Jets mull change to fourth starting QB after Tim Boyle struggles - ESPN

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Jets went from Aaron Rodgers (briefly) to Zach Wilson to Tim Boyle. Trevor Siemian could be next.

Facing a multiple-choice question with no right answer, coach Robert Saleh is weighing yet another quarterback change in the aftermath of a 13-8 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at a rainy MetLife Stadium — the Jets' fifth straight defeat.

If Saleh turns to Siemian, who replaced an ineffective Boyle early in the fourth quarter, it will mark the first time since 1989 that the Jets have started four different quarterbacks in the same season. The instability is one of the main reasons the offense, which failed to score a touchdown for the third time in the past five games, has sunk to a historically inept level.

«I'm not there yet with regard to next week,» Saleh said of his quarterback decision.

Does he go with Siemian? In his 2023 debut, the former Denver Broncos starter struggled in four possessions — three sacks and three fumbles (one lost). He completed only 5 of 13 passes for 66 yards and failed to generate any points even though one drive began at the Atlanta 48.

Does he return to Boyle? In two starts since replacing Wilson, who was benched, Boyle led the offense to only one touchdown in 18 drives. On Sunday, he missed open receivers downfield, contributed to four false starts because Saleh said he got «too cute» with his cadence and threw an interception that resulted in his being replaced.

Does he go back to Wilson, who replaced the injured Rodgers in Week 1 and won only three of nine starts before being replaced?

«He's always in consideration,» Saleh said of the former No. 2 overall pick, who was the inactive/emergency quarterback for the second straight week. «To what level,