The New York Jets didn't expect Zach Wilson to set the league on fire right away. But fans probably expected more from him through his first two weeks in the NFL.
Things couldn't have been worse for the Jets QB in Week 2. Facing fellow rookie Mac Jones who was drafted several spots below him, he not only got outplayed but threw pick after pick en route to a blowout loss. Wilson spoke out on moving on from that stinker.
Via the Associated Press:
“Yeah, super anxious,” Wilson said Thursday, “It's kind of like what the coaches said, just excited to move on, prepare for the next opponent, learn from all of our mistakes, and how can we just apply it for this next week?”
“I don't think it's necessarily challenging,” the Jets QB continued. “It's just being smart with the ball and then understanding sometimes those situations in games like that, there wasn't checkdowns on some of those interceptions. It's not just, hey, check the ball down. It's, hey, be smart with the ball — how can you throw it away or get rid of it?
Quarterbacks are being thrown into the fire now more than ever. That means less chance to get comfortable and many more growing pains for the world to see along the way. Jets fans don't need to overreact just yet, but a Zach Wilson bounce back game could go a long way in quelling the doubts against him.
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