When opportunity knocked and Jets Head Coach Robert Saleh came calling, John Benton packed his bags and run-game schematics and moved 3,000 miles from San Francisco to New Jersey.
"I'm just excited for the opportunity to work with Robert and [offensive coordinator] Mike [LaFleur]," Benton said as the team wrapped up mandatory minicamp at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. "I see the situation the Jets have and it seemed like the right decision. We had a good friend relationship in San Francisco and this is a great opportunity for me. Adding all things together, it seemed like the right move."
The Jets and their beefed up, improved offensive line and enhanced running backs' room certainly expect to be productive in the wide-zone scheme Benton helped to institute, with great success, in the Bay Area. In Benton's four seasons in San Francisco (2017-20) as the offensive line coach, the 49ers produced the fourth-most rushing yards in the league, with top 10 rushing offenses in each of the last three seasons, including the league's No. 1 rushing attack in 2019 as they advanced to Super Bowl LIV. In that time, three running backs – Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson and Matt Breida – all averaged more than 4.4 yards a carry on at least 200 attempts.
After a couple of weeks of voluntary OTAs and the minicamp, Benton said: "I get the feeling that everyone's pretty excited about it [the wide-zone scheme]. It seems to be a good buy-in at this point across the board. The guys fit the scheme real well. I think they're excited to see where it can go."
He added: "On mixed-downs, first and second down, we're not in drop back mode near as much as maybe some other offenses. We're going to run the ball in play-action, which is much more linemen friendly."
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