East Rutherford, NJ — November 24, 2023 — Garrett Wilson of the Jets catches a TD in the second half as the Miami Dolphins defeated the NY Jets 34-13 at MetLife Stadium on November 24, 2023 in East Rutherford, NJ to play in the first “Black Friday” NFL game.
Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK
As top receivers go, the New York Jets have one of the best young pass catchers in the game today.
The problem is they have little else around them.
Garrett Wilson’s NFL career has been a roller-coaster, to say the least. He’s on pace to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons with three different quarterbacks in each year. In 2023, he recorded 64 catches for 695 yards and three touchdowns. All for a team that may not have a 2,000-yard passer by the end of the regular season.
New York’s offensive struggles are well known due to losing Hall-of-Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers to an Achilles injury in Week 1 and being decimated by the injury bug along the offensive line. If there’s been one constant though, it has been the play of Wilson. The reigning offensive rookie of the year has been the most consistent weapon the Jets have had this season – despite the win-loss record not being where the receiver wants it to be.
“I feel like it’s my job to how to do my job to the best of my ability to help us reach our team success,” Wilson said Friday. “The reality of the situation is that I play a position where it takes a lot of us. I can’t guarantee anything but I feel we have a good shot to win somehow.”
The bigger issue the Jets have on offense, outside of the obvious quarterback and offensive line problems, happens to be that the team does not have a quality second option to take the pressure off of someone like Wilson. As the Jets enter Week 13, tight end Tyler Conklin is second on the team in receiving with 420 yards. There is no other wide receiver on the roster with over 300 yards receiving yet this year.
That’s…
Read the full article here