New York Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur told reporters Thursday that Zach Wilson would have benefited from sitting and learning behind a veteran quarterback.
with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, New York twice benched their franchise quarterback this season as Wilson struggled to get the offense moving. on Sunday as the Jets prepared to head into the offseason after missing the playoffs for the 12th straight year.
On Thursday, Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur spoke with reporters and preached patience for Wilson while also suggesting that Wilson would have benefited from sitting behind a veteran quarterback in his rookie season. "In hindsight, it probably would have benefited [Wilson] to sit back and learn a little bit," LaFleur said."And watch a veteran [quarterback] do it and kind of grow in this league. Kind of in the back seat, watching.
Offensive Coordinator Mike LaFleur speaks after training camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on August 1, 2022, in Florham Park, New Jersey. "But again, that wasn't the course that we went. And from here, we gotta pick it up. We have to pick up the scraps, and we have to get back to work." Wilson was named the starter in Week 1 of his rookie campaign, starting 13 games in his first NFL season.
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