Throughout the offseason, plenty of doubters believed the New York Jets were attempting a fool’s errand by trying to make Justin Fields a competent starting quarterback.

Over the last few days in training camp, it seems like those doubters have to be feeling pretty good about themselves.

Fields and New York’s offense have struggled mightily through the air over the last practices in Florham Park. A big concern is that those issues have come from many reasons that aren’t all on the quarterback’s shoulders.

Dropped passes, errant blocks, and poor throws are all stagnating the offense’s approach. Fields, as the team’s starting quarterback, shares the brunt of the blame to this point.

But are we as analysts and fans overreacting to Fields’ struggles? With all the talk about recent practices, that might very well be the case.

Jets’ Offensive Struggles

Speaking immediately after practice, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn made it clear that New York’s struggles on offense do not immediately fall at the feet of their quarterback.

“Some of his throws weren’t on point, but again, a lot of them were on point and guys got to make plays for him too,” Glenn said. “So that kind of showed up today and we got to get ready to fix those things. So, it goes hand-in-hand with quarterback and receivers.”

As much as Glenn can rightfully defend his quarterback, the numbers from Fields haven’t been pretty over the last few days.

According to multiple reports of people who have tracked the passing numbers (an arbitrary stat during training camp), Fields has completed well under 50% of his passes with multiple interceptions and fewer touchdowns.

At times, his decision-making has been too slow, and his indecisiveness is consistently apparent when he hangs in the pocket while trying to read the defense.

Worrying about the passing numbers of a quarterback in his third week of camp with a new team and new system, though, seems like an overreaction. Remember, most defenses around the NFL are ahead of the offenses at this point of training camp.

Does this mean Fields is going to magically turn into a top-15 quarterback?

Probably not.

But there is still a path to the Jets’ signal-caller finding his groove before the regular season begins. The even better news is that Fields seems to have the necessary mindset to bounce back from a few bad practices.

“It’s a great opportunity to see how we are going to respond on Thursday,” Fields said. “So, it’s inevitable, you know you’re going to have these days in training camp. That’s why we’re out here.

“And defense, they won the day at the end of the day. So, like I said, it’s about how we respond on Thursday, and we got to come out hot.”

No one can ever deny that Fields possesses all the character traits teams like the Jets look for in a franchise quarterback. Super Bowls aren’t won at the podium, though.

And while the concern over Fields’ passing numbers in training camp may seem a little bit overboard, the signal-caller still needs to improve to at least show the Jets made the right decision by signing him during the offseason.

Because as of right now, it’s easy to see why some of his biggest detractors have been out in full force.