Can Hackett hack it?
In announcing his Goat of the Week on Monday, King cited Jets offensive coordinator Paul Hackett, “for his ultra-conservative [ridiculously so] play-calling late in the Jets’ loss to Washington.” With less than four minutes remaining in the game and his team facing second-and-one on its own 31, Hackett called two straight dive plays, the first to Curtis Martin and the second to Lamont Jordan. The first went nowhere, and the second lostfour yards. According to Newark Star-Ledger beat man Dave Hutchinson, the second effort was sabotaged when Vinny Testaverde turned the wrong way on the handoff and handed it to Jordan late. King went on to note: “That hurt, obviously. But with any remotely imaginative play-calling here the Jets could have either run out the clock and limped to overtime. Hackett has to trust Testaverde more, starting this week against Miami.” And on Wednesday, Pro Football Weekly lent further credence to King’s sentiments by noting that while New York’s struggles last Thur
