The New York Jets are running out of lifelines. Six games in, and they’re staring at an ugly 0–6 record. Last Sunday made it worse. Justin Fields played one of his worst games as a pro, nine sacks, negative ten passing yards, and not a single touchdown in sight. The offense looked lost. And now, one ex-Jets legend is calling for a change, urging Aaron Glenn to sit Fields down.
Boomer Esiason didn’t sugarcoat a thing. To him, the turning point was obvious. “They should have benched [Fields] yesterday at halftime. Put Tyrod Taylor in the game for the second half,” Esiason said. And honestly, he had a point. Fields’ inability to move the ball or even sustain a drive kept the Jets in quicksand.
Not only that, Fields held the ball for a longer time. Meanwhile, the Denver Broncos’