4:15pm: Given another chance to address this matter, Saleh is not committing to Wilson. The second-year Jets HC said (via the New York Post’s Brian Costello, on Twitter) the team is “keeping everything on the table” regarding their quarterback. Following a rough Wilson outing against the Patriots three weeks ago, Saleh said the plan was for the former No. 2 overall pick to start the rest of the season. With the Jets still contending for a playoff spot despite poor quarterback play, the team’s decision will obviously be one to monitor ahead of the team’s Week 12 game against the Bears.
While Wilson has been informed his job is not locked in any longer, Saleh did not indicate if either White or Joe Flacco would start if Wilson ended up being benched, Connor Hughes of SNY tweets. The Jets demoted Flacco, who remains their touchdown pass leader (with five) despite starting only three games this season, for White during Wilson’s latest run as their starter.
8:58am: During Sunday’s 10-3 loss to the Patriots, the Jets delivered one of their worst offensive performances in franchise history, once again leading to questions about their plans at the quarterback position moving forward. For at least one more week, though, no changes will be coming.
Zach Wilson completed just nine passes for 77 yards in the game, one in which the Jets mustered two yards of 
offense in the second half. As head coach Robert Saleh confirmed after the game, however, he did not consider benching the 23-year-old at any point during the contest. Moving on to backup Mike White under center is “the furthest thing from my mind,” Saleh added, via Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic (subscription required).
Sunday marked the fourth time in 2022 that Wilson completed fewer than 60% of his passes and threw for less than 160 yards. Taking into account the three games he missed at the start of the season due to a knee injury, that represents an alarming lack of development for the second-year passer. Wilson’s three-interception performance in Week 8 against the Patriots raised questions about Wilson’s grip on the starting role, but Saleh backed the former No. 2 overall pick then as he is doing now. Support from within the team’s locker room appears to dwindling, though.
Rookie wideout Garrett Wilson was among the most vocal players to voice their frustrations in the immediate aftermath of the loss. He stopped short of naming any one player or coach individually, but said that the staff “ha[s] to put more trust in the receiver room” to improve offensively.
“It starts in practice,” he added, via ESPN’s Rich Cimini. “It’s got to be better, the things we see and don’t call out. It has to start getting called out. This is unacceptable. No one wants to feel like this, but that’s not enough… Hopefully, this is a wake-up for some people in the facility… to get on their details.”
Zach Wilson added further to the frustration with his performance when speaking after the game. He laid a much smaller portion of the blame on himself than expected, adding that he did not feel he and the offense let the rest of the team down. Per Cimini, there remain some “raw feelings” amongst New York’s defensive players, and Wilson’s lack of contrition “didn’t sit well” (Twitter link).
At 6-4, the Jets are now at the bottom of the AFC East. Their playoff hopes are still very much alive given the parity in their division and most of the AFC, but the QB position will remain under intense scrutiny in the coming days and weeks barring significant improvement.
Someone make sure Joe Benigno didn’t jump off a bridge.
That guy’s still alive?!
Bro – of course he’s alive bro – bro he is a sports radio icon bro.. bro you gotta admit bro he’s a hardcore jet fan bro.
Your beloved “sports radio icon” is a chav who’s been correctly accused of sexual harassment.
Bro – I think you missed the point of my post bro – bro never said he was beloved bro just an icon bro. Bro I personally dislike him on the radio bro
Well said, bruh.
Wilson probably should have come out of yesterday’s game, but he should still be the starter. They’re not going far this year with this QB situation. If he doesn’t show any growth from here on out, you have to at least go into next year with an exit strategy, if not a whole new plan.
He needs a kick in the ass. He’s had the job handed to him from day 1 with no pressure from the coaching staff, it’s time to instill a little fear in him that he can actually lose his job. Especially after Garrett kinda called him out, Elijah did the same earlier, there’s definitely a need to do something
ESPN and PFR weren’t able to steal a story, so they cooked up Lupica-style bulls#!t any tabloid would have pounced on.
Don’t bring up the fact that both defenses played great on a blustery day in Foxboro. Don’t bring up the fact that the game was heading for overtime until that punt return TD in the final seconds.
Most of all, don’t bring up the fact that the AFC East is the best division this season — 1 game separates top from bottom. Can’t say that for any of the league’s brand-name teams.
Found Wilson’s burner account. Even the terrible Jones managed to go for 240 yards passing
And the Patriot offense was getting booed off the field in the 2nd half. Great defense plus 6 sacks of Jones. They also missed one FG and had another clang the crossbar on that blustery day.
You must be kidding, right Chunky? I watched that entire snooze-fest and saw the Pats go up and down the field while their defense held the Jets to almost nothing. And I hate the Patriots
Your coach was right about the offensive performance and if the Jets get a QB, they’re gonna be alright
But this kid isn’t the answer
That “snooze-fest” is a candidate for game of the year. Not every NFL game has to be boxcar scores and 400-yard passing QBs. You can always watch college football for that.
