I am a long suffering Jets’ fan like many here and I’m here to give my fellow fans a reality check on Zack Wilson.
Over the years I’ve bought into the false hope of Richard Todd, Ken O’Brien, Vinnie Testaverde and even Neil O’Donnell. I held onto hope for two years that Zack Wilson needed more time. The clock has run out for for him. He’s a bust.
Zach Wilson was thrown to the wolves right from the beginning of his NFL career. It wasn’t pretty and the excuses for his poor play were valid. To be fair, he needed additional time to gain experience. Towards the end of last year, he had a chance to show some glimpses of progress. He failed miserably. He can’t read defenses, his pocket presence is poor and he makes bad decisions under pressure. His only saving graces are that he has an NFL arm and is fairly mobile. That’s not enough when the other problems aren’t fixable.
There is so much talent on this team that an average NFL starter gives them a solid chance to be a factor in the playoffs. Zach Wilson is not that guy. I’ve seen the available talent on the waiver wire and I am similarly underwhelmed. With that being said, a retread like Matt Ryan or Carson Wentz gives the green and white a far better chance to win than Wilson does.