Jets quarterback Justin Fields appeared headed for the bench when he was pulled at halftime of New York’s loss to the Panthers in Week 7.
Veteran backup Tyrod Taylor finished the game and was expected to start the following week, but those plans were interrupted by a knee injury. Fields started in Week 8 instead and put up one of his best performances of the year. He threw for 244 passing yards anHis 244 passing yards were his second-highest total of the season and the Jets’ 39 points were a season-high. Crucially, Fields did not throw an interception, fumble the football, or take a single sack.
In the two games since, Fields has completed just 21 of his 37 passing attempts (56.7%) for 170 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception. He also took five sacks and fumbled once while adding 95 rushing yards on 18 carries. The Jets scored 27 points despite an especially rough game in Week 10, but they could only manage 14 points against the Patriots on Thursday.
Those struggles have led head coach Aaron Glenn to reconsider his starting quarterback selection. When asked about a potential change under center on Friday, he said that he was “evaluating everything.” Glenn also acknowledged that Fields’ recent performance was not up to NFL standards; the fifth-year quarterback essentially admitted the same, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini.
“Obviously, we have to do a better job in the passing game and that has a lot to do with Justin getting the ball to the right guys,” Glenn said.
Taylor is healthy now, so he would be the Jets’ starter if Fields is benched. Glenn described the decision as “really a short-term deal,” indicating that he is less concerned about the team’s long-term quarterback plans than with their success for the rest of the season.
“Whatever that the evaluation process come out to, just know that the reason why I make the decision that I make, it gives us the best chance to win,” Glenn added.
I thought they would keep pace after their first drive went so well last night as Patriots can be bad against teams with a good running QB and RB combo.
I’m waiting for the Jets to get so desperate that they hold a QB competition between Oooof and ChuckyNJ 🙂
lol I’ll be long snapper!
Stay in Atlanta and the Falcons will eventually audition you as a kicker.
Hahaahah
Well, I saw a lot the last Jets’ Game. That new wr Mitchell dropped at least two passes right off his hands on PERFECTLY thrown balls. If he had mad those catches Field would have had over 300 yards passing and they probably would have score at least 30+ points. Fields could play better but his receivers dropping good passes is NOT his fault.
Yeah he had some off-target throws but he’s throwing to awful WRs. Several catchable balls were dropped.
Mitchell was pretty bad. And yeah, Fields does throw some good balls. But then he throws some bad balls and takes sacks. NE blitzed him alot because they know he’ll get sacked or make a bad throw. The fumble deep in their own zone wasn’t his fault, but these things don’t happen as much on well coached teams. The media kept showing the looks on the Jets faces all night, and none of it was any good. You can see there’s light years difference between Vrabel/Maye vs Glenn/Fields
Glenn is lost as last year’s Easter eggs.
To be fair, it seems like almost every team has very poor wr play this year.
I feel like I have seen more drops this year than the last five combined.
seems like every team is hoping on having recently poor performing WR’ers, who were believed to be just recently in the “wrong system.”
It doesnt stand that i am correct. Its not the simplest answer. But it sure seems like it.
I think Barkley and Henry having monster seasons last year woke the NFL up. Teams didn’t want to pay RBs and overpaid WRs. Scoring went down, even with rules protecting and QB and stricter rules on defensive players. The game has never changed. You have to run the ball to open up the passing game. Average QBs can’t pass pass pass consistently without eventually getting sacked, fumbling, or throwing an INT. So you’re seeing more running and less of the risky explosive plays the NFL likes to show you on commercials.
What does Tyrod Taylor do for the Jets? Maybe they’re marginally more competitive, but does that even matter? It’s a lost season. Taylor probably won’t be back next year. Fields might be. Fields is also younger and theoretically could develop a little more. Taylor is what he is.
After this many years in the league, I would say Fields is what he is now too.
Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold improved significantly so its possible for anyone to improve.
Yeah. I suppose. we’ll see
It often depends on the team around them. Being a QB for the Jets and Browns must be agonizing.
Very different, both of them could throw coming into the league. Fields has never shown he can read NFL defenses and be a competent passer.
And Geno
Fields has not improved nearly enough when it comes pre snap reads and going through his progressions. At this point that should’ve changed. He is what he is.
I would say, you are correct, in that Taylor is what he is. In that the 39 years he has played, his numbers are mostly bad.
I was going to make a better argument.
But I quit. The argument is like comparing which of the worst looks best.
It matters in the sense that , how will the rest of the players react. And that each game has alot riding on money, and people’s careers. But we all know that.
how many direct snaps can breece hall handle ?
Any chance Fields had of proving himself to be a legit NFL QB ended the second he put pen to paper on a deal with The New York Jets.
A Serpentor like amalgam of Marino, Montana, Brady and Manning would still butt fumble his way out of the league with The New York Jets.
I’d be impressed when they actually do put a QB at the position. Nothing to change if you don’t have a QB to change.
A viable head coach would help.