Game of the Year?! LMAO! Homer comment of the year.
Well, the Patriots went up the field, but not down. They struggled once they had any chance of getting into the red zone. One play that may have swung the game early on was when a fumble the Jets brought within the Pats’ 5 was called back for being down by contact, I believe. I thought the Jets might have wanted to throw the challenge flag then.
When the Pats finally made it to the end zone on that punt return, that play could have been called back about 15 yards for an illegal block to back close to the head before Jones crossed the goal line. The Pats probably would have kicked a field goal to win it anyway. That wasn’t a given with the wind but it would have been easier than the previous kicks.
Exactly. How do you miss that call? Outrageous
Agreed. Also, couldn’t the Jets have opted to run ten seconds off the clock inside the last two minutes? They would have gone to overtime.
The highlight of him building up to the draft was him throwing a bomb across his body. Great play in practice, but everyone knows do not throw across your body!
It’s great to be able to find a franchise QB in the draft, but at some point the GM and the coaching staff need to be building a competent team around whomever is playing the QB position – regardless of that QB’s capability (see the recent struggles of Aaron Rodgers for proof). Quick – name the other playmakers on the Jets offense. Take your time… See the problem here?
That’s not an excuse. Wilson, Davis, Moore, and Berrios comprise a competent receiving corp. If Wilson is truly a starting-caliber quarterback, he should be more productive than he has proven to be thus far
At what point is Wilson expected to throw for at least 100 yards each week?
You have got to be kidding, High. They have G. Wilson, C. Davis, E. Moore, C. Uzomah, B. Hall (injured), M. Carter, and they traded for James Robinson. Not to mention, Berrios and Mims. Z. Wilson is clearly holding this offense back. To assert otherwise is just being delusional.
How exactly does a receiver make a play with the ball when the quarterback can’t get it to him? When the quarterback can’t complete a stinking pass, why would an opposing coach defend the pass? At that point you stop the running back knowing the quarterback can’t beat you
Zach Wilson sucks
And unfortunately for them they’ve now won to many games to end up with a good pick in the draft to replace him that way. They need to either make a trade or use FA.
Avoid Baker and Darnold, Brady and Lamar aren’t happening, you’ve got Jimmy G, Daniel Jones maybe?, Cooper Rush, Gardner Minshew, Taylor Heinike and Andy Dalton all who I would consider upgrades.
Rush could be worth going for in particular with how he’s stepped up when Dak was down. Jimmy G also would be an easy target with Trey Lance likely to be given another shot as the start next season. Both would be good additions
Minshew has better stats than Trevor L. I’d take him.
Always liked Minshew.
He would be a nice addition to this team. He has talent and character.
Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph are available. A low draft pick and a deflated football may get one of them for you
Pretty sure the Jets know firsthand to avoid Darnold…
Joe Flacco would be an improvement. He’s got a strong arm, but must have good o-line protection. Joe doesn’t make mistakes and has the experience to get this team to the playoffs.
The Jets aren’t winning anytime soon. The playoffs would be one and done. Why wouldn’t you play him so you can make a decision.
Boy did the jets make a mistake with this guy
I would go with Flacco. Needs strong protection but he does also has experience needed to not just play in January/February football but also the experience needed to make the playoffs. White and Wilson don’t have such experience.
Jets just can’t draft a QB can they..didn’t they draft San Darnold 4 years ago who flamed out and now Zach Wilson is the same kind of dumpster fire. Previously wasn’t it Mark Sanchez, Geno Smith until he got punched out, and Christian Hackenberg among others? At some point Jets management has to realize its on them not the player, so what’s gonna give???
Well, Geno may be resurrecting his career now, unless it’s the system that works for him. Who knows? Sam Darnold could still turn his career around. Personally, I was calling for Sewell or trading that pick down instead of trading Sam. I felt they just needed to improve his supporting cast and protection. However, I’m not arguing with trading up from the pick they got in this year’s draft for Darnold to get Breece Hall. He’s going to be a star when he’s healthy.
Wilson isn’t an NFL QB.
All those who want Flacco, you’re better off buying shares of FTX. He was a healthy scratch yesterday and also for the previous Jets game which was a win vs. Buffalo.
Wait, Zach Wilson doesn’t think its his fault that he led his offense to 3 points. He is delusional and totally out of touch with reality.
The average points scored by an NFL offense is over 20 points per game.
Looks like yet another 1st round QB bust for the Jets
It’s sad that the knee jerk reaction to any problem is to expand already bloated executive and coaching staffs. I expect the Jets to now hire a “Director of Details” to ensure things get called out in practice.
This problem is manufactured by a barely breathing tabloid pushing obvious clickbait. Said tabloid white-knights the Giants who not only got their ass kicked, but also lost a rookie WR to a torn ACL and a DB to a sprained MCL.