New York Jets fullback Nick Bawden (48) celebrates with tight end Tyler Conklin (83) after scoring a touchdown against the New England Patriots during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Things aren’t going well for the New York Jets to start the 2023 season. After a two-game losing streak called into question the effectiveness of the offense, and the new starting quarterback, the organization seems to be stuck on potential next steps.
That means for the foreseeable future, backup-turned-starting quarterback Zach Wilson will remain in his role.
“What we see on a day-in and day-out basis is a young man who is much improved from a year ago. He’s much more confident, he’s much more accurate, he’s got much more command of the huddle, he looks better in the pocket,” Jets head coach Robert Saleh said Monday afternoon. “When he is hitting his back foot with his timing and rhythm, he looks fantastic, and you just don’t throw people away man. You just have to continue to work with him.”
While Saleh deflected initial questions surrounding the possibility of the team bringing in another quarterback through trade or free agency (the first time he’s done that so far), it appears New York is still moving forward with the same offensive signal-caller.
Third Down Offense and Scheme Change
Saleh may be patient with his current starting quarterback, but it’s clear he’s sick of some of the problems that have come since Wilson became the starter.
New York’s third-down offense is dead last in the NFL at just 21%, four percentage points lower than the next closest organization. Their inability to get themselves in third-and-manageable situations has left the coaching staff to tag the situation as “god awful.”
“A lot of the issues we’re running into is just the lack of opportunity because we’ve been so bad on third down…I think we’re at 50% of our third…
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