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Nathaniel Hackett didn’t pull any punches Thursday when discussing the New York Jets struggles the first seven weeks converting on third down and in the red zone on offense. “We sucked,” the Jets offensive coordinator stated bluntly. Nathaniel Hackett was asked what he saw when he did self-scouting over the bye week: "We sucked in […]

Nathaniel Hackett and The New York Jets got sweet revenge this weekend when they defeated Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos 31-21. The win came after Payton called Hackett’s 2022 Broncos “one of the worst coaching jobs in NFL history” over the summer. Jets players — including Aaron Rodgers — quickly jumped to the defense […]

On Sunday, the Broncos suffered a gut-wrenching loss to former head coach Nathaniel Hackett and the New York Jets. Hackett never completed a full season as the Broncos head coach, as he was fired before the end of the 2022-2023 season. After his firing, he joined the Jets as their offensive coordinator. The game against […]

Robert Saleh understood exactly how important the New York Jets win in Week 5 against the Denver Broncos was for Nathaniel Hackett. So, the Jets coach made sure to reward their offensive coordinator after a 31-21 victory Sunday. Saleh presented Hackett with a game ball after the Jets rolled up 407 yards in total offense […]

C.J. Uzomah and the New York Jets made it clear that they have offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett’s back right before their Week 5 game against the Denver Broncos. Hackett was returning to Denver for the first time since being fired as Broncos coach after 15 games last season. Hackett was 4-11 in his only season […]

Sean Payton is done talking about the Nathaniel Hackett issue that made headlines during the offseason. Considering the Denver Broncos’ early struggles in the 2024 season, Payton knows very well his time is better spent dealing with their current problems at hand. And so when asked about his comments about Hackett ahead of the Broncos’ […]

In Week 4 the Denver Broncos got their first victory on the season after beating the Chicago Bears 31-28. The Broncos looked like they were going to fall to a 0-4 record on the season after the Bears jumped out to a 28-7 lead. But the Broncos managed to claw their way back and get […]

Five weeks into the 2023 NFL season, the New York Jets find themselves playing a must-win game, when they visit the Denver Broncos on Sunday. The Jets (1-3) have lost three in a row and face the Philadelphia Eagles next week before reaching their bye. If they are 1-5 at the bye, it doesn’t matter […]

The New York Jets have some extra incentive when they travel to Denver to play the Broncos this weekend. Not only are they looking to end a three-game losing streak, but the Jets are looking for “payback” after Broncos coach Sean Payton trashed Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett this summer. Payton said Hackett delivered “one […]

Nathaniel Hackett clearly wants no part of the spotlight this week as the New York Jets prepare to play the Denver Broncos in Week 5. Specifically, that means Hackett doesn’t want to discuss any bad blood between him and Sean Payton. The Jets offensive coordinator and former Broncos coach made that very clear when he […]

New York Jets legend Joe Namath came out hard against Zach Wilson this week, saying the team should move on, and Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett responded to Namath’s comments in his press conference ahead of Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. “He’s a great, great football player,” Nathaniel Hackett said, via Zack […]

An all-too-familiar script played out again Sunday, when the New York Jets lost 15-10 to the New England Patriots. And three weeks into the season, it’s starting to feel like 2022 all over again. First off, the Jets still can’t defeat the Patriots. Make it 15 consecutive losses to their biggest rival. Doesn’t matter that […]

It took less than one half of a football game Sunday for Joe Namath to vent his frustration with Zach Wilson and the New York Jets’ offense against the New England Patriots. Broadway Joe took to social media to blast their inept start against a winless division opponent. “I’m starting to wonder if Zach’s playing […]

With Zach Wilson starting at quarterback in the place of injured Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets crashed back to earth with a 30-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The ugly defeat came on the heels of an exhilarating 22-16 overtime win in the season opener against the Buffalo Bills last week. In […]

Zach Wilson will start at quarterback for the New York Jets in Week 2 against the Dallas Cowboys after Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending Achilles surgery Wednesday. For obvious reasons, Wilson’s return to the starting role with the Jets is their biggest storyline heading into the Cowboys game. But he’s not the only Jets quarterback moving up […]

New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson has been no stranger to criticism for his play since he was drafted 2nd overall in 2021. However, Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett has given Wilson his full support as the third-year quarterback makes his first start of the year Sunday versus the Dallas Cowboys. “My respect for him […]

The New York Jets took a brutal blow when quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles on Monday Night Football in Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills, and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett was asked whether or not the Jets are still a playoff team without Rodgers for the remainder of the season. Hackett had a firm […]

Perhaps Aaron Rodgers could have avoided serious injury Monday if New York Jets coaches had listened to him this summer. Rodgers expressed concern to coaches about play calls involving cut-blocks, according to The Athletic’s Zack Rosenblatt and Dianna Russini. “Aaron Rodgers had expressed to Jets coaches that he doesn’t like the play-calls involving the cut-blocks […]

Sean Payton is bringing his old-school approach back to the NFL after spending last season on the media sidelines. While it remains to be seen how Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos will take to those efforts, it’s safe to say the New York Jets aren’t fans of them–let alone of Payton in general. Jets […]

New York Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton have been embroiled in controversy ever since comments from Payton on Hackett’s one year in Denver surfaced. Hackett was given a chance to respond to these comments at Jets training camp, and he certainly wasn’t pleased, reports uStadium App. “There’s a […]

