New York Jets: Zach Wilson Isn't The Solution, Nor The Problem

As much as the rest of the media wants to blast the New York Jets for rolling out a bad Zach Wilson weekly, that’s nothing more than a scapegoat. Yes, Aaron Rodgers would have this team probably atop the AFC East based on how this season is shaking out. Rodgers got hurt in week 1, and here we are.

Yet, we must look at the bigger picture and see that there’s something broken beyond the QB position for the New York Jets. Maybe the players have given up on Wilson in hopes that Rodgers will save their season. The problem doesn’t start with the QB nor does it end there. When asked by Michael Kay on The Michael Kay Show why he doesn’t bench Wilson in favor of Trevor Siemian his choice of word was to “plead the 5th”.

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Something is off with the New York Jets. Something about that choice of words makes it seem like there’s a disconnect between the front office and the coaching staff on how to handle who is under center for the Jets. Are the Jets choosing to roll Wilson out to make it more dramatic when Rodgers does come back and turn the team around? Are they hoping to still be competitive enough late in the season but being mediocre up until that point still earns them a respectable draft pick to really bolster around Rodgers next season?

More importantly, they can throw shade at Zach Wilson all they want. If you knew that he wasn’t going to be the answer then you wouldn’t roll him out week to week unless you want fans 100% comfortable with you deciding to move on. You wouldn’t have a quarterback who is supposedly the problem, throwing almost 50 passes in a single game. When you’re down big you could abandon the run, but if you’re not confident in your guy or he’s as bad as everyone says you don’t keep putting the ball in his hands to watch him fail and destroy his confidence.

Wilson might not have thrown any touchdowns against the Chargers, but he completed 67% of his passes for 263 yards and zero interceptions. Can you blame him for the 3 fumbles, 2 of which were lost? Sure you can. He can surely own up to that, but at the same time, the offensive line has to own up to the 8 sacks he took. The defense has to own up to the 27 points they allowed the Chargers to score.

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Robert Saleh has to own up to abandoning the run. The receivers have to own up to the dropped passes. Dalvin Cook has to own up not producing out of the backfield for them as much as he should. The GM Joe Douglas has to take the blame for seeing the struggles and making no improvements at the trade deadline. He also has to answer for their being able-bodied QBs on the market with experience and staying firm with Wilson. We can point fingers all day. The Jets won the offseason but are 100% comfortable waiting for Aaron Rodgers to be their savior. For that New York Jets fans should be worried as to what the team will look like after he hangs them up.