Be honest, Jets fans. If you endured Jets football in the early 2000’s when Paul Hackett was the team’s offensive coordinator, you were less than thrilled to hear Gang Green had hired his son Nathaniel to fill that same role in 2023. No, the younger Hackett wasn’t responsible for the mundane offenses of 2001-2004, but hearing that name gave you a migraine that, unlike Paul Hackett on 3rd down, wouldn’t quit.
But of course there was a caveat to the hire.