New York Jets wide receiver Allen Lazard admits Aaron Rodgers is “speaking for everyone” on the team when the QB defended their offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett against Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton. Payton recently made headlines when he said that Hackett, who served as Broncos head coach in 2022 for 15 games, performed “one […]

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton is currently embroiled in controversy with the New York Jets after interview comments from him surfaced about former Broncos head coach and now Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Jets QB Aaron Rodgers chimed in on Sean Payton’s comments with a fiery response, but Payton is not interested in giving […]

New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers answered back to Sean Payton’s attack of former Denver Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett, and was none too pleased with Payton’s harsh words. “Those comments were very surprising, for a coach to do that to another coach…” Rodgers began in his response, per Peter Schrager of NFL network. Payton had […]

Social media was set ablaze this week when Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton left scathing remarks regarding the job done by the former coaching staff led by Nathaniel Hackett. “There’s 20 dirty hands, for what was allowed, tolerated in the fricking training rooms, the meeting rooms—the offense. I don’t know Hackett. A lot of […]

New Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton ripped Nathaniel Hackett just days into his first Broncos training camp. Since then, Payton has walked back his comments about Hackett, saying he almost immediately regretted what he said. However, even if Payton knows he shouldn’t have said what he said to the media, he never said he […]

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton made some harsh comments recently about how New York Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett handled his one year as the Broncos head coach. Payton says he now regrets the comments and he will reach out to make amends at the right time, reports NFL Network’s James Palmer. “Sean Payton […]

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton recently made waves after making some harsh comments about New York Jets new offensive coordinator and former Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett. However, Payton is now slightly taking back his comments and admits he regrets saying them, reports NFL Network’s James Palmer. Sean Payton said he maybe still had […]

If someone didn’t know how bad the Denver Broncos were last season, new head coach Sean Payton reminded everybody real quick with a few scathing comments this week, ripping last year’s staff. Now, all eyes will be on Payton more than they were before, as he hopes to rectify last year’s abysmal season. Was Sean […]

Sean Payton is taking over a Denver Broncos team fresh off of one of the most embarrassing seasons for any team with playoff ambitions in NFL history. The first year of the Russell Wilson experiment was a catastrophe and head coach Nathaniel Hackett proved to be well unequipped for the job. Payton was brought in […]

Aaron Rodgers had his training camp press conference Thursday. Rodgers addressed a number of different topics, including a comment made by wide receiver Allen Lazard. Lazard referred to the Jets offense as “the Aaron Rodgers offense.” However, Rodgers made it clear that it is Nathaniel Hackett’s offense, via the New York Jets’ YouTube channel. “I’m […]

Nathaniel Hackett has seen Aaron Rodgers at his best. And the offensive coordinator believes he has the right plan to replicate that success with Rodgers this season on the New York Jets. Rodgers won consecutive MVP awards in 2020-21 with Hackett as his OC with the Green Bay Packers. So, Hackett has tailored the Jets […]

For all his California cool, Aaron Rodgers has brought a serious competitive fire and intensity to the New York Jets. It’s a side of the future Hall of Fame quarterback that Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett is familiar with, having previously coached Rodgers in Green Bay with the Packers. “I mean, the guy’s a killer,” […]

Allen Lazard is not just one of the New York Jets’ top wide receivers. Lazard has taken on an important secondary role with his new team after signing as a free agent this offseason. “I’m trying to put my coaching cap on,” Lazard told ESPN’s NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Former Packers’ and new Jets’ WR […]

Everybody is waiting for the New York Jets and Green Bay Packers to finally hammer out a trade for Aaron Rodgers, but in the meantime, the Jets managed to add to their pass-catching corps by bringing in one of Rodgers former targets with the Packers in Allen Lazard. And while Lazard has made it clear […]

Aaron Rodgers has decided to move on from the Green Bay Packers and play next season with the New York Jets as long as the two teams can agree on a trade. A big reason for this is the presence of his former offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett in New York. That is what Aaron Rodgers […]

Nathaniel Hackett isn’t the only member of last year’s Denver Broncos’ staff who will coach Garrett Wilson and other offensive players for the New York Jets in the 2023 season. The Jets are hiring Zach Azzanni to be their wide receivers coach, according to Mike Klis of 9News in Denver. Azzanni was the Broncos’ wide […]

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton has assured fans that they won’t have to worry about one key issue Nathaniel Hackett seemed to struggle with during his brief time on the sidelines. After being introduced as the Broncos new coach, Sean Payton told reporters that he’s a “really good” game manager. Hackett had so much […]

Although there’s a chance Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers never gets coached by Nathaniel Hackett again, he still had some strong words to share about the New York Jets’ new offensive coordinator. “I love Hack,” Rodgers said on the Pat McAfee show on Tuesday. “Hack’s my guy, and Megan and the kids, they’re […]

If the New York Jets want Aaron Rodgers badly enough, it’s going to cost them. First, Joe Douglas and Co. will have to part with coveted draft picks to trade for the Green Bay Packers quarterback. Then, Gang Green must assume Rodgers’ ginormous salary and sizeable salary cap hit. Jets owner Woody Johnson answered “absolutely” […]