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Dowell Loggains wanted nothing to do with a question about Jets’ play-calling

Jets OC Dowell Loggains declined to comment on the current state of New York’s ongoing play-calling saga, deferring to Adam Gase’s comments.

Dowell Loggains didn’t offer much to clear up the Jets’ confusing play-calling situation on Thursday.

In fact, New York’s offensive coordinator declined to comment on what’s become a rather confusing situation. Loggains didn’t want to get into specifics, deferring to the comments that Adam Gase made following Sunday’s 20-3 loss against the Miami Dolphins.

“The head coach has addressed this and I’m not going to elaborate any more on it,” Loggains said Thursday, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini.

According to Gase, Loggains radios in the plays he wants to be called and Gase directs them to Sam Darnold. That didn’t appear to be the case this past Sunday; it looked like Gase reassumed the playcalling duties, which was reported pre-game by ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. In addition, Loggains appeared to be uninvolved and didn’t have a playsheet handy.

Gase somewhat changed his tune on Monday, saying New York’s play-calling is a “collaborative effort,” according to The Athletic’s Connor Hughes. Gase explained that the two of them both call plays depending on the situation.

Gase went on to say that it would put the Jets at a “competitive disadvantage” if opposing teams know who is calling the plays. Regardless, the Jets appeared to be worried about the wrong things as they inch closer and closer to going 0-16. It shouldn’t matter who is calling the plays at this point; they have the league’s worst offense.

“Everything gets chopped up, and as an offensive staff, you’re together and you’re going through all these things,” Loggains said, per Newsday’s Al Iannazzone. “Whoever’s calling the plays at that moment is irrelevant because everyone on the offensive staff has a voice in those things. You practice those things and go execute.”

Report: Adam Gase to resume duties as Jets’ primary play-caller

Adam Gase will take over the primary play-calling duties on Sunday against the Dolphins.

The experiment of Dowell Loggains as the Jets’ primary play-caller looks to be over.

According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, Adam Gase is expected to be the Jets’ primary play-caller on Sunday against the Dolphins. Loggains has been calling the offensive plays for the last four games.

Gase handed the play-calling duties over to Loggains in Week 7 against the Bills with hopes of giving the Jets offense a spark. The first two games with Loggains as the play-caller didn’t change much. The Jets were held to just 19 total points, all of which came in the first half.

However, over the Jets’ last two games, their offense has looked a lot better. They’ve become more aggressive by taking more deep shots down the field and it has translated to points. New York has scored 27 and 28 points over its last two games, respectively.

With Gase and Sam Darnold’s future in New York in limbo, it’s clear that Gase wants to have control of the offense over the final six games. This is possibly Gase’s last chance to prove that he can have success with Darnold under center.

It will help that Darnold has all of his starting skill players Sunday for the first time this season. However, the Jets will be down their starting left guard, starting right tackle and backup right tackle.

Adam Gase explains decision to cede play-calling duties to Dowell Loggains

Adam Gase took a step back in Week 7.

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Adam Gase took a step back in Week 7.

For the first time since 2012, New York’s head coach decided to defer the play-calling duties to another member of the offensive coaching staff. Dowell Loggains assumed the play-calling duties in New York’s 18-10 loss on Sunday. Gase had been thinking about handing the play-calling to his offensive coordinator for “a while,” per The Athletic’s Connor Hughes. Gase wanted to see how guys would respond and what the staff would put together.

Gase added that it was entirely his decision to strip himself of play-calling duties.

With Loggains pulling the strings, the Jets enjoyed their best half of football of the season, putting up 10 points on 186 yards to start the game. They sputtered in the second half, though, tallying just four yards of total offense. After La’Mical Perine scored a touchdown to put Gang Green up 10-0, the Jets had six offensive possessions in which they totaled just 25 yards.

Despite the unit’s second-half struggles, this was a significant move for Gase to hand off the offense to Loggains. Loggains called to his players’ strengths, like having Sam Darnold outside the pocket on passing plays. The Jets successfully executed play-action plays, motions and misdirections, until the wheels inevitably fell off for the league’s worst offense.

Giving up the play-calling allowed Gase to “take a step back” and observe the entire organization, he said, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini.

While this change was a long time coming for Gase, he could not commit to this being the team’s new normal moving forward.

Adam Gase will not be giving up play-calling duties

Despite earlier speculation, Jets head coach Adam Gase will be retaining his job as the team’s play-caller after conferring with his staff.

Despite toying with the idea of giving up play-calling duties, Adam Gase will be his team’s offensive shot-caller for the foreseeable future, as first reported by NFL Network’s Kim Jones. Gase confirmed this when speaking with the media on Wednesday.

Gase mentioned that everything would be on the table as far as the offense following the Jets’ 30-10 loss in Week 5. Despite his comments, he’s retained himself as the team’s play-caller. New York’s head coach discussed the idea with his staff, but he said they all agreed that it would be a good idea for him to continue to call plays, per North Jersey’s Andy Vasquez.

Under Gase’s direction this season, the Jets’ offense is averaging just 15 points per game. Through five games, the team has only scored over 17 points once. Gang Green is 32nd in scoring, 32nd in passing, 31st in total yards, 32nd in first downs and 31st in touchdowns scored.

While Gase and his staff have concluded that he’s the best man for the job, the numbers certainly don’t point to that being the case.