New York Jets: 3 Big takeaways from Preseason Week 1

1. Jeremy Bates will be a very different play caller

The Jets offensive coordinators have been accused of being very vanilla play callers in the last two seasons. It didn’t matter whether it was Chan Gailey or John Morton, the offense was bland and predictable. This offense looks less bland and predictable.

The Jets ran both straight dropbacks, play action, and bootlegs (both on play action and not). It gives the Jets offense variety and showed the mobility of both Teddy Bridgewater and Darnold. They also showed the offensive linemen could hold up in pass coverage.

Another emphasis on the season is tight ends. Many were wondering how well the tight ends would do in the game, and they were involved in the pass offense. Jets receivers had 21 catches, and six came from tight ends.

The Jets offensive line was also a huge question mark. They were terrible in 2017, but that had to do with a bad combination of injuries and a bad center which caused players do have to do more than they should have had to. They also showed some athleticism as they showed a different wrinkle — zone runs.

Coming into the season the fans and media were wondering how Bates would settle into the role of offensive coordinator. Well, it seems like (early on at least) he will be calling plays more conducive to the skills of his players rather than settling for vanilla schemes.