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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.