Garrett Wilson’s frustration after another Jets loss is easy to understand, but there’s a big difference between being annoyed and wanting out.
New York dropped a 26-19 decision to the New England Patriots in Week 6, and Wilson’s own day reflected the larger mess. He finished with four catches for 44 yards on six targets, the second-most on the team, yet the production never really showed up when the Jets needed it.
That’s where the conversation around Wilson starts to get interesting. He has not been the kind of player who stirs up drama in New York. Yes, he has spoken up about the frustration that comes with losing, but there has never been a real sense over the past couple of seasons that he doesn’t want to be a Jet.
Still, his latest comments opened the door to a bigger question. A New York Post writer recently suggested Wilson is becoming frustrated because he thinks the Jets can win, but he isn’t being given enough touches to help them do it. If that’s the reality, it’s a problem that could linger well beyond one bad Sunday.
“I was in the tunnel as Garrett came off the field yesterday. He was not happy, and I’m not going to quote him, but he was not happy. He was talking to his teammates, and he wasn’t happy about the way that game went for him,” Brian Costello said.
“He’s a good teammate, but he’s frustrated as hell right now. And you can’t blame him.
And I think Garrett’s frustration comes from a place of, he believes he can help the team win the game, but he needs the ball in his hands to do it. And they’re just not figuring out ways to get him the ball.”
That doesn’t sound like a player ready to blow things up. It sounds like a top receiver who wants the ball because he knows what he can do with it. That’s a pretty normal place for a player of Wilson’s caliber to be, especially when the offense keeps falling short.
And if there were real signs that he didn’t want to be in New York anymore, he probably wouldn’t have signed an extension when he did.
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