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Daily News’ Manish Mehta On WFAN: Jets Prefer To Promote Bates To Offensive Coordinator

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Three days after getting into a heated exchanged with WFAN’s Joe Benigno, Daily News Jets beat writer Manish Mehta joined Joe & Evan again Thursday to discuss the Jets’ offensive coordinator opening.

On Wednesday, the team fired John Morton after just one season as the play caller.

Why didn’t he work out?

“If you watched every game, he was very pass reliant.” Mehta said. ” … I think he got a little bit too cute.