Is Zach Wilson an NFL Caliber QB

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If you would've told Jets fans we would be 5-3 with two ROTY candidates going into a week nine game against Buffalo, we would have laughed in your face.

If you then said to Jets fans, we will be 5-3 with Zach Wilson missing the first three weeks, and when he comes back, he will average nearly the same stats as his rookie year. No one in the meadowlands would listen to you.

Yet here we are, and let me tell you that we Jets fans are more than grateful for the first half of this NFL season. Heck, I can barely believe it is happening.

But it is not all peaches and plums in the Meadowlands. The NFL is still a Quarterback driven league, and still, Zach Wilson is not showing he is an NFL-caliber QB.

The QB has three touchdowns and five interceptions while barely completing 55 percent of his passes and is towards the bottom of the league in every statistical category, and after losing rookie RB Breece Hall to a torn ACL, Jets fans are looking to Wilson to carry the offense the remainder of the season.

It is not just me, and it is not just Jets fans who feel Wilson may not cut it in the NFL, either. Two young, talented receivers have requested a trade, and Elijah Moore, who had consistent playing time with Wilson, is severely upset by his lack of looks on the field with Wilson.

In fact, Elijah Moore saw his targets drop in half this season once Wilson took over for the aging Joe Flacco and now seems to have played his last game as a Jet.

The other receiver, Denzel Mims, is taking most of Moore's playing time as the organization tries to mend fences or deal with Moore. However, the consensus from Jets fans is not to get rid of Moore.

So this begs the question for Jets fans, what does the organization do?

On the one hand, the Jets would love nothing more than for Wilson to prove to be a stud; however, on the other hand, Jets fans would much rather trade for a competent QB and make the playoffs than watch the organization squander the best start to a season in a decade.

So who could the Jets trade for? Furthermore, do you think they should pull the trigger?

Some viable candidates for a trade would be Tyler Huntley, Cooper Rush, or Jordan Love, but that is if the team wants to stay young and develop a QB. Huntley, Love, or Rush would remain a backup throughout the season, forcing Wilson to step up or step out.

Other candidates could include Tyrod Taylor, Teddy Bridgewater, or even Taylor Heinicke. This veteran would put Wilson on the hot seat, and if the season began to slip away, the veteran would be able to provide a solid and steady presence to right the ship.

Does that mean any of those other candidates will be better than Wilson? Not necessarily, and that what-if is what is holding fans, coaches, and Joe Douglas to Zach Wilson.

Regardless of circumstance, the organization should take a serious look at a strong veteran or young backup that could both apply pressure to Wilson and be a safety net if Wilson continues to fall apart.