The beginning Jets quarterback for Week 3 is up within the air.
With Justin Fields in concussion protocol, he may miss Sunday’s recreation towards the Buccaneers.
That will result in Tyrod Taylor beginning underneath heart within the staff’s first street recreation of the season.
“He’s within the protocol proper now, and it’s all the time a tough one to actually consider till we get extra info,” coach Aaron Glenn stated on Monday. “So, I’m positive I’ll be supplying you with guys extra info because the week progresses.”
After a robust Week 1 efficiency towards the Steelers, Fields regressed in an unpleasant loss to Payments, finishing solely 3-of-11 passes for 27 yards.
He then suffered a head damage early within the fourth quarter and didn’t return.
Taylor led the offense to its lone landing within the lopsided loss in rubbish time.
Requested his philosophy on beginning a quarterback who’s unable to follow through the week, Glenn stated: “Properly, it’s arduous for me as a coach as soon as we get to Friday and also you haven’t had any reps, and that’s simply one thing that I consider in. So once more, I don’t need to put something on that so far as the place we’re at with him till we get to that time.”
The 36-year-old Taylor didn’t seem in any preseason video games as a result of a knee damage, however Glenn isn’t overly involved about rust if the veteran is pressed into motion.
He’s additionally just like Fields when it comes to being a cell quarterback who can use his legs.
“I imply, Tyrod has been on this league for numerous years,” Glenn stated, referring to his lack of reps with the first-team offense. “It doesn’t take a lot for him to grasp precisely what we’re making an attempt to do, and what we’re making an attempt to get completed. So, I’ve no issues with that in any way.”
Glenn defined his resolution to punt on 4th-and-1 from his personal 28-yard line halfway via the third quarter and the Jets trailing by 20 factors.
“We’re nonetheless within the recreation, and I didn’t need to give these guys a brief discipline as a result of clearly our protection, we have been struggling a little bit bit,” he stated. “So I felt that if we will punt this ball and we will create some discipline place, we will attempt to cease them after which have the ability to rating.”
The Jets have been unable to cease the Payments, who went proper down the sector for a landing that prolonged the result in 30-3.
