Enters his second season as the offensive coordinator, having been promoted to the position in January 2008...his offense in ’08 ranked second in the NFL in percentage of first down plays of 4+ yards (51.3%)…the Bills’ offense held the time of possession in 10 of the 16 games while five Bills had at least 30 receptions in ’08, the first time in team history since 2002.
14th Year in the NFL/7th with Bills
COACHING EXPERIENCE: Enters his second season as the offensive coordinator, having been promoted to the position in January 2008...his offense in ’08 ranked second in the NFL in percentage of first down plays of 4+ yards (51.3%)…the Bills’ offense held the time of possession in 10 of the 16 games while five Bills had at least 30 receptions in ’08, the first time in team history since 2002…his offense also had 10 players with at least one TD reception, which tied for third most in NFL in 2008…in 2007 as QB coach, oversaw the development of rookie QB Trent Edwards who produced five wins – the second-best total by a Bills rookie QB in team history…Edwards also finished the season ranked second in completions, attempts, passing yards and touchdown passes among Bills rookies…was the most productive rookie passer in the NFL in 2007 and produced more passing yards since the common draft began in 1967 than any QB drafted in the third round in his rookie season…in 2006, directed QB J.P. Losman as he posted career high numbers with 3,051 yards, 268 completions, 429 attempts, a 62.47 completion percentage, 19 TDs and an 84.9 passer rating and was particularly effective in the final nine games of the season when he ranked 2nd in the NFL with a 5.6 TD percentage in that span…returned to Buffalo to coach the quarterbacks after holding the same position with the New Orleans Saints in 2005…a 24-year veteran of both coaching and playing the quarterback position in the NFL, Schonert served in the quarterbacks coach capacity with the New York Giants staff in 2003 and held the same position for the Carolina Panthers in 2001…directed the passers for the Buffalo Bills from 1998-2000 and opened his career as quarterbacks coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1992-95.
PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Entered the NFL as a ninth-round draft choice of the Chicago Bears in 1980 after a record-breaking career at Stanford …never played for Chicago, but was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals that season, where he stayed for six years…was traded to Atlanta in 1986 and returned to Cincinnati from 1987-89…in 10 seasons he played in 72 games with 12 starts, completing 311 of 504 passes for 3,788 yards and 11 touchdowns…was 7-5 as a starter and played in Super Bowls XVI and XXIII while with the Bengals.
PERSONAL: As a senior at Stanford, Schonert led the nation in passing efficiency (164.5) and the Pac 10 in touchdown passes (19)…also set a school record for completion percentage at 67.1…a native of Torrance, Calif. and he played in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn. in 1968…he and his wife, Beth, have two sons, Jake and Hayden, and a daughter, Camery.
