data-mm-id=”_2nam5vwnj”>Zach Wilson was not dealt an easy hand this season. To say the least. He had to fill in for Aaron Rodgers after the future Hall of Famer tore his Achilles mere minutes into the New York Jets' home opener and had to battle against a very good Buffalo Bills defense. The Jets won because Wilson didn't screw up majorly outside of one interception. Week 2 did not hold any easier a matchup as Wilson traveled to Dallas to take on a Cowboys defense that straight-up embarrassed the New York Giants the previous week. And it went exactly as you'd predict. A subpar Jets offensive line could barely get a finger on Micah Parsons, who finished with three sacks. Wilson threw three interceptions, in part because his decision-making hasn't improved dramatically since last year and in part because he was running for his life all game. New York's offense managed only 10 points and the game was never close. Sauce Gardner and Breece Hall both got mad on social media afterwards. It was precisely the sort of disaster-class performance we all pretty much expected to follow the loss of Rodgers. Shannon Sharpe was asked on First Take if Wilson's performance proved the Jets needed to go outside the building in their search for a QB to take the helm this season. In answering the question he zinged Wilson pretty good and said the young signal-caller "couldn't play dead in a horror movie." Unc Shannon sharpe said Zach Wilson couldn’t play dead in a horror movie ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ’€ðŸ’€ðŸ’€ pic.twitter.com/4n7KMPU12l— Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) September 18, 2023A pretty good line but I am going to go out on a limb and defend Wilson here. He's had many performances worth criticizing to this degree. But getting tortured by this Cowboys defense is not one of those performances. Drawing that unit in his first full game as a starter in a brand-new offense is tough. And his offensive line did him zero favors. The Jets are going to play a lot of defenses this year that are worse than Dallas. Wilson is not very good and New York should probably find someone else to play QB, but playing bad against one of the league's best defenses is not definitive proof of any of that. I just wanted to get that out. It doesn't really matter anyway because Wilson is going to get smoked by the Patriots' defense next week (another very good unit) and two horrible performances in a row is going to force the Jets to do something. Even if Wilson did have a tough draw.
Related Posts
Juventus head coach Andrea Pirlo said the Serie A champions must learn to win without Cristiano Ronaldo after the superstar missed Saturday s draw against Benevento.
Ronaldo was rested as Juve produced another below-par performance in their 1-1 draw away to Benevento.
Alvaro Morata s 21st-minute opener was cancelled out by Benevento s Gaetano Letizia on the stroke of half-time, before the former was sent off at the death.
Juve are three points adrift of leaders Milan and Pirlo urged his side to improve in the absence of Ronaldo – who has scored eight goals in five Serie A appearances this season.
Ronaldo is a very important player, not only for us, Pirlo told reporters post-match.
He was for Real Madrid and for previous Juventus.
This…
Marco Reus has called for improvement from his Borussia Dortmund team-mates ahead of next month s DFB Pokal final against Bayern Munich.
Jurgen Klopp s Dortmund trailed twice before eventually earning a 2-2 draw against Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen at BayArena on Saturday.
The result ensured Dortmund stayed seven points clear in second spot, though Schalke have one game in hand, while Leverkusen remain fourth in the race for UEFA Champions League football.
Dortmund were far from their best against Leverkusen, falling behind twice in the opening half and Reus is aware his team must lift if they are to dethrone defending champions Bayern in Berlin on May 17.
It wasn t a great performance from us today, the Germany international said.
It was a very inten…
Chris Smalling expects to play a key role in Roy Hodgson s England defence at the upcoming Euro 2016.
The Manchester United defender has been crucial to his team s efforts, despite another lacklustre season for the club as a whole.
Smalling s efforts at the back have helped United to build the Premier League s second best defensive record and he is expecting that to be reciprocated with a big role for England after describing himself as a passenger at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
I have bigger expectations this time, Smalling said.
Very much so. Hopefully I will be coming off a full season and one where I felt I contributed.
I feel I have put my name right at the forefront and after playing the last two England games I hope I can keep that shi…
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp faces an unusual selection dilemma ahead of Saturday s DFB-Pokal final with Bayern Munich.
Striker Robert Lewandowski has enjoyed another superb season for Dortmund, with his haul of 20 Bundesliga goals enough to earn him the division’s top scorer award as Klopp s side again finished a distant second behind Bayern.
