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It’s not often that Micah Parsons is “underestimated,” because he is more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

But Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said Thursday he might have sold Parsons short in one area last week when devising a game plan focused on quick passes in a 30-10 loss to the Cowboys.

Parsons — the NFL’s version of Superman — had four quarterback hits and two sacks.

“They do a great job because you never know exactly where he’s going to be,” Hackett said. “We had a lot of different hands we wanted to put on him. As the game got out of hand and you get into more passing situations, you need to get more guys out [in routes] at times and try to get some easy, quick completions.

“We even underestimated his speed on the quick game. He is spectacular, and somebody you have to look back and say, ‘Can you even do that?’ We looked back at the tape, corrected it and saw how we can help ourselves out.”

For starters, the Jets need to sustain longer drives.


  Micah Parsons sacks Zach Wilson. AP Micah Parsons sacks Zach Wilson. AP

Seven of their 11 possessions lasted three plays or fewer, which resulted in seven total points and left running back Breece Hall and receiver Mecole Hardman griping about their usage.

The Jets converted just one of their 10 third downs.

“Everybody’s workload was very low this past week,” Hackett said. “We just didn’t have a lot of plays [46], and that hurts us because we can’t get a lot of people involved. There were a lot of people that we wanted to get featured and going early, but if you don’t convert on third down — especially those third-and-manageables — you are not going to have those opportunities.”

One week after he carried 10 times for 127 yards, Hall was a non-factor and said afterward: “I only got four touches. That’s why we struggled.” He then Tweeted four football emojis.

Four days later, after practice Thursday, Hall had changed his tune.


  Micah Parsons made life tough for Zach Wilson and the Jets. AP Micah Parsons made life tough for Zach Wilson and the Jets. AP

“Just interacting with people on Twitter,” he said. “It ended up people making it way more than what it should’ve been. That stuff doesn’t really matter. I’m trying to do my 1/11th when I’m out there to help us be successful.”

Hardman told The Post that his minimized role so far — zero snaps in Week 1 and 14 in Week 2 — is “very surprising.” He has one catch.

“It’s not just him. It’s all the guys,” Hackett said. “Until we get more plays, it’s going to be hard to [get everybody involved].”

Offensive line coach Keith Carter fell on his sword when talking about the missed cut block by left tackle Duane Brown on the play that left Aaron Rodgers with a torn Achilles.

There was a report that Rodgers dislikes cut blocks because they force him to throw the ball faster but Rodgers denied any issue last week on “The Pat McAfee Show.”

“That’s an unfortunate injury that just kills me,” Carter said. “That is certainly not Duane’s fault. It’s my fault. We ask them to do that. We’ve cut in the past. It unfortunately unfolded that way, and I feel terrible for Duane and obviously for Aaron.

“From a schematic standpoint, we always like mixing those in because these freakin’ rushers are good, and we try to slow them down any way we can.”

DE John Franklin-Myers (hip) and K Greg Zuerlein (groin) were both upgraded to limited participants in practice. S Tony Adams (hamstring) and Brown (shoulder, hip) did not practice. RT Mekhi Becton knee), RB Michael Carter (elbow), RB Breece Hall (knee) and LB Quincy Williams (knee) remained limited.

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