The Jets' Zach Wilson warms up before an NFL preseason game against the Packers on Saturday in Green Bay, Wis. Credit: AP/Matt Ludtke
Rule No. 1 for casting judgement on rookie quarterbacks: No matter how things look at the start, always play the long game.
Always.
That said, it’s hard not to feel some level of optimism that what we’re seeing from Zach Wilson at the start of his NFL career is a promising sign of the future. No, we won’t "put him into Canton on roller skates," as Bill Parcells constantly preached during his own Hall of Fame coaching career when young players flashed potential.