It's been a while since the New York Jets were actually competitive. But for the first time in years, they've actually been kind of fun to watch.Don't get me wrong, by no means Robert Saleh's team is a good one, nor they will be in the foreseeable future.But now, it seems like they could play spoilers and ruin your favorite team's plans with their grittiness and newly-found offensive spark.Notably, that has come without quarterback Zach Wilson on the gridiron.The Jets Backups Have Been ImpressiveFirst, it was Mike White who came out of nowhere and completely lit up the Cincinnati Bengals for 405 passing yards and 3 touchdowns. More importantly, he led the Jets to their second win of the season.White later threw for 91 yards and 1 touchdown before exiting Thursday's night game against the Colts with a forearm injury.Then, Josh Johnson took over and completed 27 passes for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns with 1 interception in just three quarters of action.Wilson Has Struggled MightlyZach Wilson's backups have now combined for 817 yards and 8 total touchdowns in two games, while Wilson has thrown for 1,168 yards with 4 touchdowns and 9 interceptions through 6 career starts, per Football Reference.Obviously, it's still too early to give up on the 2nd-overall pick of the Draft, especially after what he showed during his days at BYU.But the contrasts in the offense with and without him have to be an eyebrow-raising concern for the fans and the organization going forward.Wilson Could Miss More TimeOn top of that, Wilson could be in for a long spell on the sidelines.The initial report on his knee injury stated that he could miss two to four weeks but knee conditions are often tricky and teams don't want to rush their franchise players back into action.That means that we'll get to see the backups competing for a starting job for at least an extra couple of weeks, and that could only make people doubt Wilson's role with the team even further.The Jets Need To Focus On The DraftTruth be told, the Jets should just give up on this season. It's nice to see them compete and all but they have no business winning games at this point.They're not likely to win many more games until the end of the season, so why rush Wilson back into action?Even if you want to develop him if they really believe he makes them more competitive, then they should shut him down for the year.Ironically, that would only leave the door wide open for one of his backups to take over for good.
It's been a while since the New York Jets were actually competitive. But for the first time in years, they've actually been kind of fun to watch.Don't get me wrong, by no means Robert Saleh's team is a good one, nor they will be in the foreseeable future.But now, it seems like they could play spoilers and ruin your favorite team's plans with their grittiness and newly-found offensive spark.Notably, that has come without quarterback Zach Wilson on the gridiron.The Jets Backups Have Been ImpressiveFirst, it was Mike White who came out of nowhere and completely lit up the Cincinnati Bengals for 405 passing yards and 3 touchdowns. More importantly, he led the Jets to their second win of the season.White later threw for 91 yards and 1 touchdown before exiting Thursday's night game against the Colts with a forearm injury.Then, Josh Johnson took over and completed 27 passes for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns with 1 interception in just three quarters of action.Wilson Has Struggled MightlyZach Wilson's backups have now combined for 817 yards and 8 total touchdowns in two games, while Wilson has thrown for 1,168 yards with 4 touchdowns and 9 interceptions through 6 career starts, per Football Reference.Obviously, it's still too early to give up on the 2nd-overall pick of the Draft, especially after what he showed during his days at BYU.But the contrasts in the offense with and without him have to be an eyebrow-raising concern for the fans and the organization going forward.Wilson Could Miss More TimeOn top of that, Wilson could be in for a long spell on the sidelines.The initial report on his knee injury stated that he could miss two to four weeks but knee conditions are often tricky and teams don't want to rush their franchise players back into action.That means that we'll get to see the backups competing for a starting job for at least an extra couple of weeks, and that could only make people doubt Wilson's role with the team even further.The Jets Need To Focus On The DraftTruth be told, the Jets should just give up on this season. It's nice to see them compete and all but they have no business winning games at this point.They're not likely to win many more games until the end of the season, so why rush Wilson back into action?Even if you want to develop him if they really believe he makes them more competitive, then they should shut him down for the year.Ironically, that would only leave the door wide open for one of his backups to take over for good.
