AFJF Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I'm not gonna' say this is the most rational take on the Jets situation, but one of the people in the comments section did say it so I'm gonna' buy that dude a beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 We're doomed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post slimjasi Posted January 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2023 Even if we accept the premise that Zach needed to sit for an extended period of time before playing, doesn't that automatically render the decision to take him #2 overall a mistake? You don't need to use a top 5 draft pick on a guy who needs to be redshirted for 1-2 years. You can trade down and draft a guy like that. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeNamathsFurCoat Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 So sit him for 2 more years, then pick up the 5th year option Sounds Jet-like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTJet Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 This is the type of sh*t losers who make excuses say. Just delays the inevitable. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 9 minutes ago, slimjasi said: Even if we accept the premise that Zach needed to sit for an extended period of time before playing, doesn't that automatically render the decision to take him #2 overall a mistake? You don't need to use a top 5 draft pick on a guy who needs to be redshirted for 1-2 years. You can trade down and draft a guy like that. If they thought he needed to sit for a couple of years then maybe they don't draft him. If they thought he'd be ready from year 1, they were wrong and they're admitting that. The alternative would be cutting ties with a low-cost player who has a ton of talent. None of us know if it'll work out or not. If I had to bet money I'd say it doesn't work. But I'd prefer the "leave no stone unturned" approach to the "this might be hard, let's quit" approach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronx Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Sam Darnold 2.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, AFJF said: If they thought he needed to sit for a couple of years then maybe they don't draft him. If they thought he'd be ready from year 1, they were wrong and they're admitting that. The alternative would be cutting ties with a low-cost player who has a ton of talent. None of us know if it'll work out or not. If I had to bet money I'd say it doesn't work. But I'd prefer the "leave no stone unturned" approach to the "this might be hard, let's quit" approach. I have no problem leaving him on the roster as a backup and working with him for another year in camp and practice, I'm just pointing out that he's already been a bad pick at #2 overall. I hope he turns into a stud and is here for 15 years after the light turns on next season, but I am highly skeptical. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 15 minutes ago, JoeNamathsFurCoat said: So sit him for 2 more years, then pick up the 5th year option Sounds Jet-like I think the goal will be for him to sit most of next season, maybe a cameo over the final couple weeks with an eye on having him try to win the starting job the following year. Makes it tougher to attract some vet free agent QB's, but I'm not sure Jimmy G is going to have tons of teams offering him four or five year deals. You bring in somebody like that on a 2 year deal with a third year option and you move forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 Just now, slimjasi said: I have no problem leaving him on the roster as a backup and working with him for another year in camp and practice, I'm just pointing out that he's already been a bad pick at #2 overall. I hope he turns into a stud and is here for 15 years after the light turns on next season, but I am highly skeptical. Wholly agree. Likely ends up being a wasted pick. But if there's any chance at turning him around, I'd rather that be done here than somewhere else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UntouchableCrew Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Getting rid of him? Yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 Saleh said it perfectly a few weeks ago. And I'm paraphrasing here: "Everybody wants you to develop players, but nobody has the patience to let you do it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derp Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, AFJF said: Saleh said it perfectly a few weeks ago. And I'm paraphrasing here: "Everybody wants you to develop players, but nobody has the patience to let you do it" If their plan was that he’d be ready right away and now two years later they say in retrospect he should’ve sat then perhaps nobody has the trust, not the patients, to let this staff specifically do it. I said he should’ve sat from day one. It was painfully obvious. The roster construction last year that led to there really being no other option is on Douglas in a big, big way because his job is to big picture make sure the staff has what they need on the roster. But this staff hasn’t done a lot of great developing on offense so far. And honestly Douglas hasn’t given them opportunities where I think he should. Offensive line was his specialty right? Benton one of the most veteran coaches on the roster. Only two developmental picks over three years and lots of vets including as depth, best development he has to show for it is maybe Mitchell steps in at RT when Fant walks but we’re not really sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 It’s all lies. They are criminally incompetent. All bullsh*t. next year is already shaping up to be a wasted year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Voice of Reason Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Benching Zach was correct, but it is an incredibly superficial decision in the scope of saying whether they are doing the right thing with Zach. What is the plan and who is working with Zach this offseason? What's going to be different? Until you know that who really cares if they just benched him and are FINALLY just making the decision to avoid subjecting everyone to the child sh*tting the bed repeatedly and realizing it's not productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bugg Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 19 minutes ago, AFJF said: Saleh said it perfectly a few weeks ago. And I'm paraphrasing here: "Everybody wants you to develop players, but nobody has the patience to let you do it" Or may be Zach Wilson just sucks at football. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 9 minutes ago, Larz said: It’s all lies. They are criminally incompetent. All bullsh*t. next year is already shaping up to be a wasted year. If they think they can sell another year of Wilson nonsense, think they are sadly deluded. Have to get a vet in here who is a real NFL QB. Because Zach Wilson is hot garbage juice in a July heatwave bad. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockeJET Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Sour grapes rationalization!