Zach Wilson continued to get support from head coach Robert Saleh on Monday after the Jets lost their 15th consecutive game to the New England Patriots in Week 3. However, not everyone is being as supportive as the head coach.
Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath ripped Wilson in a radio interview on the heels of the Jets’ dreadful 15-10 loss against the Patriots. Namath also took shots at Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas.
“I don’t believe in him, I don’t believe he has a future as a good player, and I think they made the wrong choice when they drafted him, I feel that way,” Namath said about Wilson on the Michael Kay Show on Monday.
Namath’s comments came on the same day Saleh told reporters that Wilson is his “unquestioned quarterback.” Saleh also said “That’s a Joe [Douglas] question,” when asked if the Jets would sign another quarterback before Sunday’s matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Namath, who led to the Jets to its only Super Bowl title in 1968, believes another quarterback should suit up for Gang Green while Wilson is sent out of town.
“Send him to Kansas City to back up someone like Mahomes, maybe he’d learn something. I wouldn’t keep him. I’ve seen enough of Zach Wilson,” Namath said.
“I’ve seen enough. He has quick feet, he can throw a little bit, but I don’t believe what’s going on up there,” the Hall of Famer added while pointing towards his head.
The two-time MVP recommended that the Jets’ organization “need to make major changes, from top to bottom.”
“These guys aren’t picking the right players. They aren’t doing a good job of coaching. It’s evident. I mean, you’ve got to look and see. If you have an eye for football at all you see things are haywire. It’s too crazy. They need to fix it and that’s getting rid of a lot of people and bringing new ones in,” he said.
In Sunday’s loss, Wilson completed 18 of 36 passes for 157 yards. He was sacked three times and led an offense that had seven three-and-outs.
The first sack particularly bothered Namath, when Wilson went down to the turf without being touched by a defender.
“You sit down? You sit down on a play? You go right down? What happened?” Namath said. “I thought you’re trying to win and make plays. You quit on a play? What is going on? It’s disgusting.”
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