and I never really post here, but I’ve been seeing so much hate for this kid after this game that I think is really unwarranted. I know I’m asking for downvotes, but I feel like I had to add my two cents after rewatching the offensive game and watching Zach play-
I agree that he’s played terrible in the past and think that someone like Dobbs would be performing better but Zach had so many great plays that were completely stripped from him because of drops, penalties, and overall incompetence. He is not why the Jets lost.
8 penalties for 83 yards, almost all of which came on crucial plays that would have set up scores or touchdowns that would have tied the game at the end 6-7 drops
And I’m ignoring things like bad play calling or anything I as a common fan wouldn’t know about but regardless, it seems nonsensical to just attack this poor kid for a game that really doesn’t seem like was his fault by any standards. He had some incredible throws and runs that kept the Jets in the game, and those seem to be ignored.
Again, I don’t believe he is a very good quarterback whatsoever, but for this game he played at the level he was expected to play.
I’ll prepare for the downvotes now, but I just wanted to say that he really isn’t why the Jets lost. I’m ridiculously frustrated but I can’t find a reason to attack Zach today.
There is nothing wrong with Zach Wilson the person. He tries hard, he isn’t a troublemaker, and except for 1 super minor thing he said last year, he says all the right things. And quite frankly I don’t think the locker room can be annoyed or mad at him because he wasn’t the starter and he just got thrust into the situation.
Many of the Jets losses this year can be attributed to one or two plays that may or may not be attributed to Zach and one or two penalties that had nothing to do with Zach. No, he isn’t the reason the Jets are 4-5 when you look at it from a play by play situation. But for every dropped pass or penalty there’s a wide open receiver for a TD that Zach doesn’t see.
But at the end of the day, the team has an anemic offense and the offense is 100% driven by QB play. These games are coming down to miracle plays at the end of the game. The play calling is super conservative. Is it conservative because the Jets think they can win with defense? Is it conservative because the Jets coaches know if they open the playbook Zach will throw 5 INTs? I don’t know. I just know that the team isn’t going anywhere with Zach Wilson under center. He may yet turn out to be a good QB. But it will be somewhere else.
What most people don’t get about the “Zach haters” is that we all want to be wrong so badly. I would love for him to turn around and throw 350 yds and 3TDS. I would love to say I was wrong. But I just don’t see that happening with the Jets.