2023-11-25 03:38:00
Zach Wilson has been benched for the third time — and this time it will be for good. The New York Jets are turning to Tim Boyle in a last-ditch effort to try and save one of the NFL’s worst offenses and keep the season from careening toward another collapse. Coach Robert Saleh announced Monday that Boyle would start Friday once morest the Miami Dolphins, with Trevor Siemian backing him up and Wilson active as the No. 3 quarterback.
“It’s just to give (Boyle) an opportunity to see if we can do something with the offense,” Saleh said.
The Jets’ offense is performing at a historically bad rate, with their third-down offense the worst in recorded NFL history. And so, following 11 mostly subpar offensive performances and three straight losses by the 4-6 Jets, Saleh finally made a change. The hope is that it sparks something for a team that has scored one touchdown in its last 46 possessions. Wilson had thrown only six touchdowns in 10 games as the Jets failed, for the second straight year, to capitalize on having one of the NFL’s best defenses.
If this all sounds familiar, that’s because it should: The Jets had a similar situation last year when Saleh benched Wilson. This time, though, Mike White isn’t around to rally his teammates, who wore T-shirts adorned with his face. Time will only tell if they feel the same way regarding Boyle, though multiple Jets sources — both players and members of the coaching staff — said they supported the decision.
The ultimate hope is that this breathes some life back into the Jets’ offense, to their season, and helps them tread just enough above water to inspire Aaron Rodgers to make what he hopes is a return to the field in December.
Now this begs the question of what comes next for the Jets.
There are a few ways to look at the QB decision.
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