Joe Flacco started strong, struggled late
With Zach Wilson back in the team facilities, Joe Flacco continued as QB1, as the likelihood continues to be that he will be under center in Week 1 against the Baltimore Ravens.
Flacco started Thursday’s practice by carrying over the momentum he built from Tuesday’s practice. He threw a red-zone touchdown pass to, you guessed it, TE Tyler Conklin, who has arguably been the star of Jets camp thus far.
But that momentum came to a half by the end of practice. He took a sack late and threw an interception to safety Jordan Whitehead. ESPN’s Rich Cimini notes it easily could have been two interceptions for Flacco.
#Jets practice 16 (no pads):
📰Flacco cooled off. Got off to a nice start, picking up where he left off Tuesday, but things went awry. Finished with a sack and 4 straight incompletions, including an INT. Easily could’ve been 2 INT. This was his 4th practice as the QB1 temp.
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) August 18, 2022
Flacco picked off by Whitehead on a pass over the middle. He hasn’t thrown many. That was just a bad throw into traffic. #Jets
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) August 18, 2022
Per The Athletic’s Zack Rosenblatt, Flacco went 6/9 with a touchdown and an interception Thursday.
Flacco was 6 of 9 with a TD and an interception, I believe. https://t.co/3KcAnedEOL
— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) August 18, 2022