Here's something you don't want to hear about any quarterback, much le s one drafted in the second round: The Jets concede that rookie Christian Hackenberg, who hasn't yet seen one second of action in two preseason games, needs
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Harold Carmichael Jersey sail. He struggled with his accuracy last season at Penn State, but the Jets saw enough potential to draft him in the second round. As it stands, Hackenberg remains No. 4 on the depth chart behind Ryan Fitzpatrick and (take your pick) Geno Smith and Bryce Petty. Jets offensive coordinator Chan Gailey thinks it can take a year to change a quarterback's mechanics, and perhaps that something (everything?) to do with Hackenberg's lack of playing time. In fact, of the 15 quarterbacks drafted in the spring, Hackenberg is the only one who hasn't seen the field in the preseason. So does Hackenberg need a complete makeover? "That's not
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