FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It isn’t sufficient to repeatedly ask your franchise quarterback to not make a mistake.
Because the video games get greater, you higher have a franchise quarterback who can play greater than that.
The Jets didn't have that quarterback once more on Sunday, and towards Invoice Belichick.
The Jets have a Quarterback Drawback.
And now this simply occurs to be a handy week to ponder a extra vital query than what would it not take for Robert Saleh to take the ball from Zach Wilson (9-for-22, 77 yards) and let Mike White attempt to spark the offense:
Did GM Joe Douglas and Saleh blow it after they handed on Justin Fields with the No. 2-overall choose of the 2021 draft?
Oh how the MetLife natives will probably be stressed this coming Sunday when the rising Bears quarterback — who was carted again to the locker room with an obvious shoulder damage after going 14-for-21 for 153 yards and 1 TD passing, 18-for-85 and 1 TD dashing in a 27-24 loss to the Falcons — is taking a second-year leap over a faltering Wilson.
Belichick and the Patriots have been virtually begging Wilson and the Jets to take the sport, and he refused to take it. So an 84-yard punt return TD by Marcus Jones with 5 seconds remaining that felt like a blow to the photo voltaic plexus took it.
And so it ended Patriots 10, Jets 3 on a windy afternoon on which Wilson gave the Jets completely no likelihood to climb into first place, no likelihood to keep away from a 14th consecutive loss to the Belichicks and no likelihood to keep away from falling into final place within the AFC East.
All fuel no offense.
All fuel no quarterback.
Right here was Wilson within the second half: 4-for-11, 12 yards, 4 sacks.
Right here was Saleh on the Jets’ offense — two complete yards — within the second half: “It was canine–t.”
Sure, there was Darth Belichick, and sure there was a 17 mph east wind, and sure, there was no working recreation (23-for-59, 20-for-33 not counting Wilson), however this was unacceptable and inexcusable even for a rookie quarterback.
And so was this:
When Wilson was requested if he felt he left the heroic Jets protection (six sacks) down, he stated: “No. No.”
He would have been higher served shattering the deathly silence within the guests’ locker room with “Sure. Sure.”
One of many main duties that comes with the franchise quarterback place is taking each bullet there may be to take for a loss — even typically when it isn't your fault. It’s known as accountability. Teammates acknowledge actual.
The closest Wilson got here to trying within the mirror:
“I really feel like I had some balls that received away from me.”
That was simply essentially the most correct he had been on a day when he missed elementary throws that sailed on him and a number of other others that had no likelihood.
One other try:
“I received to discover a option to make the simple ones on the sideline and attempt to let my guys get on the skin and run. It actually comes all the way down to execution.”
It actually comes all the way down to quarterback execution within the NFL.
“Now we have to get higher within the passing recreation if we wish to be the place we wish to be at,” a pissed off Garrett Wilson stated, “and we all know we will be there, in order that’s essentially the most irritating half. We ain’t gotta be in these video games like this. They didn’t even rating on offense and we misplaced the sport. We received our ass beat on offense and the outcomes confirmed.”
Garrett Wilson and Denzel Mims expression frustration with Wilson and Garrett Wilson’s boiled over sufficient to name out offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur after solely being focused 3 times.
“It begins within the follow week, man, it’s gotta be higher,” Garrett Wilson stated. “Issues that we see and don’t name out, it’s gotta begin getting known as out. That is unacceptable, and nobody desires to really feel like this, however that’s not sufficient. You gotta do one thing about it. Hopefully this can be a get up for some individuals within the facility, first within the facility to get on our particulars.”
The Good Ship Saleh has now entered stormy seas. Zach Wilson entered with seven interceptions in his two earlier full video games towards Belichick. He didn’t throw any on Sunday, though one which sailed over the top of Tyler Conklin was dropped by tormentor Devin McCourty. And one other that Jonathan Jones jumped almost grew to become one. You received’t win in November and December in case your quarterback is stopping you from successful.
Saleh didn't take into account turning to White. Would he if the quarterback’s struggles proceed?
“No, that’s the furthest factor on my thoughts,” Saleh stated. “I informed you guys earlier than, Zach’s our quarterback and we’re going to, we’ve received to search out methods to assist him get higher.”
Saleh can't afford to be cussed right here.
He must get Mike White warmed up within the bullpen.
If it ain’t broke, don’t repair it. But it surely positive appeared broke on Sunday, and Saleh higher be on guard for the rising risk of natives rising extra stressed.
“They have been doing an excellent job of creating it laborious for us to get straightforward ones within the go recreation,” Zach Wilson stated.
With out one 34-yard sideline lob to Mims, properly you are able to do the mathematics.
The Jets got here right here searching for payback and respect.
They left shell-shocked and in disbelief with a Quarterback Drawback.
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