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Zach Wilson humbled after eventful week and benching

Jets announce inactives for Week 3 vs. Bengals

For the time being, Zach Wilson is no longer the starting quarterback for the New York Jets. His benching Wednesday was the culmination of an eventful week that included a very disappointing performance against the New England Patriots β€” 9/22 for 77 yards β€” and a postgame interview that gave the sense Wilson didn’t have the ability to hold himself accountable.

Now that he has had time to reflect on everything, including his benching, Wilson is taking the high road and starting to take the steps necessary to clean up his image and get himself back into the starting lineup.

β€œThe first thing that went to my mind was β€˜I gotta get to work,’” Wilson said to the media regarding his initial thoughts about the benching. β€œI gotta get better and I’m going to approach that every single day, just keep working to get better.”

That work began Wednesday as Wilson was back out at practice with his teammates. But this time, it was as the third quarterback and not because of an injury, as was the case earlier this season. Head coach Robert Saleh told the media Monday that Wilson will not be active on game day. With Mike White now the starter, that means Joe Flacco moves back into the No. 2 spot. Wilson will be No. 3 for now and among the inactives list on Sunday.

Wilson was frustrated but understands the decision and understands he hasn’t been getting the job done.

β€œI wouldn’t say necessarily surprised because I haven’t been doing my job,” Wilson said. β€œOf course, I would like to not agree with the decision and everything but it comes down to I’ve got to play better.”

There isn’t much direction to go other than up for Wilson. Out of 34 qualified quarterbacks, Wilson ranks 33rd in pass rating (72.6), 34th in completion percentage (55.6%), 32nd in touchdown-to-interception ratio (4-5) and tied for 32nd in passing touchdowns per attempt (2.1%).

Then there’s this crazy stat: Wilson still doesn’t even lead the Jets in touchdown passes this season. That title still belongs to Joe Flacco, who had five touchdown passes in his three starts at the beginning of the season and he stands to keep that title for perhaps another couple of weeks with Wilson benched.

So Wilson knows he…

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