Zach Wilson’s First Day Of Work Didn’t Go Well, But It’s Day One

Zach Wilson is officially on the New York Jets payroll ($22.9 million signing bonus) and day one on the job for the 21-year-old didn’t go very well. It was such a bad first day as a salaried employee that the New York media didn’t have to concoct some crazy storyline. Wilson played so bad that the quarterback even agreed with the local writers.

“Everyday is going to have something frustrating,” Wilson said after practice. “But it’s going to be a process.”

In other words, it was bad. Now let’s get further analysis from the New York media who are now covering yet another quarterback, the 14th quarterback drafted by the franchise since 2000.

Zach Wilson on being at camp:

"Now money's involved, my whole life I just played ball to play ball because I love the game. I wanted to get the business done with so I could do what I love" pic.twitter.com/tcC45EtYOm

— Jets Videos (@snyjets) July 30, 2021

“Wilson had inaccurate throws that sailed high and one resulted in an interception by Marcus Maye. At times, the rookie was hesitant because he wasn’t reading the defense quickly. His timing wasn’t good with his receivers and there were moments when he held the ball too long that resulted in sacks,” New York Daily News Jets reporter DJ Bien-Aime wrote in his camp report.

Give the New York media time. They’re just getting warmed up here.

Practice is over.

Zach Wilson wasn’t good, and to be real, he was bad. Indecisive, inaccurate, threw a pick, held the ball a lot

But it’s only practice. It’s first first day back in a while. Not the end of the world. How he bounces back tomorrow is what’s important. #Jets

— DJ Bien-Aime (@Djbienaime) July 30, 2021

Practice is over. Not a great first day for Zach Wilson, who was 5-of-10 with a pick in full team drills and 1-for-6 in 7v7 drills by my count. Not ideal. But, friendly reminder: it’s July. #jets

— Andy Vasquez (@andy_vasquez) July 30, 2021

Bad throw. Zach Wilson tosses one right to Marcus Maye. Not sure who intended WR is. Wilson been struggling some since that first long completion. #Jets

— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) July 30, 2021

Really rough series for Wilson in 7-on-7 drill near goal line. Completed just 1 of 6 passes, and that one was short of end zone. #Jets

— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) July 30, 2021