Christian Hackenberg Traded to the Raiders

Former Jets draft bust, Christian Hackenberg is on his way to Camp Chucky!

The Jets shipped Hackenberg to the Oakland Raiders for a conditional seventh round pick, ending one of the most bizarre and failed quarterback marriages in franchise history. And that is saying something.

Hackenberg never saw the field in his two years with the Jets. For a team that won a grand total of 10 games since 2016, Head Coach Todd Bowles preferred rolling out the likes of Josh McCown, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bryce Petty, and even Geno Smith over Hackenberg. It was clear from the jump that the coaching staff never believed in the former Penn State quarterback's ability.

Hackenberg must have been so bad in practices that the coaching staff didn't want to throw him out to the wolves in realtime. That is a huge indictment of Hackenberg's ability.

It is ironic that the trade went down just hours after the quarterback blasted the Jets coaching staff for failing to give him "information to fix" his mechanical problems. As it stands, Hackenberg sought professional help during the offseason to change his throwing motion.

Now Hackenberg can take his new throwing motion with him to Oakland where he will have to compete with E.J. Manuel and Connor Cook for a roster spot. The Raiders already have a franchise quarterback in Derek Carr.

With Hackenberg now out of the picture, the Jets can fully turn their focus to developing Sam Darnold behind Josh McCown and Teddy Bridgewater. If all goes according to plan, McCown will be the Jets opening Day starter in Detroit on September 10, leaving Darnold to learn via the bench until he is completely ready to take over the starting role.

This is a golden opportunity for Bowles and Jets coaching staff to get it right this time. They have to, because a lot is invested in the success of Sam Darnold as the 'face' of Jets football going forward.