The New York Jets have been an entirely different team since turning to Tyrod Taylor at quarterback, which has benefited everyone in the organization except Justin Fields. The fifth-year signal-caller has handled the situation about as poorly as possible and will now miss the Jets’ Week 14 rematch with the Miami Dolphins.
After serving as Taylor’s backup the last two weeks, Fields will not be active for Week 14, head coach Aaron Glenn told reporters. Fields will miss the game due to “knee soreness,” according to ESPN’s Rich Cimini.
The Jets will subsequently elevate rookie Brady Cook from the practice squad to back up Taylor in Week 14. Cook has yet to make his NFL debut, but he appeared in three preseason games for the team in August.
Although injury appears to be the reason behind Fields’ absence, his actions since the benching have been questionable at best. Not only have fans noticed his blatantly negative body language, but Fields claims he still views himself as the starter despite the offense clearly being better with Taylor under center.
As much as Fields might want to deny it, the Jets have statistically been better with Taylor. They went 2-7 in nine games with Fields while averaging 20.2 points per game. Taylor has led them to a 1-2 record, including a pair of competitive losses to the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens, while leading the team to 21.3 points per game.
After a horrendous 0-7 start, the Jets have been an entirely different team over the last six weeks, going 3-2 since Week 8. Fields started in two of those victories, but averaged just 149 passing yards, one touchdown and 0.5 interceptions in those games.
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