However, this weekend s game in Berlin marks Lewandowski s last in a Dortmund shirt, as the Poland international is joining champions Bayern on a free transfer ahead of the 2014-15 season.
And that means Klopp must make the difficult decision over whether or not to start his leading marksman against his future employers.
The 46-year-old opted to leave Lewandowski on the bench for Dortmund s Bundesliga trip to the …
Swansea v Tottenham – Sunday 14th December, kick off 1600. Live on Sky Sports 1
£5 free bet and the bet unique to Tailorbet
Eriksen to out-shoot Sigurdsson
Christian Eriksen will have the same or more shots than Gylfi Sigurdsson @ Evens (2.00) This bet is unique to Tailorbet.
Take the bet at
Christian Eriksen has not quite delivered on what everyone expected when Tottenham signed him from Ajax in 2013 but he is still ranked in the top 20 of the Premier League shots table and is well ahead of Swansea s Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Danish international Eriksen, who notched 24 goals in 91 Eredivisie appearances for the Amsterdam club, has scored only 12 in 38 in the Premier League for Spurs.
However, he averages nearly three shots per game …
France coach Corinne Diacre has vowed to lead Les Bleues at this year s Women s World Cup, hitting out at a destabilisation operation amid a boycott of the team by several big-name players.
France are in crisis ahead of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, with captain Wendie Renard and forward pair Kadidiatou Diani and Marie-Antoinette Katoto putting their international careers on hold.
The trio will skip the World Cup if major changes are not made by the French Football Federation (FFF), with Katoto saying she feels no longer aligned with the management of the team .
Reports have claimed the players want the FFF to call time on Diacre s six-year stint in charge, but the former France defender insists she is going nowhere.
In view of the shameful…
Roma may have won 2-0 over Real Sociedad in their Europa League last-16 first leg but head coach Jose Mourinho refused to call it a good result.
Goals from Stephan Al Shaarawy and substitute Marash Kumbulla secured the home victory which gives the Giallorossi a significant advantage ahead of the return leg in San Sebastian.
Despite that, Mourinho was not satisfied, urging caution with a quarter-final spot at stake.
This 2-0 is only good if we don t lose by three in the second leg, Mourinho told Sky Sport Italia. I will never say it s a good result after the first leg.
Mourinho acknowledged Roma have a complicated schedule around the second leg on Thursday 16 March, with a Derby della Capitale against Lazio three days later.
Now we have a danger…
Sevilla have rescued Roque Mesa from his disappointing spell with Swansea City after signing him on loan until the end of the season.
Mesa joined Swansea from Las Palmas for a reported fee of €12.5million in July after two excellent seasons in LaLiga.
The 28-year-old has started just nine of rock-bottom Swansea s 24 Premier League games this season, however, with the last coming on December 30 against Watford.
Mesa had been linked with a return to Las Palmas but Sevilla, reportedly keen on signing a back-up to Ever Banega, have won the race and will be able to offer him a first taste of Champions League football.
Vincenzo Montella s side face Manchester United in the last 16, with the first leg at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan taking place on February 21.
Netherlands international Eljero Elia has agreed to a one-year contract extension at Feyenoord, the Eredivise club have announced.
The 29-year-old, who has won 28 caps for his country, moved to De Kuip from Werder Bremen in 2015 following a loan spell in the Premier League with Southampton.
His deal had been due to expire in 2017, but will now run for another 12 months.
Eljero in his first year as Feyenoord been decisive for the team, technical director Martin van Geel said in a statement on the club s website.
His contribution has been of great value to us and we are therefore very pleased that we were able to tie him down to Feyenoord.
Elia helped Feyenoord – who have already renewed deals for Kenneth Vermeer, Karim El Ahmadi, Tonny…
Denmark defender Daniel Agger said England should not fear Germany should they play them in the semi-finals of Euro 2012.
The Danish skipper and Liverpool stopper led his country out in their 2-1 defeat at the hands of Joachim Loew s team on Sunday, a result which eliminated Morten Olsen s side from the competition.
Germany were ran close by the Danes, however, needing a late Lars Bender goal to seal victory after Michael Krohn-Dehli had cancelled out Lukas Podolski s opener.
England will face Germany if the two countries come through their quarter-final matches against Italy and Greece respectively.
Germany would be heavy favourites for such a game, having thrashed the Three Lions 4-1 at the 2010 World Cup, but Agger said the England players play agains…