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 4 minutes ago, Bugg said: If they think they can sell another year of Wilson nonsense, think they are sadly deluded. Have to get a vet in here who is a real NFL QB. Because Zach Wilson is hot garbage juice in a July heatwave bad. Agree. The only logical explanation for this is Zach is a dead man walking and this is the plan that they came up with to deflect attention from it until June. here’s the question that I would ask Saleh, “ coach, how would you explain to jets fans that the #2 pick in the draft is so broken right now that you quite obviously are desperate to avoid playing him under any circumstances, yet you feel like it can be fixed in a single offseason?” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRy56 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I would be more supportive of this if Zach wasn't walking around with his tail between his legs already. He looked/looks completely broken. I'd be shocked if he can come back and perform at any type of starter level for the Jets. He needs to go ride the bench for a couple of years behind a real starter and completely reset himself... get himself out of the limelight and let everybody forget about him. Then maybe he can re-emerge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinc855 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 "I shot the franchise in the foot, its bleeding out and may suffer permanant damage. BUT hey I tried to stop the bleeding!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker89 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Although many people probably think I'm "Anti Zach" I'm not. I have nothing against the kid and don't think he is the "d-bag" many paint him out to be. I just think he is objectively bad at this point in his career and that many of the defenses put forth by media personalities are trash takes. He has played at a worst in the league level for 2 years and regressed terribly this year. I hope he can pull a miracle turn around but I'm not holding my breath. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Bugg said: Or may be Zach Wilson just sucks at football. I'd say it's more likely than not. But I like the idea of finding out for sure before dumping him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNJet Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 3 hours ago, peebag said: We're doomed. "I told the others... they didn't believe me....you're all dooomed if you stay...you're alll doooomed." ~FRIDAY THE 13TH~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56mehl56 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 2 hours ago, slimjasi said: Even if we accept the premise that Zach needed to sit for an extended period of time before playing, doesn't that automatically render the decision to take him #2 overall a mistake? You don't need to use a top 5 draft pick on a guy who needs to be redshirted for 1-2 years. You can trade down and draft a guy like that. The problem is they had hoped/believed his game would evolve much sooner to match the physical skill sets. No one expected him to be this bad in year 2 . When you have no quality QB and the #2 pick you need to take that swing . If the Jets traded down or didn't pick a QB at all and ZW went on to be worthy of the #2 pick, they would have been crucified for that decision and rightfully so . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 8 minutes ago, 56mehl56 said: The problem is they had hoped/believed his game would evolve much sooner to match the physical skill sets. No one expected him to be this bad in year 2 . When you have no quality QB and the #2 pick you need to take that swing . If the Jets traded down or didn't pick a QB at all and ZW went on to be worthy of the #2 pick, they would have been crucified for that decision and rightfully so . Of course they would - but that's why these guys get paid the big bucks - to make the right decision! It looks like they made the wrong one and now they are being crucified for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekskill68 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 48 minutes ago, slimjasi said: Of course they would - but that's why these guys get paid the big bucks - to make the right decision! It looks like they made the wrong one and now they are being crucified for it! 59 minutes ago, 56mehl56 said: The problem is they had hoped/believed his game would evolve much sooner to match the physical skill sets. No one expected him to be this bad in year 2 . When you have no quality QB and the #2 pick you need to take that swing . If the Jets traded down or didn't pick a QB at all and ZW went on to be worthy of the #2 pick, they would have been crucified for that decision and rightfully so . Really this has been JD's style since he got here. Go for the high ceiling guy and hope for the best. Becton vs. Wirfs. Zach vs. trading down into Mack Jones. Kind of similar. When a high ceiling guy hits (Sauce Gardner), it's great. When it misses, well, here we are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56mehl56 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 9 minutes ago, peekskill68 said: Really this has been JD's style since he got here. Go for the high ceiling guy and hope for the best. Becton vs. Wirfs. Zach vs. trading down into Mack Jones. Kind of similar. When a high ceiling guy hits (Sauce Gardner), it's great. When it misses, well, here we are... That's why the draft is often called an educated crapshoot. You can do all the scouting, pre draft workouts etc but there are no guarantees. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undertow Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 3 hours ago, Lurker89 said: Although many people probably think I'm "Anti Zach" I'm not. I have nothing against the kid and don't think he is the "d-bag" many paint him out to be. I just think he is objectively bad at this point in his career and that many of the defenses put forth by media personalities are trash takes. He has played at a worst in the league level for 2 years and regressed terribly this year. I hope he can pull a miracle turn around but I'm not holding my breath. None of us were ever "Anti Zach" we were just smart enough to see he didn't belong on the field yet....which apparently now is a acceptable opinion to have without infants having a spazz attack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GangGreened Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Too little too late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekskill68 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, 56mehl56 said: That's why the draft is often called an educated crapshoot. You can do all the scouting, pre draft workouts etc but there are no guarantees. No bigger crapshoot than QB, too. The risk/reward of hitting a rookie QB like Mahomes, Burrow, Allen, etc. is massive vs. paying $25+ million for Garappolo or Derek Carr... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 1 minute ago, peekskill68 said: No bigger crapshoot than QB, too. The risk/reward of hitting a rookie QB like Mahomes, Burrow, Allen, etc. is massive vs. paying $25+ million for Garappolo or Derek Carr... Those guys probably get $35+ million this offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtina Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 4 hours ago, AFJF said: Saleh said it perfectly a few weeks ago. And I'm paraphrasing here: "Everybody wants you to develop players, but nobody has the patience to let you do it" Well, I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VJphillyfan Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 What do you mean they are cutting Zach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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