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NY Jets OC Mike LaFleur makes key admission about Zach Wilson

Jets’ offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur finally said out loud what most have known for a while.

It just might be too little, too late—both for Zach Wilson and for the Jets.

LaFleur was asked about the success of Geno Smith and Sam Darnold (okay, that one is a stretch) after years of sitting and watching and whether Zach Wilson could have benefited from that, as well. He finally gave a straight answer: “Yes.”

Mike LaFleur says, in hindsight, that Zach Wilson would've benefited from sitting and learning behind a veteran quarterback: pic.