“When you have him in front of you, you think, ‘This guy can throw anything; You can throw it anywhere. To me it’s like natural football,'” Wilson said of Rodgers Thursday via the team’s website. . ” I feel like I’m a child and I can write what I see. That’s the most productive way to say it for me.
“And that’s the way football deserves to be played. Array. . . It’s exciting for me and for all the receivers in the room, the tight ends. We all feel that we can just pass the game and accept it as true with our eyes. We don’t have to think too much about anything.
Rodgers’ first season with the Jets ended in his first practice when he suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon. The team went 7-10 for the four-time NFL MVP.
In his two seasons in the league, Wilson averaged 89 receptions for 1,072. 5 yards and a season-consistent 3. 5 touchdowns. He led the Jets in receptions and receiving yards in both seasons, while earning 2022 Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.
Wilson completed that by betting on seven other quarterbacks over two years: Zach Wilson, Joe Flacco, Mike White, Trevor Siemian, Tim Boyle, Chris Streveler and Rodgers (one possession).
During Rodgers’ absence last season, New York’s offense struggled greatly. The Jets averaged 171. 7 passing yards (30th in the NFL), 96. 9 yards (23rd), 268. 6 total yards (31st) and 15. 8 points (29th) per game.
As for newcomers to the passing game, New York added veteran receiver Mike Williams to lose steadiness and traded for Kentucky West draft receiver Malachi Corley with the No. 65 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Rodgers is the favorite to win the Comeback Player of the Year award (140), and the Jets have a 10th chance to win the Super Bowl (1800).
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