The Jets added insult to injury when they lost starting quarterback Justin Fields to a concussion during their Week 2 loss to the Bills, and head coach Aaron Glenn announced today that he would remain sidelined in Week 3.
Fields was replaced by 15-year veteran Tyrod Taylor, who will start in his stead on Sunday against the Buccaneers. Rookie Brady Cook would then be in line for an elevation from the practice squad as the backup, though the Jets still have plenty of time to add a more experienced signal-caller.
Fields put up an excellent performance in Week 1 against the Steelers, gashing his former team through the air (218 yards, one touchdown) and on the ground (48 yards, two touchdowns) while taking only one sack and avoiding turnovers. In Week 2, however, he completed just three of his 11 passes for 27 yards while taking two sacks and fumbling twice before exiting the game.
Taylor was more successful after taking over the offense, though he couldn’t engineer a comeback. The Jets previously expressed confidence in their veteran backup after Fields’ injury scare during training camp, but the 0-2 team’s Week 3 matchup with the undefeated Buccaneers will be a stiff challenge on both sides of the ball.
This is the first concussion of Fields’ NFL career, though he missed has multiple games with injuries in three of his four seasons. The Jets will be hoping that he can progress through concussion protocol in time for their divisional contest with the Dolphins in Week 4.
Many would argue Tyrod is the better QB. Older, but less erratic.
As long as you keep him away from the Chargers medical staff
Yes, Tyrod Taylor in no way is a downgrade. Taylor has always practiced great ball security. Just did not have the good luck to end up in the right organisation with the right coach.
The medical injury on the Chargers still looks highly suspicious, did someone high up want Herbert thrown into the fray too early against the head coach’s better judgement?
I’d think they would pick somebody up, like Taylor Heinicke or even John Wolford. I can’t imagine they like being one injury to a 36-year old quarterback away from having to play Brady Cook.
I think it would be in their best interests to go 0-17 and have the first pick in the 2026 draft to get their QB of the future. Brady Cook may help in that respect. They need all the help they can get to finish behind the Browns, Saints, and Panthers.
The same teams fielding a squad capable of going 0-17 are the same teams that will screw up drafting at #1.
Yeah, you think staff that came from the Lions is going to try to build a culture around tanking? Let alone punting on developing young players for a year.
I’d think the HC would do what the owner tells him if he wants to stay the HC. I hope you weren’t referencing Fields as he isnt a young player. Definately not the QB of the future.
1) The owner was already embarrassed publicly for his decision-making last year. I doubt he would be stupid enough to illegally firing a respected coach after one year for refusing to actively tank.
2) No, I was talking about what would happen if they started Brady Cook for any stretch. I was talking about the development of guys like Mason Taylor, the two second year running backs, the young offensive linemen, and Arian Smith, though I think that last one was a weird reach in the first place. They’re also establishing a first time OC and play caller.
3) I’m well aware of where you stand on the two quarterbacks, but it’s still funny that yesterday almost 33-year old Carson Wentz was “a young 32” according to you and today 26-year old Justin Fields “isn’t a young player.”
@mustard – thought that’s why they signed Fields.
@mustard: very kind of you not to include my Giants.
I don’t think the Giants are playoff bound, but I don’t see them being bad enough to compete with the league’s bottom dwellers. You can do worse than Russ and/or Jaxon Dart, as those other teams will prove.
Don’t forget about Jameis, he stays steady eating them Ws!!
They probably will be anyway, especially if Fields is week to week and not a candidate for the IR. Anyone else they sign to the practice squad this week will be there to get acclimated while Cook gets the elevation.
Sign Kyle Trask.
I’d say Fields week 1 performance was more due to a bad Steelers defense than anything.
I think the Rangers-Devils game may provide more entertainment than anything we see from the Jets or Giants this Sunday 🙂
1) I doubted the owner would be stupid enough to fire the last HC because he lost at a game in England. But he did.
2) I doubt they tank but tanking means not putting the best players on the field. Players still play hard. Doesn’t have much to do with OCs and RBs. To many longtime owners like Woody, players and coaches aren’t much beyond employees on a merry-go-round.
3) Wentz hasn’t been a starter in years and doesn’t have the normal wear and tear a 32 NFL year old QB should. Fields has been on 3 teams now in 5 years. He’s a journeyman QB. He isnt young anymore.
Tanking should be reprimanded. Non competitive teams start drafting at 10. Middle of the pack contenders 1-10, playoff teams, back end of the draft. Competitive balance is only valuable when teams actually try to put a winning product on the field. It’s BS to do to fans & actually charge money (a lot of it) when you’re front office is trying to lose.
I think a lot of fan bases would rather have the #1 pick than a team that wins 6 games instead of 3.
Fair, but that’s because those fans don’t properly value winning culture. Building a culture is a much stronger way to guarantee competitiveness than picking first. There’s a reason teams like Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Green Bay, Baltimore, or Denver rarely pick in the top five these days. They’ve had down years, but they almost always remain competitive.
Since 2000, by my count, the Browns have had the first overall pick three times (2000, 2017, 2018). The Jags have had it twice. I think we can see how it correlates to playoff success. Having expectations and pushing those expectations is a better motivator too to bottom than having one pick to hope for a savior, even if that’s the best way to get that one particular position that’s irreplaceable. The culture still matters more, ultimately.
True. Mahommes was picked after a bunch of other QBs. So was Jackson. Then there’s TB12 or even Purdy. Teams are built with solid OL and DL first. This trend of QBs throwing the ball to expensive WRs all around the field rarely works. Can’t sustain drives that way but sells tickets and makes for fun highlights. The method hasn’t changed….run the ball and play good defense. That’s what successful HCs like Carroll, Harbaughs, Parcells, Payton, have always done.
If the offense looks competent with Tryod in, leave him in.
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