New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson committed to the future of the franchise when he signed a four-year extension before training camp. After a strong first game, it seemed like the team was finally prepared to pay off Wilson’s patience.
For all the goodwill built from their loss in Week 1 to Pittsburgh, the Jets took a massive step back in their 30-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon.
At the top of the list of concerns that the team has to deal with is a struggling pass offense that was grounded at MetLife Stadium. New York completed two passes before the fourth quarter.
Wilson – the main focal point of the offense, a captain and a highly-paid star – sounded off on just how bad the loss was.
Wilson sounds off on Jets’ loss
Wilson, as usual, led the Jets in receiving on Sunday with four catches for 50 yards. He covered over a third of the team’s passing targets from Justin Fields and Tyrod Taylor when the former left the game with a concussion.
The numbers show just how bad things got for the Jets’ offense as a collective unit. Fields completed just three passes in three quarters of action for eight yards. The offense also did not convert on a single third down throughout the entire contest.
Let me repeat those numbers. In the year 2025, the Jets completed three passes through three quarters for eight yards, and didn’t convert on a single third down throughout the entire length of the game.
The poor numbers are just part of how bad things got for Wilson and the Jets offense.
“Definitely frustrating,” Wilson said. “I mean, we didn’t play well when we were on the field. It felt like we weren’t on the field and just didn’t play well. Not good enough and can’t wait to go practice. Not good enough.”
While some of the blame for the poor showing will fall on offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand, Fields’ performance was a big part of the team’s struggles. The starting quarterback missed open throws to his college teammate in Wilson and held onto the ball too long.
That indecisiveness put everything out of sorts for the offense throughout the game.
“I just felt like we didn’t get a rhythm on offense and you know, that was hard on all of us out there,” Wilson said. “We didn’t do a good job of helping them.”
Once Fields left the game in the fourth quarter with a concussion, Tyrod Taylor stepped up and led a scoring drive. He’s a veteran quarterback who has won plenty of games in the league and can effectively run New York’s offense.
But as the team tries to bounce back from their 0-2 start, the Jets know they’ll need more from their passing game.
It’s a familiar territory that Wilson has been in since he was drafted by the team in 2022. If the team wants to change that reality for their top receiver, they’ll simply need more from their starting quarterback.
In Week 3, that will be Taylor.
