Todd Downing Takes Over Jets Play-Calling Duties

Downing, in his second season with the Jets as passing sport coordinator, served as offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans in 2021-22. Throughout that point, the Titans ranked No. 4 in crimson zone effectivity (64.1%) whereas QB Ryan Tannehill’s 7.32 yards per try had been No. 8 within the league. In his first 12 months as OC, the Titans completed No. 5 in dashing (141.4 yds/g) regardless of lacking Derrick Henry for 9 video games. That 2021 offense ranked No. 8 on third down (43.6%) and No. 5 in crimson zone (63.9%).

“For each Tennessee offense that I went towards when Todd was the play-caller there, they had been powerful, they had been ruthless, they completed, they ran the ball and so they performed on their phrases,” Ulbrich mentioned. “There’s undoubtedly a mode that appealed to me in that method.”

Nathaniel Hackett, who directed the offense for 22 video games in 2023-24, will stay on Ulbrich’s employees.

“He’s going to proceed to be a giant a part of the success we will have from an offensive perspective,” Ulbrich mentioned of Hackett. “I really feel so lucky that he’s staying with us. Here is a man that has been a head coach on this league and prepared to attract playing cards, prepared to do no matter it takes. A real coronary heart of a servant. “

Ulbrich, who has served because the group’s defensive coordinator since, 2021, will proceed to name performs and develop the sport plan for a unit that’s No. 1 in yards allowed/play (4.26) and No. 2 each in move yds/play (4.88) and sacks/move try (12.86%).