The Jets have time to determine who can be their beginning quarterback for the season finale in New England subsequent weekend, however it certain sounds as if Trevor Siemian can be beginning once more.
Zach Wilson stays within the concussion protocol after struggling a concussion on Dec. 17 in Miami.
The thought has been he would play if wholesome, however Saleh didn’t say that was particular when requested that query Friday.
“We’ll see the place he’s at,” Saleh stated. “He will certainly be a part of the dialogue. We simply must get him wholesome first.”
Siemian has began the final two video games with Wilson out.
He’s the fourth quarterback to begin this season.
Siemian led the Jets to a win towards the Commanders however misplaced in his second begin Thursday in Cleveland.
Siemian was 32 of 45 passing for 261 yards with one landing and one interception, which the Browns returned for a landing.
“I assumed Trevor did a very nice job,” Saleh stated. “That’s a troublesome protection to go towards and I assumed we moved the ball effectively, clearly he’d need that interception he threw again. Good scheme design from Cleveland in that regard, however total, thought he did a pleasant job.”
RB Dalvin Cook dinner performed zero snaps Thursday regardless of being lively.
This season has not gone as anticipated after Cook dinner signed a one-year, $7 million cope with the Jets in August.
Cook dinner has 67 rushes for 214 yards and now the Jets have benched him to provide rookie Israel Abanikanda an even bigger function.
“Dalvin has been nice. I do know this has been a tough season for him,” Saleh stated. “It’s been a tough season for all of us. I recognize the heck out of his professionalism and the best way he goes about his enterprise and who he’s across the constructing. The assist he provides his teammates the assist he provides the working again room. The way in which he’s been working with Izzy, understanding that he’s going to get extra reps, however it’s exhausting, I might solely think about. I haven’t performed skilled soccer, however being round it, you understand when a participant is hurting and I do know he’s hurting, however his story just isn’t over. He nonetheless has loads of juice in his legs, however he’s been nice.”
With 12 penalties Thursday, the Jets have probably the most penalties within the NFL at 123.
“There’s a whole lot of issues that we acquired to have a look at as a result of a whole lot of the issues which can be occurring are pre-snap, which is which is an alarming factor,” Saleh stated. “We’ve acquired to search out solutions to it. You’ve acquired misalignments, you bought offside, delay of video games, you’ve acquired simply a whole lot of issues occurring pre-snap that begins with us as coaches. Whether or not it’s our wording, our verbiage, our tempo out and in of the huddle, our consideration to element, clearly it begins with us.”
