I don't understand why he was out of football for 4 years. Odd. Hope he can help Hackenberg and Petty though. Plus whichever other QB's are in the fold.
Cimini: In case you're wondering what Bates did during his time away from football, he spent five months of it hiking the Continental Divide Trail. In 2014, he made the 2,900-mile trek, from Mexico to Canada, by himself. That could prepare him for the job with the Jets, because it'll be a long road with a lot of bumps. The entire article: http://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-j...ly-hired-qbs-coach-has-ties-to-jay-cutler-but
That sounds like something I would have liked to do if I couldn't get hired in my chosen field because I wasn't good enough at my job. What's the celebration about?
Maybe he had a premonition that he was going to get the Jets' QB Coach job, knew it would be a long uphill climb, and thought doing the trip in reverse would be the best way to prepare.