Jets lack of a protection plan has the offense stalling out

The Jets are finding it easier to protect Nathaniel Hackett than Aaron Rodgers. For all the attention paid to Rodgers, after a rare three-interception stinker, and playmakers Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall, the offensive struggles that have marred back-to-back losses to the Broncos and Vikings and marked a slow start can be traced back to two common denominators: An offensive line that is failing to meet expectations set during an aggressive offseason and an offensive coordinator offering few creative solutions. “I’m not discouraged,” head coach Robert Saleh said Monday, one day after a 23-17 loss to the Vikings, when asked about the performance of an offensive line that has allowed 47 pressures, 25 quarterback hits and eight sacks on an astounding 104 dropbacks over the last two games.“I’m very disappointed with the way the last couple of weeks have gone.

Something that we obviously need to get fixed.” The short-term fix won’t include a change in play-caller to pass-game coordinator Todd Downing, a former play-caller for the Titans and Raiders, or anyone else.Asked by The Post, Saleh said he is not considering taking play-calling away from Hackett despite the Jets ranking No.

27 out of 32 NFL teams in total offense, No.32 in rushing offense and No.

25 in scoring offense. “This scheme in New York is not Super Bowl-worthy,” ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky said on “Get Up.” “It’s too standstill.The predictability of it is an issue.

This offense is pretty rudimentary when it comes to, they run the same concept on both sides.” The blame on the offensive line and Hackett for the losses to the Broncos and Vikings can be hard to separate. “They’re two of the more dynamic blitzing teams in football, and the reality is if you throw the ball over 50 times like we did, the quarterback’s going to get hit.Period,” Saleh said.

“We didn’t run the ball well enough [Sunday] and we dropped back to pass way too often.When you’re sitting ...