Jets reportedly tried to rent 'alternative' for OC Nathaniel Hackett

The New York Jets made “reputable makes an attempt” to rent somebody who would successfully exchange and overrule offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, in response to a report from SNY.

Hackett’s alternative although would not be an offensive coordinator, however a “title above who would run the present.”

In accordance with SNY, the transfer implies that there are “reputable considerations” inside the Jets over Hacketts’ capability to run his facet of the ball, however as an alternative of addressing these considerations immediately, the staff appears content material to belief veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ capability to overrule Hackett when neccessary.

Rodgers has lengthy had a fame of fully altering a play name through an audible on the line of scrimmage, together with when he gained two MVPs with Hackett as his offensive coordinator on the Inexperienced Bay Packers. Rodgers reportedly continued doing so when taking first-team snaps in the course of the 2023 preseason. The four-time NFL MVP tore his achilles 4 snaps into his common season Jets profession in Week 1 and missed the remainder of the season.

Hackett, Zach Wilson (who was just lately traded to the Denver Broncos), and the Jets offense struggled mightily after Rodgers went down in the course of the staff’s season opener. The staff went 7-10, whereas Wilson threw seven interceptions to solely eight touchdowns and was benched a number of instances in the course of the season.

New York put up simply 15.8 factors per sport final season — twenty ninth within the NFL — whereas averaging 268.6 yards per sport, good for second-to-last within the league.

Hackett was employed by the Jets in January 2023, shortly after being fired from Denver’s head teaching place. He was later criticized by his alternative, present Broncos head coach Sean Peyton, earlier than final season.

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