What should the Jets do with Zach Wilson next week?

[Maxman]

Decision time...

[JetPotato]

Tar, feathers

[Jetsfan80]

I imagine this poll's results will fall along party lines.   

[Darnold's Forehead]

What has he done to earn the right to start?

[doitny]

i say bench him. if you start him and then bench him Zach would have to play really bad and the backup is coming into a bad situation. then if he plays bad there going to say that we gave another guy a shot and he sucks too. 

to be fair we should give White or Flacco a full game. 

[Bronx]

Just now, Darnold's Forehead said:

What has he done to earn the right to start?

[doitny]

3 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said:

I imagine this poll's results will fall along party lines.   

yeah but it will be interesting to see what those party lines look like after today. Zach lost a lot of believers today. 

[More Cowbell]

[Lith]

I said bench him.  But I am guessing he will start and have a short leash.  Unless it is really bad in the locker room (which it might be), I expect we will hear that Zach is the QB all week, and then he gets pulled if he struggles early.

[Warfish]

11 minutes ago, Maxman said:

Decision time...

I bench him.

I start White, with ~5-10 plays designed for Streveler (mostly runs) to keep the D on their toes.  

Too bad Saleh has (I believe) already made it very clear he's not making any changes.  Probably won't the rest of this year, tbqh.

[Hansen]

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2246535-bills-were-bummed-when-geno-smith-was-benched-in-favor-of-michael-vick.amp.html

I remember Geno got benched midway through his second year and actually finished the year strong. 

[Bronx]

1 minute ago, Lith said:

I said bench him.  But I am guessing he will start and have a short leash.  Unless it is really bad in the locker room (which it might be), I expect we will hear that Zach is the QB all week, and then he gets pulled if he struggles early.

Zach has already lost the locker room and respect.  There is no additional experiment needed.

[Jetsfan80]

Oof.  Guys.....

 

[carlito1171]

I voted for Starting him but short leash....

Let him live with the fact that he lost a game he only needed one positive drive to win. The bears defense can't stop a nosebleed. If he can't perform against them I would bench him at halftime and go to Mike White. We're at the point where he just can't be handed the job anymore. He needs to learn that there's consequences for poor play and costing the team victories....

[Maxman]

12 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said:

I imagine this poll's results will fall along party lines.   

Right now on Twitter the majority are torn between starting him with a short rope and benching him all together.  28.5% say he gets the year no matter what. Bench him sentiment is running higher here in the forums.
 

 

[FTL Jet Fan]

He won’t be benched, he is Woodys boy. It’s becoming painfully obvious. Doesn’t have the mental fortitude to make it  in this market. Eli was successful because he was like a big dumb Jock rock who didn’t give a ****, that’s  what we need. Look at all the practice tapes and clips the Jets put out it seems like he just doesn’t fit in JF, MW, and STREV seem to be doing their own thing avoiding Wilson. He is always by himself like an entitled brat and everyone knows it. Think back to last year when Bart Scott and WC said we heard things about Wilson, we  know what that means, he doesn’t fit here, we need a kid raised in the city who can relate to different cultures and personalities, Wilson can’t . He doesn’t have that street kid type of mentality to make it in NY.

[greenwave81]

Not much of a decision IMO. 
 

if you have a short term view, and think this is a potential playoff team only being held back by ZW, you could bench him. But there is no long-term potential answer as a future starting QB on the roster other than ZW. If your over riding look is at this season, that’s a consideration.  Or, if you’re convinced ZW is a future lost cause, you could also pull the plug.

taking a long term view, to see potential needed plans in the off-season you an give ZW the rest of the season and hope the Patriot games were the aberrations and the BUF game was a plus for a 2nd yr QB.  Get the OL healthier, run the ball and design a game plan to get the kid in rhythm like the BUF game.

In a way, the Jets are victims of their own success this season right now …few thought they’d be 6-4 and in playoff contention  

so….do you bench the teams QB with the most potential on the roster thinking about this season first rather than long term implications?

it will be interesting to see what the Jets do here to say the least.  They are playing with house money right now .

personally, and right now I know it’s not a popular opinion, I’d try and get the OL healthier and CD back at WR and get Wilson out of the ‘first make no mistakes’ mentality  let him sink or swim.  But I understand the call for a different QB…I do…but I’m more of a long term planning guy lol

 

[Xtina]

- give him intentionally bad directions to the stadium?

- tell him the game is flexed to SNF? 

- tie him to a radiator in the basement from 1 pm to 4 pm? 
 

[joewilly12]

ZW hasn’t  done anything spectacular the NY Jets haven’t won because of him but they certainly have lost because of him. Let’s see White or Streveler it won’t happen but that’s my opinion. Can’t win the big game in the NFL without the QB who stirs the drink....

[Maxman]

Just now, carlito1171 said:

I voted for Starting him but short leash....

Let him live with the fact that he lost a game he only needed one positive drive to win. The bears defense can't stop a nosebleed. If he can't perform against them I would bench him at halftime and go to Mike White. We're at the point where he just can't be handed the job anymore. He needs to learn that there's consequences for poor play and costing the team victories....

Bears passing defense is middle of the pack. Basically you let Zach sink or swim. But they need to have him on a short leash. Win the game and if Zach gets you there so be it. But he can't lose them more games, the playoffs are on the line.

