{"id":45553,"date":"2022-08-15T01:17:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T01:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/zach-wilsons-injury-timing-terrible\/"},"modified":"2022-08-15T01:17:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T01:17:52","slug":"zach-wilsons-injury-timing-terrible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/zach-wilsons-injury-timing-terrible\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Wilson&#8217;s injury timing &#8216;terrible&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>For all the attention paid to how many games injured Jets quarterback Zach Wilson will or won&#8217;t miss, Robert Saleh can&#8217;t help but think about all the lost practice reps.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Wilson&#8217;s recovery from a bone bruise and meniscus tear in his right knee falls in the optimistic 2-4 week timetable and he is back to play Week 1 or whether he is sidelined into the regular season, he won&#8217;t return as fully developed as he otherwise would&#8217;ve been with a full training camp entering his second season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe timing of it all is terrible and it sucks,\u201d Saleh said after coaching Sunday&#8217;s practice, \u201cbut I think Zach can still have an opportunity to grow from it if he attacks it mentally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson flew Sunday to Los Angeles, where he will undergo surgery Tuesday by renowned orthopedist Dr.  Neal ElAttrache.  The hope is that Wilson only needs a meniscus trim and not a recovery-prolonging full repair after he crumbled to the ground making a cut at the end of a rush in Friday&#8217;s preseason game against the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re optimistic, but he&#8217;s not out of the woods until they get in there and make the decision,\u201d Saleh said.  \u201cBased on all the information that&#8217;s been presented to us, I feel good, but, as I&#8217;m learning, you never know.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Jets coach Robert Saleh speaks to the media after practice at training camp.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Jets breathed easy Saturday when an MRI revealed that Wilson avoided the initial worst-case fears of a season-ending torn ACL.  Criticism of Wilson running for extra yards on the fateful play is a case of \u201chindsight is 20\/20,\u201d center Connor McGovern said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>There wasn&#8217;t a metaphorical dark cloud hanging over Sunday&#8217;s practice as Joe Flacco took over leading the starters and left the second-string in Mike White&#8217;s hands.  Right tackle Mekhi Becton (knee) also is visiting ElAttrache for a consultation, but he is expected to miss the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpirits are still really high,\u201d McGovern said.  \u201cZach&#8217;s is not a season-ending injury, by any means.  Obviously, we want him out there getting these really valuable reps, but \u2026 he&#8217;s going to do whatever he can to come as fast as possible.  A young guy like him, you have to make sure to tell him, &#8216;It&#8217;s OK,&#8217; and to come back when he&#8217;s ready, and not rush it because he&#8217;s dying to get back out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Therein lies the risk, especially because this is Wilson&#8217;s second major right knee injury in a 10-month span, after he missed four games with a sprained PCL last season.  For as long as the Jets leave Week 1 open as an option for Wilson, he could unintentionally cut rehab corners trying to be cleared before Sept.  11th.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s a fair point,\u201d Saleh said when asked about possibly ruling out Wilson against the Ravens sooner rather than later.  \u201cI think that&#8217;s all going to depend on what happens with the surgery and the feedback we get from the doctors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flacco, 37, will play in the final two preseason games against the Falcons and Giants, said Saleh, who is not about to overcorrect to avoid injury.  The joint practices leading up to those games could&#8217;ve furthered Wilson&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Jets_Eagles_Football-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jets quarterback Zach Wilson walks on the sidelines following an injury during the first half of a preseason game against the Eagles on Friday, Aug.  12, 2022, in Philadelphia.\" class=\"wp-image-23457199\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Jets quarterback Zach Wilson walks on the sidelines following an injury during the first half of a preseason game against the Eagles.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a setback in that Zach is missing an unbelievable opportunity to get these reps in, to play another defense \u2014 especially the Giants who have such an elaborate [defensive] pressure system,\u201d Saleh said.  \u201cHe has to stay dialed in \u2014 just like he was last year when he was hurt \u2014 learn from his teammates and try to be involved as much mentally as he can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback-center exchange ran smoothly Sunday.  McGovern guessed that the quarterback he has snapped to most often in his career is Flacco, between 2019 as Broncos teammates and last season.  Jets quarterbacks coach Rob Calabrese was an offensive quality control coach with those Broncos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you&#8217;re the backup, your emotions are up and down during the course of a game,\u201d Flacco said.  \u201cIt&#8217;s a transition [to starting]but because I&#8217;ve played so much football, you get back in rhythm pretty quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For all the attention paid to how many games injured Jets quarterback Zach Wilson will or won&#8217;t miss, Robert Saleh can&#8217;t help but think about all the lost practice reps. Whether Wilson&#8217;s recovery from a bone bruise and meniscus tear in his right knee falls in the optimistic 2-4 week timetable and he is back &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/zach-wilsons-injury-timing-terrible\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Zach Wilson&#8217;s injury timing &#8216;terrible&#8217;<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[17742,3944,423,13404,307,11875],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45362,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/robert-saleh-new-york-jets-not-out-of-the-woods-until-outcome-of-zach-wilsons-knee-scope\/","url_meta":{"origin":45553,"position":0},"title":"Robert Saleh &#8211; New York Jets &#8216;not out of the woods&#8217; until outcome of Zach Wilson&#8217;s knee scope","date":"August 14, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"FLORHAM PARK, NJ -- The New York Jets were noncommittal on a timetable for injured quarterback Zach Wilson, saying it depends on the outcome of arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles.\"We're optimistic, but he's not out of the woods until they get in there and make the decision [on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":47329,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-york-jets-quarterback-zach-wilsons-right-knee-surgery-deemed-a-success-sources-say\/","url_meta":{"origin":45553,"position":1},"title":"New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson&#8217;s right knee surgery deemed a success, sources say","date":"August 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"FLORHAM PARK, NJ -- The New York Jets can exhale.Quarterback Zach Wilson's arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday was deemed a success, with no surprises from the original diagnosis, sources told ESPN.Wilson was diagnosed with meniscus tear and a bone bruise after a non-contact injury last Friday night against the Philadelphia Eagles,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":44175,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jets-season-already-in-peril-after-zach-wilsons-injury\/","url_meta":{"origin":45553,"position":2},"title":"Jets&#8217; season already in peril after Zach Wilson&#8217;s injury","date":"August 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"PHILADELPHIA \u2014 All that was ever going to matter for the Jets this season was the quarterback. 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