There was a slight hope Zach Wilson had improved after taking offseason mentorship from Aaron Rodgers. Those hopes have wholly subsided after the New York Jets quarterback’s first awful start in Rodgers’ absence.
New York visited the Dallas Cowboys Sunday and received an absolute drubbing. Wilson himself was predictably awful, throwing three interceptions while completing less than 50 percent of his passes at the hands of a ruthless Dallas defense. It seems readily apparent that if the Jets want to be competitive in 2023, they need to make a move for a quarterback because Wilson still won’t get it done.
This was a pertinent topic of conversation for ESPN’s First Take crew on Monday. When it came to analyzing Wilson’s performance against Dallas, Shannon Sharpe pulled no punches. He called Wilson a horror movie character who couldn’t even “play dead.”
I mean, phew …
Unc Shannon sharpe said Zach Wilson couldn’t play dead in a horror movie 😭😭😭💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/4n7KMPU12l
— Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) September 18, 2023
We’ll probably never know if this insult is true because Wilson won’t be cast in a horror movie. But what a perfect analogy for a disappointing former top-two pick. Wilson, indeed, can’t even do the most basic job responsibilities of a starting quarterback. That’s why he wilts when he plays.
And that is why Wilson has no long-term future in New York.