Engstrand touched on one of those things to grow with his rookie free agent QB — getting rid of the ball in tough spots quicker.

“He’s understanding the things we can and can’t do on every single play,” the coach said. “Just for example, on a third-and-15, we can’t take a sack even if we’re scrambling out of the pocket. We’ve just got to throw the ball away. Or if we see a hot, we’ve got to get the ball out hot, and just some of those things and some of the situational football that we’ve got to continue to improve upon.”

Cook knows exactly what his OC is talking about.

“Yeah, I do. I think there’s opportunities to get the ball out quicker,” he said. “Whether it’s a pre-snap change or a post-snap decision, I always think there is an opportunity to get the ball out. And yeah, I’ll leave it at that.”

You just know Cook is hearing about his game from all around — coaches, reporters, fans — as he strives to get his first NFL starting win and galvanize the Jets offense for a late-season bump into the all-important offseason. Possibly the most useful advice has come from his fellow TAs … er, QBs, on the Jets roster with veteran experience, Tyrod Taylor and Justin Fields..

“They always tell me, number one, it’s just football. You’ve played football your entire life, so just go out there and keep playing football,” he said. “Then just take what the defense gives you. If it’s a checkdown, it’s a checkdown. But just keep taking what they give you, use your legs when it’s appropriate, and just play ball.”

Everyone involved in this seminar is confident that Cook sooner or later will be acing his finals. The Patriots may not be the final game, but it will be a good test of how he’s applying all of his notes studying and advice gathering. He showed a little of his critical self-scout when he summed up his and the offense’s showing in the 29-6 loss at New Orleans.

“I thought that first half, it was a pretty clean first half,” he said. “Obviously, we would like to finish in the red zone when we get down there. Taking two field goals there hurts. We need to get the ball in the end zone. And in the second half, we just need to find ways to push the ball down the field, create explosives and score the football. This game is about scoring points and we didn’t score in the second half, so it’s not good enough.”

“I sense that Brady’s going to put forth his best effort regardless,” Engstrand said. “And he knows this is a great opportunity for him, just as it is for any of the other players out there. They’re always trying to put forth their best performance on a daily and weekly basis, and for the evaluation process.

“I don’t think he’s necessarily putting more pressure on himself than he needs or undue pressure, I think he’s just looking to put himself in a position to seize the moment.”