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Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Today we have our podcast mailbag show. Each Wednesday we try to do a mailbag episode with listener questions. As is usually the case, there were more great questions than there was time to answer all of them. I got to as many as I could. I wish I could have gotten to more. Feel free to resubmit questions in future mailbag calls. Today we discuss how Aaron Rodgers could impact the job security of Joe Douglas and Robert Saleh, whether there is a realistic path to the Playoffs for the Jets after a tough first three weeks, Nathaniel...

Photo by Sarah Stier/ Is Zach Wilson a problem for the New York Jets right now? Absolutely he is. A coach cannot stand in the pocket, read the defense, or throw the ball for a quarterback. Zach Wilson more than anybody is responsible for playing better. What a coach can do is put his player in favorable situations. Nathaniel Hackett is not doing that for the Jets. He might have one of the shakiest starting quarterbacks in the league. That means it is critical for him to make things as easy as possible for Zach Wilson. Right now he is doing the opposite. The first three...

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Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports The Jets are signing free agent quarterback Trevor Siemian. Adam Schefter broke the story. Jets are planning to add to their QB room: Veteran QB Trevor Siemian is signing with the Jets, pending a physical, per sources.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 26, 2023 This will be Siemian’s second stint in green and white. He signed with the team in the 2019 offseason to serve as Sam Darnold. He started a single game after Darnold came down with mono. Siemian was 3 for 6 for three yards before suffering a season ending ankle injury....

IndyStar-USA TODAY NETWORK After Zach Wilson’s rough Week 3 performance in a loss to the New England Patriots, speculation is growing that the Jets might look to add a quarterback to their roster. There has been nothing explicitly linking the team to former Falcons and Colts quarterback Matt Ryan. Still with few quality options on the market, Ryan conceivably could be somebody to whom the team reaches out. Ryan, who is working as an analyst for CBS Sports, put any speculation to rest in an interview. "I got no interest in doing that right now."Our very own @m_ryan02...

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The Jets lost in Week 3 to the previously winless New England Patriots. The final score was 15-10. A 1-2 start doesn’t necessarily mean it is panic time for an NFL team. Each situation is different. I think the way the Jets have gotten to 1-2 is very concerning, however. Even more daunting is the upcoming schedule which has a game next week against the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. The other Super Bowl participant from last year, the Philadelphia Eagles, aren't far off. A tough early season stretch where the...

Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports The Jets are in trouble. I know its only Week 3. In a vacuum a 1-2 record normally wouldn’t be the end of the world. Teams lose hard fought games to division rivals every week in the NFL just like the Jets lost to the Patriots by a 15-10 score. But three week into the season, the Jets have some pretty glaring weaknesses, and it is difficult to see how they can be fixed. They are mostly on the offensive side of the ball. To be fair, this team suffered the worst break a team can get after losing its starting quarterback for the year four...

Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports After an ugly performance in a Week 3 loss to the New England Patriots, the New York Jets are sticking with Zach Wilson at quarterback. Head coach Robert Saleh confirmed as much in his postgame press conference. BREAKING: Robert Saleh says that Zach Wilson will remain the #Jets starting quarterback— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) September 24, 2023 When a team is considering a change, the coach will generally say he is undecided. In the context that the alternative is Tim Boyle, it is somewhat understandable for the Jets to not...

Photo by Al Pereira/ It’s time for our weekly check in with SB Nation Reacts. Every week we ask Jets fans their opinions on the team. It’s usually asking them to “react” to what happened the previous week. This site is owned by SB Nation. So it’s called SB Nation reacts. Get it? The Jets did not have a pretty offensive game Week 2 in Dallas. The offensive line lost consistently. Do Jets fans view that as the weak link on offense, or is Zach Wilson a bigger concern. We asked your opinion. The result was a landslide. I tend to agree with this...

Photo by Al Pereira/ Starting left tackle Duane Brown has been placed on injured reserve. This was the most significant among the roster moves made by the Jets prior to their Week 3 game against the Patriots. Roster moves:- Signed LB Sam Eguaveon to active roster.- Placed OL Duane Brown on IR.- Elevated OL Chris Glaser from practice squad for tomorrow's game.- Signed RB Xazavian Valladay to practice squad https://t.co/XE9aZo0SVU pic.twitter.com/t4Ve0TjX6m— New York Jets (@nyjets) September 23, 2023 Brown is dealing with a hip injury. The Jets had expressed hope...

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Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Jets head coach Robert Saleh created a stir in the fanbase on Wednesday when he publicly stated that he isn’t considering making changes to the offensive line. Robert Saleh is not considering any offensive line changes. #jets— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) September 20, 2023 It isn’t hard to see why this is being questioned. The Jets offensive line was miserable in the team’s Week 2 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. 38 year old tackle Duane Brown struggled in particular against Micah Parsons. His play seems to be calling for a...

Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports The Jets look to bounce back from their first loss of the 2023 season this Sunday when they take on the New England Patriots. A win would give the Jets a 2-0 record in the division. When the Jets and Patriots play, I get to speak with my friend Mike D’Abate on our crossover podcast series. Mike is the host of Locked On Patriots. This is our fifth year of chatting before games between the two rivals. Unfortunately none of our discussions have preceded a Jets victory. Perhaps that will change this time. Mike offers us a good look at how...

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in New York Jets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Week 2 certainly did not go the Jets’ way. The team was dominated in Dallas in a blowout loss to the Cowboys. The Jets now find themselves with a 1-1 record through the first two weeks as they try to navigate life without Aaron Rodgers. It was a particularly ugly game for both the defense and the offensive line....

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Today as on most Wednesdays we have our weekly podcast mailbag. Thanks to everybody for sending in questions this week. As usual, there were more excellent questions than there was time to answer all of them. Please feel free to resubmit questions for future mailbag installments. Today many of our questions are about the offensive line. Is it possible the Jets could reshuffle it? How much criticism does the front office deserve for its state? We also talk Jets defense. What are the flaws right now? Should fans be worried about first round pick...