“In hindsight, it probably would’ve benefited [Wilson] just to sit back and learn a little bit,' offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur said of the shaky quarterback.
The younger brother of Packers Coach Matt LaFleur, Mike LaFleur cited Green Bay for examples of a touted young quarterback serving an extended apprenticeship under a veteran. Aaron Rodgers, the 24th overall pick in the 2005 draft, spent three seasons as the understudy to Brett Favre, and now Jordan Love, drafted 26th overall in 2020, is in his third year as Rodgers’s backup.
“In 2023 now, I guess you can say, people don’t want to wait,” said LaFleur, who is in his second season as an offensive coordinator after following Saleh to New York from San Francisco. “They want the instant gratification of these rookies, these second-year guys to be superstars, and understandably so. You get why — this is a highly competitive environment.”
Discussing the Jets’ decision to start Wilson right away, LaFleur noted that the then-rookie quarterback had“I don’t think any of us got too high or too low on the preseason,” LaFleur said, “but he was playing pretty good football through that. “We’re going to have to look back and see, not necessarily red flags, but what indicators were there that said he wasn’t ready.”
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