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A: QUARTERBACKS

They say Jimmy Hoffa is buried in the end zone here. Is that any more improbable than Billy Joe Tolliver not throwing an interception?

A: RUNNING BACKS

Instead of taking a plane, team opts to ride Marion Butts all the way home. You knew Ronnie Harmon should be playing, and you don’t have a coaching degree.

A: RECEIVERS

You’d have a better chance of following a cab through the streets of New York than tracking Anthony Miller. He could use a little help, though.

A: OFFENSIVE LINE

These guys figure to take a bigger fall than Donald Trump next week against Raiders, but for now, Big Macs all around for the lugs up front.

A: DEFENSIVE LINE

A midnight stroll through Central Park would have been less risky for Jet quarter-back Ken O’Brien than standing up to Charger pass rush.

A: LINEBACKERS

If Henry Rolling keeps playing so well in place of Billy Ray Smith, maybe he should fill in as well with Larry Sacknoff. Smith wouldn’t complain.

A: DEFENSIVE BACKS

Is there such a thing as a secondary transplant? Who were those guys? Jet wide receivers had total of three catches--two more than Gill Byrd.

A: SPECIAL TEAMS

Jets fired special teams coordinator Larry Pasquale and kept former Charger punter Joe Prokop. And folks in San Diego were hard on Steve Ortmayer.

A: COACHING

Like you were saying, that Dan Henning sure knows what he’s doing. It also might not be a bad idea to put a ball and chain around Ron Lynn’s leg.