rox Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Now to answer the all important question: why has Zach Wilson received the ire of, not only Jets fans, but seemingly the rest of the league? Could it be he's not a leader? That can't be the case. His teammates elected him captain prior to the season, which was the first time a rookie quarterback had ever been selected for the franchise.There was also the notion that, after his injury and during that magical Mike White game, Wilson was upset to see the offense ran so smoothly by White and Josh Johnson. That wasn't the case either, as Wilson explained that he wanted White to perform well and was excited when he did.Wilson has been nothing but positive and mature about his situation since coming to the team in April. He's been happy about wins, praised his teammates, and has accepted his mistakes when he makes them. Wilson has also shown flashes of what he can be in the games against the Eagles and the Titans.Showing promise and progress is what the expectations should be for a rookie quarterback. Players like Justin Herbert and Baker Mayfield should be seen as the exception to these, not the standard. Wilson is growing at his own pace, and took a massive step forward against Philly despite what you might read from tweets and reports. So, the ultimate answer to the question of why Zach Wilson has been lampooned by just about everybody and their mother? The Jets don't have an identity right now. They have had some of the worst football teams over the last few years. They hired a laughing stock in Adam Gase as their head coach, keeping him for two years, and allowed Mike Maccagnan to throw money at players that wouldn't play out their contracts like Trumaine Johnson and Le'Veon Bell. Their last winning season was in 2015, and even then they missed the playoffs in embarrassing fashion. Similar to how the Browns were the butt of jokes for most of the 2000s and 2010s, the Jets have become the next in line since the Browns can actually compete.And in the biggest market, with the most eyes watching, of course the player in the most important position that was drafted second overall is going to have the finger pointed at him. In the NFL, whether we agree with it or not, winning and losing will always fall on the quarterback. Not to mention that the NY Jets don't have a face of the franchise. Kansas City has Patrick Mahomes. Indianapolis has Jonathan Taylor. Tennessee has Derrick Henry. Who sticks out on the Jets? Michael Carter and Elijah Moore have been good, but not enough to garner widespread attention.Wilson is the player everybody knows, and therefore is going to unfairly catch most of the negativity. The Jets have been losers for the last decade, and the toxicity is only just now being cleaned out.All that the fans can do is buckle down and hope that Robert Saleh, Zach Wilson, and Joe Douglas can lift this team from the gutter. That all starts with improvement. The Jets need to be taken seriously again. How does that start? It's exactly what Zach Wilson always says :... - - https://thejetpress.com/posts/ny-jets-zach-wilson-public-enemy#slideshow-top-bar-_fanjg7lhf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68JET11 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 That's right baby, stay under the radar... Then BAMM !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JustInFudge Posted December 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2021 I dont know about the National media but Internationally? Zach is loved! Especially in Australia where they find his play to be OUTSTANDING!!!!!!! 1 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSNY Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 3-8 record Team totally disrespected league wide national butt of jokes. That’s why Very sad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, rox said: The Jets don't have an identity right now. They have had some of the worst football teams over the last few years. They hired a laughing stock in Adam Gase as their head coach, keeping him for two years, and allowed Mike Maccagnan to throw money at players that wouldn't play out their contracts like Trumaine Johnson and Le'Veon Bell. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post T0mShane Posted December 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2021 Q: Why haven’t the fans and media embraced the current worst player in football that also happens to be the second overall pick? Jets Press: Trumaine Johnson, obviously. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtnelson Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 It's mostly because he had a stretch of very bad football and writing negative articles get clicks. If he has a single great game, the media will start to overflow with overreactions in the other direction to get clicks that way. Paying attention to beat writers will give you whiplash, it's probably best just to stay away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post T0mShane Posted December 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, rtnelson said: It's mostly because he had a stretch of very bad football and writing negative articles get clicks. If he has a single great game, the media will start to overflow with overreactions in the other direction to get clicks that way. Paying attention to beat writers will give you whiplash, it's probably best just to stay away. I agree that if he ever has a good game he will receive more positive news coverage. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Biggs Posted December 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2021 The Jets have earned their status as a dumpster fire. Winning solves everything. Zach Wilson has proven nothing until he does. It's not complicated. You want the naratve to change, start playing good football and stack good performances and wins. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtnelson Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 23 minutes ago, T0mShane said: Q: Why haven’t the fans and media embraced the current worst player in football that also happens to be the second overall pick? Jets Press: Trumaine Johnson, obviously. I'm starting to realize that your posts are designed to instigate reactions, but I'll bite anyways. Yes, Zach's season stats are dead last for starting QB's in this league. However, I picked out 3 players that have a relation to Zach in some capacity and looked at recent statistics. In the last 5 games played by each of these guys, RTG stat on ESPN.com puts these 4 players here. 75.3 Zach Wilson 71.28 Justin Fields 70.02 Trevor Lawrence 50.68 Sam Darnold So while he's had the worst overall stats which were extremely weighed down by 2 games in particular, recent performance doesn't say he's the "current worst player in football". What will be interesting is how these numbers may change next week for the last 5 games because Zach's best statistical game against the Titans will be knocked off the list, and he's going up against a pretty good defense in the Saints. 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Irish Jet Posted December 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2021 The national media was never with him to turn on him. Their golden boy was Fields long before the draft process even got started. Still is. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal N of Provo Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Jets. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry McCockinner Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 @kelly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebuzzardman Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 The dominant cultural and metaphysical attitudes of the country don't like the philosophies espoused by the majority of the people who live in the state that Zach is from. Therefore Zach gets negative treatment in the press. Very intolerant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, rox said: So, the ultimate answer to the question of why Zach Wilson has been lampooned by just about everybody and their mother? Where is all of this lampooning? Have any links, other than the Jet press? Do you write or work for them? Thats two threads of what they've published. