Jets receiver Garrett Wilson had a few things to say about his team’s offense on Tuesday. Then he had some things to say about what he said.
The first quote is from a response to a question posed by Bart Scott on 98.7 ESPN New York and posted by Rich Cimini of ESPN.com.
“Honestly, I don’t think we’re doing much different,” Wilson said of his team’s offense. “When you watch football on Sunday, you see a lot of teams mixing up games and things like that. I don’t feel like we’re going to do that. I think we all know our identity. The only thing that matters is to actually do it and see if it works. I don’t think we’re trying a lot of things.
“Personally, in terms of what I’ve been running, I know that my root tree is not what it was the last two years. It’s important to see if we can win.”
Wilson responded to Cimini’s post about Wilson’s “interesting comments” by saying, “I didn’t just ‘comment’ on this, this was my answer to this long-winded question.” .
Wilson added the clip. The questions were a bit long and meandering. The context was whether the Jets were trying to find an offensive identity by doing things differently. That’s the question Wilson was answering.
Still, he said what he said. And considering he has 20 catches for 191 yards and one touchdown in four games, it’s fair to wonder if Wilson is getting a little frustrated with the offense.
He’s clearly the most powerful and capable weapon in the passing game. But Allen Lazard, who ended up being a healthy scratch in Rodgers’ absence last year, received plenty of attention through four games. Even if Wilson is a much better option.
In Week 1’s Manningcast, football professor Bill Belichick’s high-level analysis of New York’s offense repeatedly mentioned throwing to Garrett Wilson.
Wilson knows that. we all know that. If the Jets were 3-1 or 4-0, it wouldn’t matter. But they were 2-2, showing signs of the team’s ups and downs throughout the year, winning and losing, losing and winning, and ultimately ending up in the final two games to secure the championship. You end up playing a game where if you win, you get help. A spot in the wild card round.
That can obviously change. If Rodgers continues to play as consistently as he did in Week 3 against the Patriots, the Jets should be fine. If he plays as consistently as he did Sunday against the Broncos, they won’t be okay.
If he does some of both, it might work. And they may not be okay.
Next time, we’ll take a look at how Rodgers performs against the Vikings’ aggressive and unpredictable blitz in his lone game in London on Sunday morning. Beat one of the last two undefeated teams and go home at 3-2 feeling pretty good, or go 2-3 and still looking for answers in preparation for Monday night’s visit from the Bills. Either continue. Then a trip to Pittsburgh on Sunday night.
