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From the standpoint of building a winning culture (not winning a game), I think they should be going with White until Wilson is ready to play. From there, Wilson needs to be better than White to keep the job (and that shouldn't be a problem). I'm not saying White is the next Kirk Cousins or anything but without some semblance of a meritocracy at the QB position, there would never be a Kirk Cousins.
Obviously I'm being more than a little facetious here but it's at least worth reflecting on when we're done evaluating White based on what an elite DEF did to him versus what defences have been doing to T. Lawrence (for instance). Apples and oranges, sure but here we have Wilson, White and Flacco and it's interesting the QB controversy you can create while attempting to avoid a QB controversy. I'm not sure what QB nutrients Wilson absorbs through osmosis by watching end game Flacco "do his thing", is all.
I've never understood that either, but perhaps it's really a way of keeping him from being utterly shell-shocked again. I don't know. I do know that of the things the Jets have done wrong, this is about number 436 on a 1000 bullet-point list.
As to this point, Lawrence also indeed got schooled by the extremely tough defense that Buffalo has. I think the game was 9-6 in favor of the Jags? They hardly beat the world on offense. He only threw for 118 yards, but he didn't throw four picks. White looked hopeless and they got creamed. Just lit up. I'm not sure that more Mike White eval is the answer for the Jets. I think they know what they have.
While I don't agree with the decision to start Flacco, the bolded is not true. Part of establishing a winning culture is to actually win games and the staff may feel Flacco gives them the best chance. I know as fans we start thinking at some point "what's the point of making our draft pick worse" but NFL HCs can't think that way. They want to win each and every week.
I can get on board with this line of thought. It is entirely possible that with what they've seen over his 4 years in the NFL and particularly his time at the helm for them this year that they have decided that White is nothing more than a backup and so there is no longer any benefit to the rest of the team to trot him out there any more.
Actually Joe D’s track record in the draft is starting to look pretty good - especially this most recent draft class. Of course the Wilson pick is going to be the one that really matters and that’s still up in the air right now.
Flacco brought Elijah Moore to a higher level versus a blitzing Miami defense. He moved the team into scoring positions 3 times that didn't pan out: 2 missed FGs and the fumble on a blindsided CB blitz. Let Wilson sit and learn for a few games, while Moore develops. I guess that's the plan. Unexpectedly, Flacco looked good. It could be the coaches wanting to prove that their system is working.
I thought Flacco looked terrible. He missed so many easy passes and can't move at all.
White had one good game and one horrific game.
Flacco was under pressure and Miami's secondary had good coverage on many plays. I didn't see Davis getting open, but Moore and the TEs and FB did. Pff graded him a meh ~65.
1st draft still looking shaky but it was for a different coaching regime/system - still bad though.....if Becton and Hall can be starters then its not that bad.
Maybe. Good to know now and not in 2022. He needs to play the rest of the season to complete the tank. Or perhaps get better.
It’s still early but it’s not looking good. The pass into the RB’s back was so embarrassing.
He looked a little better in the second half but overall a very disappointing game after seeing what this offense could look like with three scrub QBs under center.TLEF316 said:
Actually I used the phrase "a little better" and didn't make any excuses - you did leave off his rushing TD though. I also clearly pointed out how 3 scrub QBs have moved the offense better.
This is the most disappointing aspect - he's missing simple short throws that guys like White and Flacco used to move the offense.
In fairness to Chris, outside of Mac Jones no rookie QB has looked good this season and Jones is obviously in the best position to succeed and has only been a decent game manager so far.
Consider the positives: He's shown some ability. He has a good arm. One thing that hurt Wilson a LOT was losing his QB coach to a tragic accident - I'm certain that hindered his development. (I should have know the R word would be masked, despite using it correctly)
Nah - this was before the draft. I was betting on Saleh, and I liked the weapons they had, and they always seem to have a pretty good defense + a defensive-minded coach could be an upgrade there as well.