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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munchmemory Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, JiFapono said: I dont know about the National media but Internationally? Zach is loved! Especially in Australia where they find his play to be OUTSTANDING!!!!!!! That's 'cause much like their toilets flush in the opposite direction, they view talent from a negative perspective. Down under, Zack is tantamount to Mahomes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasy Island Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Lots of Hype Poor results And he looks like 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UntouchableCrew Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I genuinely appreciate the fact that he's garnered as little attention as possible. If you'd told me the Jets 2nd overall pick would have these horrific stats I'd assume we'd be roasted constantly, instead people don't really care and just take it as "of course the Jets top draft pick QB sucks." Far more curious is that there's zero attention on the fact that Trevor Lawrence sucks, even though he was compared to Elway, Manning and Luck as a prospect. I know Urban's complete incomptence has been kind of a lightning rod there, but Jacksonville must really be the Bermuda triangle because you hear zero talk about how poorly he's played. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 National media looks for punch lines more than anything and 100% change their minds on things on a week to week basis. As for this topic? The Jets are always easy punching bags for media types fr their hit takes. The Jets just went through a failed new QB in Darnold. One of the major reasons though is that media darling QBs in Lawrence and Fields who are just as sucky and it deflects examination of these guys if you can dump all over the Jets QB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 The National Media reads jetnation.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinc855 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 He went to the Jets...end of story. The franchise is a laughing stock, and rightfully so. There has been zero culture change this year, just more undisciplined losing by blowouts When the Jets start winning football games and not the salary cap war people will respect them again 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Media doesn't have an anti-Jets bias, they have an anti-suck bias. We deserve the river of poop constantly flowing onto our heads. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playtowinthegame Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I noticed during the halftime highlights CBS didn't show any of Zach's first half touchdowns, but instead only showed Eagles/Minshew highlights. What's up with that? The 1st half was the Jets best half too. Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lith Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 We are 3-9. Coming off a 2-14 season. And we have the longest current playoff drought in the NFL. And number 2 is not even close. Our rookie QB is the 32nd ranked QB in the league by QB Rating. Wilson has not performed well. Team has not performed well. We are an easy target. Win some games and the narrative will change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 17 minutes ago, jgb said: Media doesn't have an anti-Jets bias, they have an anti-suck bias. We deserve the river of poop constantly flowing onto our heads. Sadly this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 3 hours ago, rtnelson said: I'm starting to realize that your posts are designed to instigate reactions, but I'll bite anyways. Yes, Zach's season stats are dead last for starting QB's in this league. However, I picked out 3 players that have a relation to Zach in some capacity and looked at recent statistics. In the last 5 games played by each of these guys, RTG stat on ESPN.com puts these 4 players here. 75.3 Zach Wilson 71.28 Justin Fields 70.02 Trevor Lawrence 50.68 Sam Darnold So while he's had the worst overall stats which were extremely weighed down by 2 games in particular, recent performance doesn't say he's the "current worst player in football". What will be interesting is how these numbers may change next week for the last 5 games because Zach's best statistical game against the Titans will be knocked off the list, and he's going up against a pretty good defense in the Saints. Short answer: the entire football world was watching Fields and Lawrence battle for National Championships over multiple seasons while Wilson was playing against Montana State at 1am EST on the Joel Osteen Network. If it feels like Fields and Lawrence are being given a pass, it’s because they’ve generated some good will with the football viewing audience, while Zach was some Sidd Finch niche figment of Dan Orlovsky’s imagination and this is the first time anyone who isn’t a ranch hand is seeing him play football. 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornJetsFan1983 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 3 hours ago, CSNY said: 3-8 record Team totally disrespected league wide national butt of jokes. That’s why Very sad See jags .... Their QB is hot trash too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornJetsFan1983 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, T0mShane said: Short answer: the entire football world was watching Fields and Lawrence battle for National Championships over multiple seasons while Wilson was playing against Montana State at 1am EST on the Joel Osteen Network. If it feels like Fields and Lawrence are being given a pass, it’s because they’ve generated some good will with the football viewing audience, while Zach was some Sid Finch niche figment of Dan Orlovsky’s imagination and this is the first time anyone who isn’t a ranch hand is seeing him play football. Lawrence has not looked to good. Fields either...he has a game...but fields has been trashed too. Jags guy not so much 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jago Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, T0mShane said: Short answer: the entire football world was watching Fields and Lawrence battle for National Championships over multiple seasons while Wilson was playing against Montana State at 1am EST on the Joel Osteen Network. If it feels like Fields and Lawrence are being given a pass, it’s because they’ve generated some good will with the football viewing audience, while Zach was some Sid Finch niche figment of Dan Orlovsky’s imagination and this is the first time anyone who isn’t a ranch hand is seeing him play football. upvote if you correct to "Sidd". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undertow Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Because only Jets fans think a good game is when you go 14/28 for 226 yards and only lose by 20. 1 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Everyone just got done watching the Jets fail miserably with Darnold. Every time the Jets play on national TV, they are blown out and embarrassed. The Jets haven't made the playoffs since the first Obama administration. etc. Basically, everyone assumes that the Jets will fail and have no shot at developing a franchise QB because that's what history tells them. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurntDice Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Negativity sells and causes jets fans heads to explode resulting in views/clicks. Until the team is playoff bound it will continue happening it’s all about $$$. I haven’t watched espn/nfl network etc in years besides when certain games are on there. They are just trying to cause controversy and get attention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 35 minutes ago, undertow said: Because only Jets fans think a good game is when you go 14/28 for 226 yards and only lose by 20. *23/38* *lose by 15* numbers matter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undertow Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, slimjasi said: *23/38* *lose by 15* numbers matter! My bad that changes everything. Damn that national media how can they ignore this brilliance? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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