[derp]

I said short rope. I think it’s a big 180 from everything they’ve said to straight up bench him, but there also needs to be accountability. Really worried about them losing the locker room. When losses fall on one position it has to grate on everyone. And I think a positive culture is key in sports. Don’t want to lose that right as they seem to be getting it.

[hawk]

Saleh has an opportunity to hold his players accountable.  No better way to send that message then to bench your high profile pretty boy qb who has deserves to ride the pine.

[undertow]

Split reps during the week and if Wilson looks terrible vs a bad defense in the first quarter yank him.

[Warfish]

1 minute ago, greenwave81 said:

...I’m more of a long term planning guy lol

 

If your long term planning involves more "seeing what we got" in Zach Wilson in 2023, I fear you're in for some serious disappointment.

Sam Darnold was a 10x better QB than Zach Wilson.  Let that sink in for a while.  

[Jetsfan80]

5 minutes ago, Maxman said:

Right now on Twitter the majority are torn between starting him with a short rope and benching him all together.  28.5% say he gets the year no matter what. Bench him sentiment is running higher here in the forums.

Must be a bunch of Bears fans infiltrating the poll on Twitter, lol.  

[Hansen]

Am I the only one who thinks the Jets would bench Zach IF they had a better option. I think they realize there is a better chance Zach figures it out one day than Mike White or Joe Flacco taking this team anywhere.

 

[Hex]

He crumbled terribly against a team he has historically done worse against, and the Bears aren't as good of a defense. He shouldn't have played that badly against the 85 bears, let alone the 2022 Patriots. That said, I think he should get another shot and if he struggles against a crappy bears defense then pull him.

[JoeNamathsFurCoat]

6 minutes ago, hawk said:

Saleh has an opportunity to hold his players accountable.  No better way to send that message then to bench your high profile pretty boy qb who has deserves to ride the pine.

We are going to be in this exact kind of spot a year from now

Saleh will be at the mic after another brutal loss with his “Rome wasn’t built in a day” type of shtick on ZW

“He’s the future of the organization”

it’s absolutely insane, but it’s clearly the company line

[Beerfish]

Make the phone call to Shane Stant or Ik Enkempali

[Hex]

10 minutes ago, Maxman said:

Bears passing defense is middle of the pack. Basically you let Zach sink or swim. But they need to have him on a short leash. Win the game and if Zach gets you there so be it. But he can't lose them more games, the playoffs are on the line.

They've traded away quite a few of their best defensive players, I doubt they're really that good. Today was the first game since their Patriots blowout that they have allowed less than 30 points. They play in high-scoring games now because their offense have some life but their defense isn't middle of the pack anymore. I agree with the rest of what you said though.

[Jets Things]

Where is the option for "trade him to anyone for a bag of used kicking tees?" 

[BurntDice]

The hard part of the schedule when it comes to defenses is over. Going by ppg against ranking 

Bears - 28

Vikings - 20

Bills - 4

Lions - 32

Jags - 14

Seahawks - 23

Dolphins - 22

 

Zach SHOULD start to get into a groove in the coming games. If he plays like sh*t these next 2 weeks then bench his ass. 

[STLuLu]

Trade him to the Raiders for Derrick Carr

[greenwave81]

6 minutes ago, Warfish said:

If your long term planning involves more "seeing what we got" in Zach Wilson in 2023, I fear you're in for some serious disappointment.

Sam Darnold was a 10x better QB than Zach Wilson.  Let that sink in for a while.  

I get it…..everyone is pissed. 
 

but if you don’t see there are other factors potentially at play here, I can’t make you I suppose. ZW had a f*cktastic game. I agree. 
 

but the OL sucked today with 3rd string RG/RT, and MLF called an atrocious game too. There was no running game whatsoever and few plays downfield. 
 

yes, in all lilkelihood ZW fizzles out…but MW and JF are not long term solutions. I’d rather they play Streveler if they go in another direction. 
 

but drafting a QB is a big deal draft capital wise, and so is signing someone else’s ‘failure’ for big bucks. ZW has the physical ability, and age/contract to be a FQB and is on the roster. If he fails it’s only draft capital and not salary cap hell.  
 

Are you looking to maximaize this season? Or looking a few years down the road.  Like I said, if you’re convinced ZW is an ultimate fail, bench him…but if you’re not sure, he’s the only QB on the roster right now who can solve long term QB issues…possibly if they can get him right. 

[doitny]

12 minutes ago, Maxman said:

Bears passing defense is middle of the pack. Basically you let Zach sink or swim. But they need to have him on a short leash. Win the game and if Zach gets you there so be it. But he can't lose them more games, the playoffs are on the line.

what scares me is we win which is a good possibility if Fields is out but its the run game and defense that wins it. and Zach is Zach. 55% 18-22 atts no TDs and no INTs and everybody is back on the Zach train. then the Vikings beat us but Zach gets the Buffalo game cause how well he played last time and he gets killed there too. were 7-6 and lose the tiebreakers with the Bengals and Pats and with 4 games left Saleh rides him for the rest of the year. 

the Bears game is our last chance to bench Zach. 

i feel like this is deja vu. its Mark Sanchez all over again. he sucks but were winning so dont do anything about it.