FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Sam Darnold hasn’t taken many shots, but his offensive coordinator took one at the Patriots Thursday.
Jeremy Bates said the Jets have had headset issues in each of their three games, forcing them to burn timeouts. While discussing this frustrating situation, Bates poked a little fun at the rival Patriots, who have stretched the boundaries of playing by the rules and were accused of tampering with headsets at home games three years ago.
“It’s been three games, and I’m not making excuses, but three times, our headsets failed us,” Bates said. “I’m not throwing anyone under the bus, but the button stopped working.