Time to play the blame game on the New York Jets.
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Yes, Zach Wilson deserves more than his fair share following his four-interception performance in Sunday’s 25-6 loss to the New England Patriots.
But NBC Sports NFL insider Peter King believes Jets general manager Joe Douglas needs to be held responsible for leaving Wilson “out to dry.”
I think Jets GM Joe Douglas let down Jets franchise quarterback Zach Wilson on Sunday. I’ve harped on this through the offseason, the need in New York for a veteran backup to be a guide for Wilson. And Sunday, the need showed up. 26-year-old backup Mike White the only man in reserve. Four minutes into the second half of a loss to New England, Wilson dropped back and let a bomb fly deep down the middle of the field. No Jet was close when the ball fell to earth. But a Patriot was close—safety Devin McCourty, who intercepted it. Four interceptions in 35 minutes for the green Wilson. After the pick by McCourty, Wilson should have been yanked, given the rest of the day off while a hold-the-fort vet finished. There is no hold-the-fort vet, so Wilson stayed in and took his lumps. It’s just not sensible to treat the long-term answer at quarterback like this.
Douglas staked his NFL future on Wilson this year, trading former first-round draft pick Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers to clear the way for the Jets to select Wilson with the No. 2 pick overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
For what it’s worth, Darnold improved to 2-0 in Carolina with an impressive 26-7 win Sunday over the New Orleans Saints. Darnold threw for 305 yards with a pair of touchdowns and one interception. In his first two games with the Panthers, Darnold has posted an impressive 100.5 QB rating.
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Mike Rosenstein may be reached at mrosenstein@njadvancemedia.com.
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