Frank Reich knows he has to get ball to Garrett Wilson more as Jets fight offensive woes

Frank Reich can’t hear the screams from the nosebleeds and the bars and the living rooms.But the Jets offensive coordinator hears it in his headset when the team’s most explosive weapon has been ignored for too long.Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off.

“[Coach Aaron Glenn is] always kind of in my ear, just, if Garrett [Wilson] hasn’t gotten the ball for a little bit, ‘Hey, don’t forget, get our playmakers the ball,’ that kind of thing, which is good,” Reich said Thursday.“We’re trying to get it to him as early and as often as we can.

… He’s an unbelievable player, so we need to get him the ball.I think we’re doing that on some level.

Can we do it more? Sure.”Reich is aware of the frustration — from Wilson and fans — at the team’s inability to consistently utilize its No.1 receiver given the offensive issues.The Jets rank 25th in total offense (290.7 yards per game), 27th in points (18.7), 23rd in passing yards (196.2), 25th in first downs (17.2), 25th in third-down conversion percentage (35.1) and last in red-zone touchdown percentage (37.5).In the Oct.

4 loss at Chicago, Wilson received just four targets, finishing with three receptions for 27 yards.In the loss at New England, the first-round pick — who is working with his fourth offensive coordinator in five seasons and his 11th quarterback since joining the Jets — was targeted just twice through three quarters, leaving the field visibly upset after recording four catches for 44 yards.“In his moments of frustration — I’m not down on the sideline, so I don’t see all of them, but I hear about them — I understand, he’s a fiery competitor,” Reich said.

“He knows he’s a playmaker, and we do too.He’s been great to work with.

I love having him as our key lead dog, him and Breece [Hall] and Geno [Smith].He sets the tone in so many ways.

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