Jets receiver Garrett Wilson had some things to say about the team’s offense on Tuesday. Then he had some things to say about what he had said.
The first quote, from a response to a question from Bart Scott on 98.7 ESPN New York, was posted by Rich Cimini of ESPN.com.
“To be honest, I don’t think we do a lot of different thingsWilson said of the team’s offense. “When I watch football on Sundays I see a lot of teams mixing it up and things like that. I don’t feel like we do that. I think we know our identity. It’s about going out and executing it or finding out if it’s going to work. I don’t think we try a lot of different things.
“Personally, I know my route tree hasn’t been what it has been the last two years, in terms of the things I’ve run. “It’s about figuring out if it’s the right identity and if it’s going to win games.”
Wilson responded to Cimini’s post about Wilson’s “interesting comments” by saying, “I didn’t just do that.”[t] ‘comment’ on this, it was my answer to this stuck question.”
Wilson added the clip. The question was a bit long and winding. The context was whether the Jets are trying to find an offensive identity by doing different things. That’s the question Wilson answered.
Still, he said what he said. And it’s fair to wonder if Wilson is feeling a little frustrated with the offense, considering he has 20 catches in four games for 191 yards and a touchdown.
He is clearly the most powerful and capable weapon in the passing game. But Allen Lazard, who was ultimately a healthy scratch without Rodgers around last year, has gotten a lot of attention through four games. Even though Wilson is the much better option.
During week 1 ManningCastBill Belichick’s high-profile football analysis of New York’s offense consisted of saying more than once: Throw it to Garrett Wilson.
Wilson knows. We all know it. And if the Jets were 3-1 or 4-0, that wouldn’t be a problem. But they are 2-2 and showing the signs of a team that will be up and down all year, winning and losing and losing and winning and ultimately playing the ‘win the last two and get some help’ game to get a secure the lead. spot in the wildcard round.
That can of course change. If Rodgers plays consistently like he did in Week 3 against the Patriots, the Jets will be fine. If he plays consistently like he did against the Broncos on Sunday, things won’t go well for them.
If he does a few of both, maybe things will turn out fine. And they may not be doing well.
Next, we’ll see how Rodgers performs against the Vikings’ aggressive and unpredictable blitz packages in a standalone matchup on Sunday morning from London. Either they’re flying home at 3-2 after toppling one of the last two undefeated teams and feeling pretty good about themselves, or they’re 2-3 and still looking for answers as they prepare to a Monday night visit from the Bills. followed by a Sunday evening trip to Pittsburgh.
