FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The Christian Hackenberg era ended before it started, and that's on the New York Jets, specifically general manager Mike Maccagnan, whose second-round reach in 2016 will be remembered as one of the franchise's all-time draft clunkers.
Hackenberg's mechanics were a mess, and his confidence was shot after three up-and-down seasons at Penn State. If there were a chance for reclamation, it was ruined by the Jets, who stunted his development by limiting his practice reps (remember the four-QB depth chart in 2016?), entrusting him to a position coach (Kevin Patullo, 2016) who had no experience with quarterbacks and twice changing offensive coordinators.