The Jets’ season has gone terribly wrong and they’re turning to a mostly unheralded quarterback to fix things.
If this sounds familiar, it’s similar to what happened last year when the Jets benched Zach Wilson and gave Mike White the keys to the offense. White will be in MetLife Stadium when the Jets hope that going from Wilson to Tim Boyle can produce another Mike White Moment. .
The Jets are Boyle’s team now. They’re entrusting him to lead the offense — and essentially try to save their season — when they host the division-leading Miami Dolphins (7-3) in the NFL’s first Black Friday game.
Friday will be 691 days since the 29-year-old Boyle started an NFL game. His last one was Jan. 2, 2022 for Detroit. Boyle is 0-3 as a starter. He’s thrown just three touchdown passes and nine interceptions in 18 games with the Packers, Lions Bears and Jets. But Boyle is brimming with confidence and belief in himself.
“You got to feel like you’re dangerous out there,” Boyle said. “You can’t go into a play or a series thinking with any doubt. Confidence is critical going in there and feeling like, I’m The Guy and I’m not going to miss. That’s kind of the focus.”
The Jets (4-6) have lost three straight and are desperate for a win and to keep alive the hope that Aaron Rodgers will return.
Rodgers is rehabbing from a torn left Achilles and is targeting a return in late December. The Jets may need to be in the playoff race for that to happen. They’re tied for 13th in the AFC.
It’s up to you, Tim.
“I don’t have to be Superman out there,” Boyle said. “Just run the offense, take the completions they give me and just play within my game.”
That was White’s approach the two times he replaced Wilson. The first was in 2021 because of injury. White had a historic first NFL start, throwing for 405 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Cincinnati. Last season, White came in for Wilson in Week 12 and threw for 315 yards and three scores to…
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