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Robert Saleh’s defense of Zach Wilson’s Monday Night Football performance actually sounded like an insult

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Robert Saleh knows what the New York Jets are going to get from the Zach Wilson experience. Part of the reason New York even traded for Aaron Rodgers in the offseason was that Wilson, quite literally, wasn’t good enough to be a quarterback for a contending team.

But with Rodgers out thanks to a season-ending Achilles injury, the Jets once again had to start Wilson against the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night. Predictably, the former No. 2 overall pick played horribly in a 27-6 loss. Sure, his final numbers (33-of-49 for 263 yards) might not look awful, but folks, that is an average of 5.3 yards per pass attempt. And his Jets offense reached the red zone on just two occasions (zero cash-ins).

After the game, Jets coach Robert Saleh refused to harshly criticize Wilson. If anything, he actually sounded like he was happy Wilson didn’t play worse.

I totally get it:

Woof. I know a backhanded compliment when I hear one. The Jets might be completely screwed with Wilson regardless, but even Saleh knows his play can always be more terrible. I guess that’s the bar for 2023 Zach Wilson: at least he didn’t sail more horrific passes.

This was how Twitter reacted to Saleh's acceptance of Wilson being wful

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