{"id":165242,"date":"2022-12-22T13:56:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T13:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/as-jets-promising-season-fades-away-they-need-zach-wilson-to-save-them\/"},"modified":"2022-12-22T13:56:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T13:56:04","slug":"as-jets-promising-season-fades-away-they-need-zach-wilson-to-save-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/as-jets-promising-season-fades-away-they-need-zach-wilson-to-save-them\/","title":{"rendered":"As Jets’ promising season fades away, they need Zach Wilson to save them"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Imagine this scenario: The struggling New York Jets, losing a grip on their playoff hopes, turn their season around with Zach Wilson coming alive over the final three games.<\/p>\n

That’s the dream for the Jets anyway. Their unexpected entry in the playoff race this season has been overshadowed at times by the struggles of their second-year quarterback. Instead of a young star leading them to a winning record, the team benched Wilson because they figured Mike White was an upgrade. Then they had to turn back to Wilson when White got injured.<\/p>\n

There’s still time for Wilson to become a great quarterback \u2014 look at how Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa and Josh Allen among others took off in their third seasons \u2014 and a chance for him to end this season on a very positive note. That starts Thursday night in a huge game for the Jets against the surging Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n

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At 7-7, the Jets can still make the playoffs. They’ll need to start winning, and for that to happen they need Wilson to play well. A lot is on the line these last three weeks.<\/p>\n

Zach Wilson vs. Trevor Lawrence<\/h2>\n

This was supposed to be a fun matchup between the No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks of the 2021 NFL draft. But the two players are on much different paths. Trevor Lawrence looks like a star and has been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL since the start of November. Wilson needed an injury to White to get a chance to start against Lawrence.<\/p>\n

Wilson started last week against the Detroit Lions and the stats looked fine. He had 317 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off his arm talent on a few plays. But the same old problems persist.<\/p>\n

Wilson threw an awful interception<\/a> in which he seemed to completely misread the coverage. And he simply has not been accurate enough, especially on easy throws that are a must for any competent NFL quarterback. Wilson was off target on 35.3 percent of his passes last week, even worse than his 35 percent mark against the New England Patriots in the game that got him benched, according to Rich Cimini of ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n