Garrett Wilson’s patience appears to be wearing thin, and it’s not hard to understand why.
The Jets’ offense is sputtering in all the familiar ways: drives die too quickly, and when they finally move into enemy territory, they turn into a mess. In the middle of all that, the one player who should be central to everything, Wilson, still isn’t getting enough chances to make an impact.
That frustration was on display after New York’s Week 6 loss to the New England Patriots. According to the New York Post’s Brian Costello on his podcast, The Gang’s All Here, Wilson was visibly upset after the game, and the issue may have been his lack of involvement. He finished with just four catches, and he had only two targets before the fourth quarter.
"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."
Costello added that Wilson, after speaking with reporters in the locker room, had to be calmed down by Jets public relations personnel.
"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."
The raw numbers don’t tell the whole story. Wilson is tied for the 15th-most targets in the league with 48, along with Christian Watson and Tetairoa McMillan.
But the complaint isn’t about volume alone. It’s about when and how he’s being used.
Against New England, the Jets went nearly three quarters before really leaning on their top offensive weapon. That’s a tough way to operate when the offense is already stuck in the mud.
The Patriots also made things difficult by shadowing Wilson with Christian Gonzalez, one of the league’s top cornerbacks, but that doesn’t change the expectation. Good offenses find a way to get their best players the ball.
That can mean a screen pass. It can mean getting him involved early in the quick game. Whatever the method, Wilson wants to help, and he knows the clearest path for the Jets is to put him in the middle of the offense more often.
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