Wilson & Jets No-Shows in Denver

 BRONCOS 26 - JETS 0 

If this is what a rebuilding effort looks like, it sure is going to hurt. 

 

The Jets were no-shows on Sunday in Denver, completely and totally out of their league as the (3-0) Broncos led by ex-Jet Teddy Bridgewater ran roughshod all over Gang Green. 

The competitive nature of this one was basically over after Denver went through the Jets like a hot knife through butter on their second drive of the day, an 11-play, 75-yard drive that ate up over seven minutes, that culminated in a Javonte Williams one-yard plunge. It was only 7-0, but it felt like it was over right then and there. 

Zach Wilson had no chance in this game. Not with a patch-work offensive line. Not with a supporting cast so putrid even Sam Darnold would look bad with it. 

Wilson completed only 19 passes in 35 attempts for 160 yards. He was sacked five times. The only good news is Wilson threw only two picks this week, an improvement from the four he tossed a week ago against New England. 

Already you can hear the frustration coming from Jets fans. They can't stand what they see, even if patience has been preached. It's too hard, especially with their ex-quarterback, Darnold, looking like an MVP candidate down in Carolina after three week. 

In fact, the Jets haven't won a game that Darnold didn't start since 2018. The facts are this is beyond who is under center for the Jets.

This is about the organizational decay that has hovered over this team for far too long. Darnold's failure in New York was the fault of an ownership group that felt Adam Gase was a better choice than Matt Rhule, Mike McCarthy and Kliff Kingsbury a few years ago. It's the fault of two GMs, Mike Maccagnan and Joe Douglas who failed to put anything around him. 

Now we see the same thing happening in some form with Wilson. Douglas didn't sign a veteran quarterback to either start in the early season, or assist Wilson with the growing pains. The Jets put everything on the kids plate, and it's blowing up in his face. Organizational decay: that is the issue with the Jets. It's not the quarterback.