Sullivan ahead of the season. Even then, the position was seen as an extra wide receivers coach, a replacement for the full-time tight ends coach position that is no longer a part of Orgeron's staff.
Passing game coordinator only became glamorous in Baton Rouge upon the arrival of Joe Brady, the bright, young assistant coach whom Orgeron tasked with reconstructing LSU's offense in tandem with offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger.
The role toed the line between wide receivers coach and full-blown co-offensive coordinator, and Brady's influence on the Tigers' record-breaking offense last season was enough for him to become the first non-coordinator to win the Broyles Award for the nation's top assistant coach.
Those pegs were enough to elevate passing game coordinator — a coach Orgeron says focuses on third-down game planning and red zone situations — toward a level where it was suddenly a highly-important, highly-scrutinized position. Orgeron, pleased with the spread system Brady installed from his two-year stint as an offensive assistant with the New Orleans Saints, returned to the NFL to maintain the offense he wanted. And Linehan's football life was born right at the forefront of what became the modern spread era.
Like so much does in football with Orgeron, his hiring of Linehan somehow stems back to former Miami coach Dennis Erickson. Orgeron was Erickson's defensive line coach for the Hurricanes from to , back when "The U" won two national championships with Erickson's flashy, spread offense and an attacking defensive front — qualities that Orgeron has prioritized emulating at LSU.
Erickson formed his football philosophy as the offensive coordinator at San Jose State in the late s. Erickson was introduced to John's legendary high school coach, Jack Neumeier, who taught Erickson his spread offense he famously dubbed "basketball on grass. It was then, scouring the recruiting trail in southern Washington, when Erickson landed on an impressive quarterback at Sunnyside High named Scott Linehan. Linehan's combination of intelligence and competitiveness fit perfectly within the offense, the retired coach said, and Linehan finished his career in Moscow, Idaho, throwing for 7, yards and 45 touchdowns from to Linehan's 57 pass attempts on an Oct.
He led the Vandals to the Big Sky Conference championship in , then threw for 3, yards, 22 touchdowns and 12 interceptions his senior season. It's one- running back. It's stuff that we did for years and years. Scotty was very instrumental, and, you know, that changed the culture throughout the United States. That quick passing game, and spreading the field horizontally as well as vertically?
He was special. He learned it all. It was somewhat of an irony that his first job out of college was selling rings for Jostens Jewelry. Smith was the head coach at Idaho in , when he said Linehan came to his office and asked for a job on his staff.
So began Linehan's year collegiate coaching career, most of which was spent on Smith's staffs. He started as a wide receiver coach at Idaho, and after a season at UNLV in , Smith hired him back as his offensive coordinator. After two seasons in that role, Linehan was promoted to offensive coordinator while keeping his position as receivers coach.
After an additional two seasons, he swapped his receivers coach position for quarterbacks coach while retaining the offensive coordinator position for the season. During his five seasons with the Cougars, the team made four bowl games and won the Pac in This marked his third conference championship in his coaching career. In , Linehan moved east for his next coaching position at Louisville as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
In , Linehan jumped to the NFL and the Minnesota Vikings when new head coach Mike Tice hired him as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Linehan helped the Vikings offense reach new heights. In his first season, starting running back Michael Bennett helped the Vikings achieve the top ranked rushing offense in the league. Bennett earned his only Pro Bowl appearance after that season.
Beyond a potent rushing offense, Linehan's tenure with the Vikings was also defined by an explosive air attack led by Daunte Culpepper and Randy Moss. Overall, his three years in Minnesota set many league or team offensive records, including points, total yards, and rushing touchdowns. In , Linehan accepted the offensive coordinator position with the Miami Dolphins under new head coach Nick Saban. That year, Linehan coached two running backs Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams so effectively that the offense moved from 29th in total yards in to 14th in The increased offensive output helped the Dolphins rebound from their first losing season since in as the team finished In , Linehan parlayed his track record of offensive success into his first head coaching opportunity.
He accepted the head coach position with the St. Louis Rams to replace Mike Martz. Linehan served on the Dallas Cowboys staff for five years, handling passing game coordinator duties in before his promotion to offensive coordinator The Cowboys went and claimed the NFC East with Linehan calling the plays as the passing game coordinator in Additionally, the opportunity to work with my son, Matt, as he begins his coaching career is truly special.
Linehan was the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator from In , the Lions posted a mark and earned a playoff berth. Quarterback Matthew Stafford was named Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year after throwing for career-highs of 5, yards and 41 touchdowns. Linehan served as head coach of the St. Louis Rams from , compiling an mark.
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