To say that Jets rookie quarterback Zach Wilson has struggled with the challenges presented by the NFL would be an understatement. The second-overall pick had been out since Week 7 with a PCL injury, but as the rest of the Jets’ quarterback room is in COVID protocol after Mike White caught it and Joe Flacco remains unvaccinated, Wilson — who had thrown four touchdowns to seven interceptions before he was injured — was back on the field against the Texans.
It didn’t take long for Wilson’s gift for randomness to show up all over again. On this play, Wilson tucked the ball down to the point where running back Ty Johnson thought Wilson was a quarterback on the move, and turned upfield to block. Wilson wasn’t on the same page here, and he thought he’d go Full Brett Favre with the shovel pass despite the fact that his target had his back turned.
The results were predictable — this could well be the worst shovel pass in the history of football, and it was intercepted by Texans defensive back Tavierre Thomas as the ball was about to hit the ground.
Zach Wilson regresó un poco oxidado. pic.twitter.com/CCVHRxP8G3
— Joshúa Maya (@PlaysOfTheWeek) November 28, 2021
Wilson has a lot of talent, but he really needs to get going on the whole situational awareness thing.
