This one might not have been a completion, but just look at the quick reaction from a fast Brian Burns coming immediately off the right side. Wilson doesn’t waste time shifting to his right and booking it toward the sideline, knowing full well that Burns is hunting him down from behind.

Wilson doesn’t break stride, keeps looking downfield and just misses Davis for a big play. He even feels Burns’ pressure by picking up his feet on the dive. Very impressive.

Receivers Not Helping Matters

PFF has a specific drops stat that looks at receivers not being able to secure on-target passes from their quarterbacks.

The Jets had five drops on Sunday, which was tied for the most in the league.

When your rookie quarterback is trying to get into a rhythm and make plays, receivers need to haul the ball in. Even plays like Wilson’s deep shot to Elijah Moore that went through his hands – Jeremy Chinn contested it well and there was borderline pass interference – you’d like to see hauled in.

But the blatant drops from balls on the hands, chest plate and facemask don’t help Wilson’s cause. Hopefully it doesn’t become a theme for the offense.

Work Needs To Be Done In Play-Action

The lack of run game may have led to this, but Wilson wasn’t too good when running play-action passes. He went just 2-for-6 in those scenarios and had a 44.9 pass grade via PFF. It also didn’t help that he was pressured on five of those six attempts.

But the Jets as a whole need to work on these situations more because Wilson does some of his best work outside the pocket. It showed in preseason reps, so having that element of the offense working during the regular season would bode well for New York.

Toughness On Full Display

When you’re sacked six times and getting pressured left and right, it can be draining physically and mentally throughout a game. But Wilson only cares about moving the chains, and there’s two perfect examples of this that led to his second touchdown to Davis.

His dart to Denzel Mims that sets up the touchdown is the first. Take a look…

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