Will missed time be a concern for Jets’ Fields after injury?

Florham Park, NJ – For New York Jets, who have undergone major quarter -reversals for various reasons over the years, there has been a feeling of relief on Thursday when they learned that Justin Fields’ toe injury is not a complete disaster.

In 2023, Aaron Rodgers broke his left Achilles on the fourth snap of the season. In 2022, Zach Wilson injured his right knee during a pre-season race and needs surgery. In 2019, Sam Darnold contracted mononucleosis during week 2.

Fields, on the other hand, would have “avoided serious injuries and a significant missed time,” the team said in a statement, calling a dislocated toe and lists it on a daily basis. This is good news for a franchise accustomed to the alternative. Call it the silver lining.

Now, for the not so artisanal lining: the fields will miss precious representatives of training camp, which could hinder its growth in the new offense, which, in turn, could delay the overall development of the unit.

It depends on the time he has sidelined. Will it be a few days? A week? Fifteen days? Know this: the jets will be careful with their QB1. It is still very early in the training camp and there is no reason to force the problem.

A few days on the shelf are not enormous, but everything that could be worrying for a player such as Fields, who learns a new game book after signing a $ 40 million contract of two years in March and has not played a lot of football in the last 12 months. He started the first six games (going 4-2) last season for Pittsburgh Steelers while Russell Wilson faced a calf injury.

Then, a healthy field had to watch Wilson take over for the rest of the season – starting with this week 7 match against null other than the jets – before leaving as free agent during the offseason.

The fields need work. His teammates need work with him at the quarter. Coaches need to see him in action to get an idea of what he can and cannot do.

Everything that is pending now.

One thing to watch: the injury has happened on the foot of its plant, which absorbs the stress of its weight when it comes back to launch.

The Tyrod Taylor, well traveled, 35, will slip into the role of the starter until the fields are ready to return. Taylor is one of the most respected players in the locker room, a veteran of 58 career starts. He is probably a better pure passer than the fields, but there are not fields – and the organization has clearly indicated that Fields is the guy. This statement was made in March, eliminating any question about the team’s commitment to him.

On Wednesday, coach Aaron Glenn said about Fields: “He wants to be good, he expects to be good, and I expect him to be good. I look forward to how he continued to operate in these camps day after day because I think he will be good.”

Life moves quickly in the NFL.

Thursday, Glenn said: “We have an exceptional backup to Tyrod, who has been in this league for about 14 years. So the leadership he brings – listen, we are all good. We are all good.”

Return the credit to the first -year coach for skillfully managing his first dose of adversity, displaying the type of leadership required for a franchise that has endured many difficult times. Glenn has a strong will, but he cannot have his will to have better chemistry if the starting quarterrier is in a walking boot.

We all know that Fields has a strong relationship with the Large Garrett Wilson receiver, his former Ohio teammate, but he still learns other receivers such as Josh Reynolds and Allen Lazard. The training camp is the moment when these bonds on the ground are reinforced.

There is also the question of a diagram. Yes, Taylor will exploit the same system as the fields, but these are different quarters stylistically.

With Fields under the center, they can capitalize on its exceptional race capacity using RPOS (race options), freeze defenders and create tracks for their runners. Taylor, despite his age, can still run, but he is more a drop -down passer at this stage of his career.

Again: the news could have been much worse. There was panic on social networks among fans of jets around 9:25 am, when lame reports began to circulate. It is a basic fans base to expect the worst.

But this time, the jets avoided calamity – at least it appears.