Way to go New York Jets. They a halted a shedding streak to the New England Patriots that stretched again to the Obama administration. In what may need been Bill Belichick’s closing sport as head coach of the Patriots, a workforce that he has dominated since leaving them on the altar in 2000 buried him within the Massachusetts snow, 17-3. The Jets ended their disappointing 2023 season with a win, and 2021 No. 2 general choose Zach Wilson on the bench.
Trevor Siemian, who the Jets signed after Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending Achilles harm, went 8-20 for 70 yards passing, no touchdowns and no interceptions. He, Wilson, and Tim Boyle have began at QB since Rodgers went down. It is probably going that Wilson placed on a Jets uniform for the ultimate time on Sunday. The Athletic’s Dianna Russini experiences that the workforce instructed Wilson through the season that they plan to commerce him through the offseason.
They can attempt to commerce him, however I don’t think about there’s a lot of a marketplace for a 24-year-old backup quarterback with Wilson’s checkered historical past within the NFL. The Jets didn’t put him in a super situation, however that’s often how the cookie crumbles for QBs chosen within the prime three. Those groups are often in a rebuilding scenario.
As the Jets have improved, Wilson has not. Their offensive line wants work, and shedding Alijah Vera-Tucker in early October actually harm, however Wilson led a largely ineffective offense. Per DVOA, going into Week 18 the Jets had the worst offense within the NFL. This whereas having the league’s third-best protection. They have scored lower than 15 factors seven occasions.
The Jets know higher than anybody that Wilson didn’t put out the kind of tape in 2023 that may create a requirement for his companies. This season would be the first wherein Wilson has thrown for extra touchdowns (8) than interceptions (7). Very seldomly has the Jets passing offense appeared to have any rhythm, and he’s not capable of make up for these shortcomings along with his toes. Wilson is an effective runner, however not an awesome one.
Getting something for Wilson, even when it’s a backup offensive lineman or a seventh-round choose in 2025, is healthier than nothing. Maybe there’s an offensive coordinator on the market who’s assured that Wilson might be mounted with correct teaching. Although, there have been treasured few flashes of brilliance, and undoubtedly none persistently, to justify sufficient religion in Wilson’s potential to surrender a single asset for him.
If the Jets determine to not choose up Wilson’s fifth-year possibility — they’ve till May 2 to decide — then at a low worth he could be price signing as a backup. But the one worth I might be prepared to surrender for him is money. There isn’t any cause to assist the Jets get higher as they minimize their losses on a nasty funding.
The Jets’ entrance workplace ought to do their due diligence to make as many calls as doable to try to obtain one thing in return for Wilson. Maybe they may get fortunate and a common supervisor will make a mistake of their favor. But I can’t consider any cause to amass Wilson except he’s launched and the Jets must eat the entire No. 2 general choose cash owed to him.