New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson. Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

The video doesn't lie: Jets QB Zach Wilson stinks

By Andrew Marshall | Last updated 12/22/22

Jets QB Zach Wilson threw for 317 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to the Lions on Sunday, suggesting there are reasons for optimism regarding the beleaguered second-year quarterback.

But there's little evidence that Wilson is a good quarterback or can become one. In 21 NFL starts, he has more interceptions (17) than touchdown passes (15).

Game video reveals Wilson's glaring flaws. Here he misses a wide-open receiver, a frequent occurrence:

There’s the Zach Wilson we know and love!

Jerry Jacobs wide open on the interception. #OnePride

pic.twitter.com/rbhxYtxrWn
— Jack Cavanagh (@javanagh87) December 18, 2022

Wilson's good outcomes are so rare that it's reasonable to address that luck is involved in some of them.

I sincerely have no idea what Zach was trying to do here, what an amazing job by Carter to rob what should've been INT #2 pic.twitter.com/t7B4VoOb9g
— Michael Nania (@Michael_Nania) December 19, 2022

Wilson sometimes does something reminiscent of his fine junior season at BYU and viral Pro Day workout. (h/t SI.com) But these moments are rare.

— New York Jets (@nyjets) December 18, 2022

Jets head coach Robert Saleh recently insisted Wilson will become a good quarterback.

In the Jets' ideal world, he will stop drifting back in clean pockets. He will stop taking needless sacks — he lost a league-worst 370 yards due to sacks in 2021.

He will stop throwing balls behind receivers. Maybe he will improve on his career 55.4% completion percentage, which is slightly worse in 2022 (54.9%).

While the potential for Wilson to become"'good" is not an impossibility, the prospects of stardom for the former second-overall draft pick seem slim.

Wilson adds minimal rushing value and can't complete the layups in offensive coordinator Mike Lafleur's offense, which requires the routine plays be made consistently.

Starting with Thursday night's game against Jacksonville, Wilson will have a few more opportunities to change perceptions.

More likely, though, Wilson is another example of a quarterback misevaluation by an NFL team as well as by Mel Kiper, Todd McShay, and the other draft "gurus." (h/t 247Sports)

He looks like a bust.

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