Robert Saleh trusts Zach Wilson’s process.
Saleh made an eye-opening statement during the weekend when he said that Wilson’s "process is light years ahead of" most rookies. Saleh said Monday he didn’t mean how Wilson processes the game, but his preparation.
"I’ve been fortunate to coach some of the best linebackers this game has ever had, and those guys were swimming their first year and were grabbing at things to try and figure out," Saleh said. "This young man has a tremendous process on how he gets to Game Day. It’s that process that we trust is why he’ll continue to grow and fix mistakes that he may have."
"His process is phenomenal," Saleh said. "Game day might happen and we’re like, ‘Damn, he hit the wrong wall.’ But what we trust is he’s going to be able to reset on Monday, go through that process that he has and find ways to get better from the week before."
Wilson has led the Jets’ first-team offense on four scoring drives in six series in the preseason. He was 9-for-11 for 128 yards and two touchdowns Saturday against Green Bay, with two TDs to Tyler Kroft. Seventy of the yards were to Corey Davis. Thus far, it’s been against second-team defenses, the story pointed out. But Saleh sees something that can continue to build. How Wilson "goes about his day-to-day business" is a big reason for the optimism. We have Wilson 21st on our QB list, which makes him low-end QB2.
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