Denver Broncos quarterback Zach Wilson didn’t exactly wow fans with the majority of his throws during his three years as quarterback of the New York Jets. But after seeing what a young woman playing flag football can do, many are wondering why he was ever playing for the Jets at all.
Samantha Jackson is the starting quarterback of the Jets-affiliated Staten Island AllStars in today’s NFL Flag Football Championship Game against the Las Vegas Raiders-affiliated Bad Rabbits.
During the first quarter, Jackson threw a decent pass to a receiver that she was able to run in for a touchdown.
While not the prettiest ball in the world it was far from the ugly mess that Jets fans were subjected to countless times in 2023 and even the several years before.
Jackson’s pass even had fans wondering why they were playing Wilson or backups like Tim Boyle at all with her “waiting in the wings.”
Can’t throw it any better than Samantha Jackson just did 😮💨 @Nyjets
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“Yall had this in the wings and willingly played Tim Boyle and Zach Wilson?” one fan wrote.
“She better than Zach Wilson lol,” wrote another.
“Can’t be worse than Zach Wilson,” a third wrote.
“(expletive) it QB3 send the camp invite,” a fourth mused.
The Jets have had some pretty awful quarterbacking through the years. Giving a flag football starlet a chance would hardly be the dumbest thing they’ve ever done at the position…