Well, it was fun while it lasted.
The high-flying, off-schedule plays Zach Wilson executed last week in the New York Jets‘ 27-24 victory over the Tennessee Titans forced an entire fanbase to raise up full of hope.
Why not? This fresh-faced NFL that allows offensive players the run of the place allows versatile quarterbacks to pull off nutty plays Fran Tarkenton—the league’s first dual-threat stud quarterback—could only dream of several decades ago.
Executing the near-impossible is why talent evaluators seek the dual-threat signal-callers that can release it quickly and hit every spot on the field.