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Jets offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates on Thursday took a non-veiled shot at the Patriots while lamenting the headset communication problems the Jets have experienced this season.
In each of the first three games of the Jets, at least Bates's helmet failed. Because of this, the Jets had to burn a timeout that they would not normally have used.
"It's three games, and I do not apologize, but three times our helmets have failed us," said Bates, questioned about apparent Jets operation issues. "I'm not throwing anyone under the bus, but the button has stopped working, we've tried to fix it and understand that it can happen anytime, especially in New England."
The Patriots, of course, have a reputation – fair or not – for infamous and cheating behavior. So, this part of Bates' quote will raise some eyebrows, even if he thought so with a joke.
So what's causing these helmet problems, while Bates is trying to communicate with quarterback Sam Darnold, via a speaker in Darnold's helmet?
"It happened in all three games," Bates said. "Sometimes there's interference, radio interference, it's amazing, I do not know how to do it, but I guess you can deal with people in China, but our headsets are coming out."
"We have developed a system [for when the headsets fail], and we tried this system in Cleveland [last Thursday], and we had to call timeout. So, we continue to grow with that. "
This backup plan for cases where the helmets fail involves the use of manual signals to relay the game to Darnold.
"You enter this comfortable area of communication with the quarterback, and suddenly the button stops working," said Bates. "We must be able to better manage communication problems and to make signals."
Jets coach Todd Bowles did not respond directly when asked if all Jets helmets were off during these problematic moments of the first three games – or only Bates helmet.
But Bowles said that when the helmets of the entire sideline go out for a prolonged period, officials usually intervene to put the game on hold. That does not happen, said Bowles, when the helmet of a single coach goes out for a shorter period of time.
"That's part of the game," Bowles said of the defective helmets. "It happens every year, and there are a lot of games in which it happens, it's something you have to adapt to, that's why you use the signals." part of the technology, not a big problem. "
Bowles said the Jets worked by hand and reported "a lot", going back to spring practices.
"Every passing call is a signal of the hand for," he said.
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Bates said the Jets have access, before the games, to the helmets that they will use. But that does not always mean that helmets work 100% of the time during a game.
"We are testing all the time," he said. "We test it before the game." Sometimes that fails. It's technology, so that's only part of the business. We have to do a better job of having a plan in case of failure. "
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