Wilson enters Sunday’s game against the Saints at MetLife Stadium with a 2-6 won-loss record as a starter for the 3-9 Jets. We’re working toward something bigger than just this right now.’’ It’s about the process right now rather than the end result. I understand that it’s a process, and as long as I’m making growth and heading in the right direction, I can keep working at it. “I understand it’s going to be a challenge being a rookie. “I have a high expectation of myself to do well, of course,’’ Wilson said Thursday. To Wilson’s credit, even in the wake of some spotty play, he hasn’t blinked. Zach Wilson speaks after practice Thursday. It’s the price of doing business in this city if you’re the second-overall pick in the draft. Wilson’s every move on the field has been dissected more aggressively than a forensic lab might pore over a crime scene. Wilson, the Jets’ latest hope at franchise quarterback, has showed growing pains that undoubtedly have tested his well-fortified confidence. Saleh, the Jets’ impossibly upbeat head coach, has at times looked overwhelmed and beaten down as the losses have mounted. Robert Saleh and Zach Wilson, both rookies at their respective crafts, are fully immersed in it right now. With our two NFL teams, one week may be awash with the euphoria of victory and the next week a spiral to hell with no way out.Ĭoaches and players who’ve been elsewhere might say they understand it’s different in New York and insist they were prepared for the onslaught of attention and analysis, but it’s impossible for them to fully understand it until they’re actually a part of it.
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