New York Jets quarterback Tim Boyle (7) throws a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes )
A change at quarterback has come for the New York Jets and it’s up to the coaching staff and roster to pick up the pieces.
Head coach Robert Saleh’s decision to bench Zach Wilson for Tim Boyle during the Jets 32-6 loss to the Buffalo Bills was a long time coming for most fans and analysts. New York possesses the worst third-down conversion rate in NFL history and are at the bottom of most offensive categories.
To the head coach, it was more than ready for a change to get a spark in an otherwise lifeless unit.
“He’s (Wilson) come a long way from a year ago,” Saleh said of the former second overall pick on Monday. “I think we all agree, we wish it was better, obviously we wish it was better for him, we wish we could have all been better for him. It’s like I’ve said, it’s not a one person thing, but just to see if we can get something going, but he was okay.”
New York’s head coach later announced that while Boyle would start on Friday against Miami, it would be Trevor Siemian backing up him. Wilson would be the third quarterback on gameday.
While he did not make a comment on whether or not Wilson had played his last down as a member of the Jets, Saleh wouldn’t go so far as to call the former first-round pick a bust in the three years he’s been the quarterback.
“Have things gone exactly the way we wanted them to, no, but I wouldn’t look at it as a failure,” Saleh explained. “I’d look at it more as a series of unfortunate events, but I stand strong in the belief that Zach Wilson is going to have a really good career in this league. He’s got tremendous work ethic, he’s gotten a lot better over the course of the last year, he definitely has the arm talent. He’s only just turned 24.”
Despite Saleh’s defense of…
Read the full article here
Leave a Reply