{"id":324769,"date":"2021-08-15T08:47:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T05:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jets-zach-wilson-took-positive-baby-steps-and-didnt-fall\/"},"modified":"2021-08-15T08:47:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T05:47:56","slug":"jets-zach-wilson-took-positive-baby-steps-and-didnt-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jets-zach-wilson-took-positive-baby-steps-and-didnt-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jets&#8217; Zach Wilson took positive baby steps and didn&#8217;t fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Jets&#8217; Zach Wilson took positive baby steps and didn&#8217;t fall<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-serby-02.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Steve Serby\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-serby-02.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-serby-02.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> meant more for the undrafted free agents and journeymen desperate to either realize their childhood NFL dream or cling to it yet again.<\/p>\n<p>But when you are the second-overall pick of the NFL draft, when you are the Chosen One for a franchise that has chosen you to take flight on opening day on Woody Johnson\u2019s Jets following a decade of being grounded, the game meant everything to you, and to your franchise, and to Jets fans, because all of them do, and will, from here to eternity, or to the next rookie franchise quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>So this was the first step for Zach Wilson, a baby step in the preseason opener against the Giants, because you crawl before you walk, and you walk before you run, and he must be able to run on Sept. 12 on the road against Sam Darnold and the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Robert Saleh and Wilson\u2019s teammates can talk about his it factor in training camp practices, but you don\u2019t sign off on it until you see it in the games. These preseason games are hardly a fail-safe barometer, but at the very least they can whet the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>etite of a championship-starved fan base.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Saturday, Justin Fields sure had whet the appetite of Bears fans still scarred over the ill-fated Mitch Trubisky Era with a convincing case for the opening day job over Andy Dalton. Trey Lance lit it up on Saturday night, too. The Jets, of course, preferred Wilson over Fields and Lance, for whatever that is worth at this moment in their nascent NFL careers: LNPTICY (Let\u2019s Not Put Them In Canton Yet).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zach-Wilson-2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Zach Wilson throws a pass during the Jets' 12-7 preseason win over the Giants.\" class=\"wp-image-19136264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zach-Wilson-2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zach-Wilson-2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zach-Wilson-2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Zach Wilson throws a pass during the Jets\u2019 12-7 preseason win over the Giants. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It turned out to be a good first baby step for Zach Wilson (6-for-9, 63 yards) \u2026 no electric wow moments in his two <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> against the Big Blue reserves, but more importantly, no deer-in-the-headlights moments, and no ghosts, and no turnovers and, most importantly, no injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a great experience,\u201d Wilson said after a 12-7 Jets win.<\/p>\n<p>He showed an understanding of what was expected of him, seemed in command of the huddle, didn\u2019t make any shake-your-head decisions \u2026 and if he didn\u2019t have the arm talent, he wouldn\u2019t have been the first quarterback selected after Trevor Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p>The off-platform throws that will titillate Jets fans will come, but first things first. Wilson stood in there nicely as a pocket quarterback, displayed that quick release, and a ball that comes out of his hand smoothly and naturally.<\/p>\n<p>There wasn\u2019t a place the target would have been than MetLife Stadium. \u201cThis is awesome,\u201d Wilson thought to himself. \u201cI get to play football for a living.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zach-Wilson-3-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Zach Wilson hands the ball off to Michael Carter during the Jets' 12-7 preseason win.\" class=\"wp-image-19136268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zach-Wilson-3-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zach-Wilson-3-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zach-Wilson-3-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zach-Wilson-3-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Zach Wilson hands the ball off to Michael Carter during the Jets\u2019 12-7 preseason win.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bill Kostroun<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Saleh and offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur got Wilson comfortable im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely by having him roll right and fire a bullet to Corey Davis for nine yards. You saw Wilson\u2019s arm strength and accuracy on a throw across the field to the left sideline to Davis for nine more yards to position the field goal. \u201cA great call by Coach LaFleur,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n<p>He and Davis walked through the locker room door painted \u201cALL GAS NO BRAKE\u201d together after the game. \u201cThat connection\u2019s gonna keep growing,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The first-string offensive line gave Wilson plenty of comfort on a 16-yard missile over the middle for Keelan Cole. \u201cIt starts up front with those guys,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n<p>He followed with a 12-yard slant to Vyncint Smith; a first-down slant for Jamison Crowder that was nullified by a Cole interference; a 13-yarder to Tyler Kroft 1 yard short of the sticks on 3rd-and-14.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe looked comfortable, especially on third down. \u2026 It was a good first day,\u201d Saleh said.<\/p>\n<p>There were plenty of green No. 2 jerseys in the stands, and a good deal of green No. 14 Sam Darnold jerseys, even though Darnold is gone and this was a Giants home game.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2018, this was Darnold (13-for 18, 96 yards, one TD) following his first preseason action against the Falcons:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt pretty good. I put the ball where it needed to be and tried to get it in the hands of our playmakers. There were a couple of plays, especially on the sack, I felt like I could\u2019ve gotten the ball out there. But, you know, live and learn, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Darnold became the opening night starter. Wilson is on that Darnold track. The baby started his walk, and he did not fall.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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