New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh is standing by Zach Wilson as the team's starting quarterback ahead of their Week 4 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.
passing during New York's 15-10 defeat to the New England Patriots. Saleh talked up the 24-year-old's progress postgame and noted there was a lot of football left to play in the season.
But the Jets are already 1-2 and face long odds when they host the defending Super Bowl champions Sunday night at MetLife Stadium. So you can imagine fans wondering if the team plans to bring in a replacement after much of their hope in this season was lost following Aaron Rodgers' season-endingWhen you hear Saleh speak, however, it doesn't appear a change will be coming any time soon. On Monday, the head coach continued his support of Wilson.
"He's our unquestioned quarterback," he said."As long as he continues to show his preparation, the way he's been practicing, and even in these games, he's not the reason why we lost [Sunday], it's always a team effort. As long as he continues to show improvement, I know from a box score standpoint it's not showing, he's going to be our quarterback."this week, Saleh referred all questions of that nature to Jets general manager Joe Douglas.
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