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The New York Jets’ plan for their quarterback position in 2023 was to have four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers start and 2021 second-overall pick Zach Wilson learn from him through observation. Wilson has since been thrown back into the fiery world of being an NFL starting quarterback, and his performance level has remained relatively unchanged when stacked up against the rest of the league.
In Gang Green’s 16-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on “Sunday Night Football” in Week 10, Wilson threw for 263 yards and an interception on 23-of-39 passing. The defeat marked Wilson’s eighth career start with no team offensive touchdowns, tied for the most such starts by as starting quarterback in their first three seasons in the 21st Century along with Joey Harrington’s eight from 2002-2004 with the Detroit Lions.
However, Jets head coach Robert Saleh said he thought his 24-year-old quarterback did a “decent job” in his postgame press conference Sunday night.
“I thought he did alright,” Saleh said Sunday after the loss. “Obviously, I’m sure there are a couple plays he wants back. I thought the linebacker [Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane] made an unbelievable play on the interception. I thought he moved around the pocket well and picked up some good yards with his legs. We were converting third downs [7-16 on third down conversions], I think it was our best rate of converting them. To give a full assessment on Zach, it would be fair to ask everyone around him to play a little bit better, especially with the penalties. Overall, I thought he did a decent job.”
Wilson’s play this season has been anything but decent or alright as he ranks near the bottom of the NFL in most passing metrics. He became the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) to have the league’s lowest passer rating in consecutive seasons in 2020 and 2021. Wilson has improved in that category with a career-high 74.6 passer…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2023-11-13 22:26:32
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