Washington Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz throws to a receiver in the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The loss of Aaron Rodgers, while devastating, is not the end of the New York Jets season. Now, the team must circle the wagons and rally around former second-overall pick Zach Wilson.
It appears the team is ready to do so with a road contest in Dallas on the horizon.
“When Zach Wilson was the starting quarterback one year ago before the Bye Week he was 5-1 as a starter, with Breece Hall and AVT (Alijah Vera-Tucker) and everybody healthy,” Jets head coach Robert Saleh said Tuesday. “We have all the faith in the world in Zach and the best part about Zach is that we all do believe he is leap years ahead of where he was a year ago. So, again, like I said, we are excited for his opp(ortunity).”
New York is right to have faith in Zach Wilson as the team’s starting quarterback for the rest of the year, but they will need to add another quarterback to both improve the room and provide depth should something happen to Wilson.
Luckily for Gang Green, there are plenty of options. We go over the top five available here:
Free Agent Options
Carson Wentz
Wentz has, by far, the most upside over anyone else on this list. The problem? We’ve been saying that for five years and nothing has come of it. No one has denied the talent that Wentz possesses but the quarterback couldn’t recover from a multitude of injuries and the underlying factor of losing the love of a city to a backup quarterback.
It appears Wentz is open to a backup quarterback role which could help his chances here, but it would certainly add more intrigue to the mix if the Jets were to sign him. One bad game from Wilson would have the crowd chanting for a change.
Nick Foles
Foles is in the twilight of one of the craziest careers in NFL history. Anywhere he goes outside of Philadelphia he…
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