Jets' Nathaniel Hackett searches for answers amid slump

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- It's midway through his first season as the New York Jets' offensive coordinator, and this is what we know about Nathaniel Hackett:

He's a friend of Aaron Rodgers, but not a friend of Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton. He's an eternally upbeat guy who loves coaching so much that he took the Jets job even though he could've been getting paid the same for sitting at home after the Broncos fired him as head coach in December with three years left on his contract.

Last but not least: He's presiding over one of the worst offenses in recent NFL history, with no answers for a post-Rodgers slump that's threatening to destroy the season.

"It's one…