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Wilson Turnovers & Franklin Meyers Penalty Doom Jets vs. Patriots

 PATRIOTS 22 - JETS 17

With 37 seconds to go before halftime, leading 10-3, it appeared — for a beat — that this was definitely going to be the Jets moment. Patriots quarterback Mac Jones dropped back, felt the rush, hurried his throw and was picked off by Michael Carter II, who went coast to coast for an 84-yard touchdown to give Jets a 16-3 lead.


Until he didn’t. Flags were thrown, and Jets defensive end John Franklin Meyers was called for roughing the passer when he body slammed Jones after he threw the ball. The call was easy. The touchdown was wiped out, and the Patriots would eventually kick a field goal. Instead of the Jets running into the break up 17-3, they led only 10-6.

That was the turning point, and the Jets never recovered.

Then the game turned into a sloppy performance by quarterback Zach Wilson, who tossed three interceptions in the second half. All the turnovers came when Wilson was trying to roll out of the pocket and throw off his back foot.

When Wilson did stand in the pocket and throw he was good, like the 8-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Conklin in the second quarter that gave the Jets a 10-3 lead. 

It didn't stop Jets frans from unloading on Wilson on Twitter. Many were calling for the signal caller to be benched. Others pointed out to Wilson's terrible inaccuracy when he tries to roll out of the pocket and throw off his back foot. 

He just seems to be regressing rather than progressing. One had to know when the Jets lost Breece Hall for the year, it would be all on Wilson, and after one game, it's not good. 

The Jets have many problems, one of them being the plethora of injuries they have incurred. But the play of quarterback Zach Wilson is definitely concerning. For fans who have seen the likes of Mark Sanchez, Geno Smith and Sam Darnold, Wilson's struggles feels like the same old song, all over again.

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