Jets spoke to Arthur Smith about ambiguous coaching role
NY Post
Even with a full offensive coaching staff, the Jets tried to lure an intriguing candidate to Florham Park this offseason.
The Jets spoke with former Falcons head coach Arthur Smith about working with offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett in January before he joined the Steelers as their offensive coordinator, according to multiple reports.
It’s unclear what the exact job would’ve been, though given the relationship between Hackett and Aaron Rodgers dating to their Packers days, it was unlikely to involve calling plays.
Smith, who was fired after three seasons as head coach in Atlanta, wasn’t interested in the Jets role, partly because of its ambiguity, according to ProFootballTalk.
Smith had success in two seasons as the Titans’ offensive coordinator.
In 2019 and 2020, Tennessee’s offense — including Derrick Henry, A.J. Brown and Ryan Tannehill — had the fourth-best mark in expected points added (EPA) per play.
With the Yankees on an impressive run of mostly correct decisions, there’s some reason to leave them alone and just let the best team in the American League continue to roll. But they did raise serious doubt and leave room for suggestions (and even ridicule) following maybe the most inexplicable decision of this season, or any season.
The Giants have never been 0-2 under Brian Daboll, until now. They were 2-0 and flying high in 2022 and 1-1 after a rousing comeback in Arizona in 2023. So, this represents a low point as far as early-season difficulties for Daboll and the Giants. They had no business beating the Vikings in the opener and no business losing to the Commanders in Week 2. But here they are.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Harrison Butker kept making a lonely walk to midfield after each quarter Sunday to check on the direction of the wind, which tends to swirl inside Arrowhead Stadium. He did it one last time during the 2-minute warning, when his Chiefs were trailing the Bengals by two and trying to give him a winning field-goal attempt.