Zach Wilson (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
So…where do the New York Jets go from here with their quarterback room?
Head coach Robert Saleh has made a change at quarterback, the third new signal-caller the team will have in the 2023 season – the second straight year that such a change has been needed.
Zach Wilson, the quarterback thrust into the starting role thanks to the injury to Aaron Rodgers in Week 1, was benched for Tim Boyle midway through the third quarter in New York’s 32-6 loss to the Buffalo Bills last week. Now, it will be Boyle to start for the Jets in the NFL’s first Black Friday game to begin Week 12.
Is Boyle the answer for Gang Green for the rest of the 2023 season? Can he get this team to stay relevant for a potential return of Rodgers? What about Wilson – what happens to him now?
Based on conversations with Saleh over the week, we can give educated answers to all of the quarterback questions surrounding the Jets in November.
Zach Wilson’s Jets Future
It’s safe to assume that Wilson has started his last game as a member of the New York Jets barring something catastrophic happening in the next few weeks. In three seasons as the starting quarterback for Gang Green, the former second-overall pick has completed less than 60% of his passes and has more interceptions thrown than touchdowns.
Per Saleh, the Jets will have Wilson be the third quarterback on the roster from now on with Trevor Siemian becoming Boyle’s immediate backup.
Wilson was not the only reason for the offense’s struggles all year so far, but he did not offer many solutions. His inefficiencies as a passer were exasperated due to the team’s offensive line injuries, and poor skill positions around him. All that being said, Wilson played all year like a quarterback overly afraid to make a mistake – something that can’t happen in the modern NFL. Going over a month without scoring over 14 points is simply inexcusable as well.
Following the 2023 season…
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