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New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh has acknowledged the group might have accomplished some issues in a different way this season after Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles in Week 1.
Chatting with reporters on Monday, Saleh stated there have been “completely” issues the Jets might have accomplished higher all through the season as soon as Rodgers went down:
“When you could have a Corridor of Fame quarterback, you are going to construct it round his strengths, interval. That is a quite common factor all through the league. It is not only a Jets factor. That is leaguewide. Might we’ve got accomplished issues higher? I am speaking about myself and the teaching workers, as regards to, ‘All proper, that is our worst-case state of affairs, now what?’ Completely, and it is one thing that we are going to be sure that we do a heck of quite a bit higher with in 2024.”
Saleh particularly talked about not addressing the backup quarterback place and placing a lot inventory in Rodgers being the reply for his or her offense.
“I nonetheless assume whenever you have a look at the method that we went by way of in that regard, I nonetheless really feel prefer it was sound,” he stated. “I do not assume anybody anticipated (the damage) 4 performs in, however Zach (Wilson) goes to be soccer participant for a very long time on this League. I consider that.”
Plenty of the issues appeared to stem from Rodgers’ continued insistence all year long that he would return earlier than the top of the season. He was activated to the 53-man roster final week to permit him to maintain practising, however he will not play in video games.
Within the aftermath of Rodgers’ damage, the Jets solely notable addition at quarterback was signing Trevor Siemian to their apply squad. Wilson began 9 consecutive video games after Rodgers went down.
Tim Boyle began back-to-back video games in Weeks 12 and 13, however he was benched for Siemian within the third quarter towards the Atlanta Falcons attributable to poor play.
Wilson returned to the beginning lineup in Week 14 towards the Houston Texans. He responded by throwing for 301 yards and two touchdowns in a 30-6 victory.
A concussion knocked Wilson out of a Week 15 loss to the Miami Dolphins and he did not play Sunday towards the Washington Commanders, permitting Siemian to make his first begin of the season.
The Jets have scored the third-fewest factors per recreation (15.4) and averaged the second-fewest passing yards per recreation (173.1) within the NFL. They’ve already clinched an eighth-straight shedding season and can miss the playoffs for the thirteenth consecutive 12 months.
