Bates' Offensive Stats Through The Years

(WSCR) News came out Tuesday that the Bears have hired Jeremy Bates as their quarterbacks coach.

Part of the appeal with Bates is the time he spent with Jay Cutler in Denver from 2006-08.  Denver wasn't Bates' only career coaching stop, so here's a quick summary of what Bates' offenses have done since he began coaching in 2002.

2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Offensive Quality Control

Super Bowl XXXVII Champions (12-4 regular season record)

24th in total offense with 5002 yards

15th in passing yards (215.3 per game)

27th in rushing yards (97.3 per game)

 2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Offensive Quality Control

7-9 Regular Season Record

10th in total offense with 5453 yards

6th in passing yards (237.8 per game)

24th in rushing yards (103.0 per game)

2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Assistant Quarterbacks Coach

5-11 Regular Season Record

22nd in total offense with 4963 yards

14th in passing yards (217.1 per game)

29th in rushing yards (93.1 per game)

2005 New York Jets – Quarterback's Coach

4-12 Regular Season Record

31st in total offense with 3970 yards

28th in passing yards (165.1 per game)

31st in rushing yards (83.0 per game)

Team threw 11 touchdowns all season

2006 Denver Broncos – Offensive Assistant

9-7 Regular Season Record

21st in total offense with 4951 yards

25th in passing yards (174.9 per game)

8th in rushing yards (134.5 per game)

2007 Denver Broncos – Wide Recievers/Quarterback's Coach

7-9 Regular Season Record

11th in total offense with 5541 yards

13th in passing yards (224.0 per game)

9th in rushing yards (122.3 per game)

2008 Denver Broncos – Quarterback's Coach

8-8 Regular Season Record

2nd in total offense with 6333 yards

3rd in passing yards (279.4 per game)

12th in rushing yards (116.4 per game)

2009 University of Southern California – Assistant Head Coach/Quarterback's Coach

9-4 Overall, 5-4 in Pac-10 play, Won Emerald Bowl vs. Boston College

55th (of 120) in total offense with 389.1 yards per game

59th (of 120) in passing offense (230.5 per game)

44th (of 120) in rushing offense (166.8 per game)

64th (of 120) with 26.3 points per game

2010 Seattle Seahawks – Offensive Coordinator

7-9 Regular Season, NFC West Champs

28th in total offense with 4765 yards

19th in passing offense (208.8 per game)

31st in rushing offense (89.0 per game)

*Stats compiled by Nick Shepkowski, The Numbers Guy.