Jets Labeled Week 11 Losers for 'Waiting Too Long'

Even quarterback change can't save New York's playoff hopes at this point

The old adage that "timing is everything" seems to apply to the New York Jets' current quarterback situation.

At 4-6 overall, the Jets may be too late to switch starting quarterbacks. The Week 11 loss to the Buffalo Bills was devastating for New York's postseason probability and now the team faces a short week leading up to the first-ever NFL Black Friday Game against the Miami Dolphins on November 24.

After falling into a tie for 13th place in the AFC standings (only 7 teams qualify for the playoffs), the Jets are replacing Zach Wilson with journeyman Tim Boyle. The 29-year-old Boyle, who has spent time with four different NFL organizations, owns an 0-3 record as a starter.

Although Boyle doesn't appear to offer much upside, Sports Illustrated national writer Gilberto Manzano suggests the decision to bench Wilson should have been made weeks ago. 

Manzano tabbed the Jets as one of five "Week 11 Losers" from around the NFL due to their decision to stick with Wilson heading into the Buffalo game. Before being pulled late in the third quarter, Wilson went 7-of-15 passing for 81 yards, one touchdown and one interception against the Bills. He took five sacks during the 32-6 loss. 

League-wide Week 11 results have dropped the Jets' playoff chances down to single digits. According to PFF projections, New York has only a 7.26 percent probability of qualifying for the seven-team AFC bracket. 

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Regardless of whose fault it was, the Jets waited way too long to pull the plug on Zach Wilson, and now they can kiss their season goodbye.

Blame Aaron Rodgers, coach Robert Saleh or general manager Joe Douglas for sticking with Wilson for nine starts. It doesn’t matter who bears the bulk of the brunt, because the entire organization should take a giant L for drafting Wilson No. 2 in 2021 and for ignoring for weeks how poorly Wilson has played. It took Wilson running into Saleh on the sideline for the Jets to finally bench him. 

The Jets could have traded for Dobbs or signed Carson Wentz. Instead, they stood by Wilson for two different three-game losing streaks and are now turning to Tim Boyle, a 2018 undrafted free agent with three career starts. At 4–6, Rodgers shouldn’t worry about coming back this season.

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