Jets' Robert Saleh remains committed to Zach Wilson after another letdown: 'He played a good game yesterday'

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New York Jets fans hoping that this latest performance from Zach Wilson, which came amid a 16-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday night, would lead head coach Robert Saleh to bench him won’t have their wishes fulfilled.

At least that’s what it appeared to sound like again from Saleh on Monday when addressing the second straight loss for the club that moves them to 4-5 on the season.

Wilson was 23 of 39 for 263 yards, which is certainly not a bad performance at all. But with no offensive touchdowns – one was called back on a holding penalty when Breece Hall rushed in from inside the Raiders’ 5-yard line – and a crucial interception that came late in the game, Wilson once again didn’t do enough to push his team to victory.

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Zach Wilson of the New York Jets walks off the field after the Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Jets at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on November 12, 2023. (Steve Marcus/Getty Images)

Saleh sees differently.

"I get it, there’s a yearning for more," Saleh said to reporters. "But I feel like he played a good game yesterday. He’ll admit that he’d want that interception back. But it is hard to make changes just to make changes, just to pacify something, especially when someone is not deserving. If he was deserving of it, I got you. Let’s change something."

The interception that Saleh referred to came on the Jets’ second-to-last drive, one that looked very promising late in the game with Gang Green needing a touchdown to retake the lead that they held for most of the contest. 

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