NEW ORLEANS — Regardless of an offense that produced simply two discipline targets, Jets coach Aaron Glenn mentioned he didn’t think about a quarterback change through the second half of Sunday’s 29-6 loss to the Saints.
Rookie Brady Cook dinner began for the second straight week and struggled mightily.
Veteran Tyrod Taylor was wholesome and served as his backup.
However Glenn caught with Cook dinner.
“I simply thought at the moment like Brady would give us the most effective probability to win,” Glenn mentioned. “I assumed this was a recreation additionally that I’ve been speaking about all week that we was in a scenario the place the sport was proper there for us. I actually wished to see how he was going to function.”
Cook dinner accomplished 22-for-35 passing for 188 yards, was sacked eight instances and turned the ball over twice — one fumble and one interception.
Cook dinner seemed confused by Saints blitzes and held the ball manner too lengthy on many performs.
He solely accomplished one go that traveled greater than 9 yards within the air.
“Good moments, however not sufficient,” Cook dinner mentioned. “Not sufficient factors. Not sufficient sustained drives. We put our protection on the sphere manner too typically. Too many punts. That’s it.”
Cook dinner acquired the beginning final week in Jacksonville when Taylor and Justin Fields have been damage.
However Taylor was wholesome sufficient to be the backup this week and Fields was in uniform because the emergency quarterback.
Nonetheless, Glenn caught with Cook dinner, the surest signal that the Jets are not all for successful video games.
The tank is on.
After the sport, Glenn was requested if he’s enjoying Cook dinner to judge him or if Cook dinner actually offers the Jets the most effective probability to win.
“I feel it’s a bit little bit of each,” Glenn mentioned. “I feel he offers us the most effective probability to win however we additionally wish to consider the place he’s at. That’s loads of guys on this roster, we’re attempting to judge the place they’re at, too. We had guys that have been damage, our two quarterbacks, and we all know that. However I do assume he offers us an opportunity to win video games. He wouldn’t be in there if he didn’t give us an opportunity to win video games.”
