Jets' Saleh won't commit to QB Wilson as starter

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets manager Robert Saleh is wavering connected his committedness to Zach Wilson, mounting up a imaginable backmost alteration this week.

Three weeks aft saying Wilson would beryllium the starter for the remainder of the season, barring injury, Saleh was noncommittal Monday connected whether the 2021 second-overall prime volition commencement Sunday against the Chicago Bears.

This marked the archetypal hint of uncertainty from the enactment astir Wilson's presumption arsenic the No. 1 quarterback.

"We're keeping everything connected the array implicit the adjacent mates of days," Saleh said.

Asked if he's prepared to sanction Wilson arsenic this week's starter, helium said, "Not close now, not until I'm done evaluating everything."

Wilson was informed of his presumption by the coaches, fundamentally leaving him successful limbo.

Mike White is adjacent connected the extent chart, followed by Joe Flacco, who started the archetypal 3 games arsenic Wilson recovered from a preseason genu injury. Saleh didn't regularisation retired either backmost arsenic a imaginable replacement.

Wilson is 5-2 arsenic the starter, but helium played poorly successful 2 of the past 3 games -- some losses to the New England Patriots. He completed lone 9 of 22 passes for a career-low 77 yards successful Sunday's 10-3 loss. Afterward, helium showed small accountability with comments that went viral. Asked if helium fto down the defense, Wilson said simply, "No. No."

Some antiaircraft players were upset by the remarks, sources said.

Clearly, Saleh wasn't blessed by the mode Wilson handled his postgame quality conference.

"Is it a mistake? Sure," Saleh said. "Is it thing he'll beryllium amended from? Absolutely."

He said Wilson needs to recognize "it's our occupation to instrumentality the bullets and ain it," adding, "I don't deliberation it's indicative of however helium feels astir his squad oregon his teammates."

Wilson's mediocre crippled was discussed successful Monday's squad meeting, a root said. Saleh said each performances -- bully and atrocious -- are mentioned successful squad meetings.

At 6-4, the Jets are inactive successful the playoff hunt, but they're not getting overmuch accumulation retired of Wilson. He has lone 4 touchdown passes, 1 little than Flacco, who hasn't played since Week 3.

Saleh emphasized that each position, not conscionable quarterback, volition beryllium evaluated.

"When you enactment up 100 yards of discourtesy (actually, 103), I don't attraction however bully New England is -- and they are bully -- it's unacceptable," Saleh said. "It's not NFL football."

A seething Saleh said aft the crippled that the violative show successful the 2nd fractional (two full yards) was "dogs---." Saleh said Monday helium has nary plans to regenerate the play caller, violative coordinator Mike LaFleur.

Wilson came nether dense disapproval aft throwing 3 interceptions Oct. 30 against the Patriots, but helium responded nicely with a coagulated crippled successful an upset of the Buffalo Bills.

But Sunday's show was a large measurement backward. Receivers Garrett Wilson and Denzel Mims were intelligibly frustrated during the game, and Wilson ranted aft the crippled to reporters, calling the discourtesy a "sorry" portion without mentioning Wilson's name.

"I deliberation we've got a championship-quality defence and I deliberation we've got truly bully players connected offense," Saleh said. "From a schematic standpoint, I deliberation we're close determination with everyone else. But I'm conscionable trying to measure to spot however we tin get this discourtesy going a small bit."

Wilson ranks 23rd successful Total QBR (45.2) and 34th retired of 34 qualified passers successful completion percent (55.6). Predictably, the 3 players made disposable to the media Monday expressed religion successful Wilson. Asked his assurance level successful Wilson, defender Lake Tomlinson said, "It's high. He's our quarterback. What bash you mean?"