In a surprising admission on Thursday, Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur admitted that Zach Wilson might have benefited from not starting early in his career and learning from a veteran.
“In hindsight, it probably would’ve benefited [him],” LaFleur said on the second-year quarterback. “Just to sit back and learn a little bit and watch a veteran and just kind of grow in this league kind of in the backseat watching and getting better in practice and getting better through scout team and all that. Again, that wasn’t the course that we went and from here we have to pick it up, pick up the scraps and get back to work.