Jets’ Robert Saleh announces Mike White will start at quarterback against Bengals

It’s going to be Mike White who’ll get the beginning for the New York Jets after they host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Head coach Robert Saleh made the announcement on Tuesday, choosing White over veteran Joe Flacco, who was simply acquired by the staff earlier this week in a commerce with the Philadelphia Eagles. White will get the nod after rookie quarterback and Week 1 starter Zach Wilson suffered a PCL damage towards the Patriots in Week 7 that’s set to sideline him for the subsequent few weeks. 

White got here in beneath duress after Wilson went down and confirmed stable flashes in his first style of regular-season motion. Within the 54-13 blowout loss to New England, White accomplished 20 of his 32 throws for 202 yards, a landing, and two interceptions. 

“Identical expectations with each beginning quarterback,” Saleh mentioned of White, who’s set to make his first NFL begin. “Handle the soccer, transfer the soccer, transfer the chains, rating whenever you get an opportunity to attain, however actually simply command the offense the best way he has since OTAs and coaching camp. 

“I believed he did a very nice job when he went in there on Sunday. He completed off the scoring drive, had one other drive into discipline purpose vary that we failed on fourth down, had a scoring drive to begin the second half, and had one other drive that entered discipline purpose vary and we simply did not end. He can transfer the ball. He can do properly.”   

After all, if White is not capable of maintain New York afloat, it’s going to be fascinating to see how lengthy of a leash he’ll have earlier than the membership seems to Flacco. In spite of everything, the veteran spent the whole 2020 season with the Jets, albeit beneath a special teaching workers.

“Clearly, Joe has been across the league and been a prolific quarterback,” mentioned Saleh. “It was a chance that hit Joe [Douglas’] desk within the morning this week and it was one thing we thought can be helpful to the whole staff, particularly with Zach being out for 2-4 weeks. We felt like we wanted one other quarterback in there.”

Presently, the Bengals are a ten.5-point favourite towards the Jets on Sunday.