Week 11 losers: Wilson out of leash, Staley’s seat is on fire

Not each participant, coach and workforce can shine. With that in thoughts, let’s take a look at a few of the extra unremarkable moments and performances from Week 11:

Zach Wilson, QB, New York Jets: Sunday could have been the top of the Wilson period in New York. After head coach Robert Saleh spent the higher a part of 10 weeks hyping up Wilson to reporters and committing to the previous No. 2 general choose because the workforce’s beginning quarterback, Saleh lastly pulled the plug and benched Wilson for Tim Boyle in Sunday’s 32-6 loss to the Buffalo Payments.

The numbers weren’t fairly — 7-of-15 for 81 yards, a landing, an interception and 5 sacks — however Saleh’s willingness to lastly strive one thing totally different could have signaled he reached the top of his rope with Wilson. 

The query on everybody’s thoughts now could be will the Jets add one other QB this week forward of their conflict with the Miami Dolphins the day after Thanksgiving?

Everybody, Carolina Panthers: The Panthers entrance workplace did rookie QB Bryce Younger a fantastic disservice by buying and selling away a weapon like D.J. Moore, leaving him with 33-year-old Adam Thielen and a solid of younger and inexperienced move catchers to throw to. Younger was sacked seven instances and threw for simply 123 yards in a 33-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday because the Panthers dropped their ninth sport of the yr. 

Head coach Frank Reich is reportedly sitting on a very popular seat, and the Panthers may head into the offseason with out their first-round choose and in search of a brand new head coach to mould their undersized franchise quarterback heading into 12 months 2 with nowhere near a reputable No. 1 receiver or any competent offensive line to guard him.

Brandon Staley, head coach, Los Angeles Chargers: Chargers possession is probably going operating out of persistence with Staley by now. The Chargers by some means turned a 13-10 lead right into a 23-20 loss within the span of just a little over 1 / 4, marking the fourth time of their final six video games they got here out on the shedding finish. 

Justin Herbert, who most would agree has top-five QB expertise, really has a shedding file (29-30) because the Chargers starter, and the prime years of his profession are being wasted by Staley’s incapability to maximise one of many extra proficient rosters within the NFL. It simply appears Staley is teaching on borrowed time, and it’s seemingly (barring a miracle run to the postseason) that the Chargers will likely be in search of a brand new head coach come January.

Mike Vrabel, head coach, Tennessee Titans: Vrabel has really had a superb quantity of success because the Titans head coach. However the final season and a half have been brutal to observe. With a 34-14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Tennessee is now 3-7 and can seemingly be drafting within the high 10 come April.

Vrabel hasn’t needed to fear about job safety throughout his earlier 5 seasons in Nashville, however after a 20-point loss to a division rival, his seat is at the very least just a little heat. It’s laborious to see controlling proprietor Amy Adams Strunk shifting on from Vrabel given how a lot she’s offered him to the followers as a part of the way forward for the workforce, but when issues get a lot worse, something is feasible.

Matt Eberflus, head coach, Chicago Bears: In his first sport again in over a month, Justin Fields put the Bears in good place to upset the NFC North-leading Detroit Lions. Fields had Chicago up 26-14 with 4:15 left within the fourth quarter, but by some means, the Bears discovered a approach to squander a double-digit lead within the ultimate 5 minutes and lose 31-26. 

Eberflus, who took over defensive play-calling duties after Alan Williams left the workforce in Week 2, shoulders many of the blame for permitting the Lions to attain two touchdowns in lower than 4 minutes and win a sport they’d no enterprise successful. 

Chicago ranks twenty sixth in opposition to the move and permits the fourth-most factors per sport, and Eberflus may very well be on his final legs because the Bears head coach.

Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers: After investing the twentieth general choose on the 25-year-old QB two seasons in the past, it could behoove the Steelers to exit and get an offensive coordinator subsequent yr that is aware of find out how to put Pickett in place to succeed as a result of Matt Canada has failed him at each flip. 

In Sunday’s 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns, Pickett handed for simply 106 yards and he didn’t throw a landing for the second straight sport. In actual fact, he has only one landing move in his final 5 video games and two in his final seven. So long as Canada remains to be calling performs, followers shouldn’t anticipate a lot from Pickett.

Will Levis, QB, Tennessee Titans: Levis impressed sufficient in his first two begins to take the beginning job away from 35-year-old Ryan Tannehill. However within the two video games since, he’s taken his share of lumps — actually and figuratively — because of an offensive line that seemingly hangs him out to dry on a play-by-play foundation. 

Levis had been pressured on 46.6% of his drop backs getting into Week 11, per Pro Football Focus, and he was seemingly beneath stress each time he dropped again in Sunday’s 34-14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

As a result of he was actively making an attempt to rushers, Levis didn’t have the time to set his toes and exhibit his canon arm. At this price, Levis will do effectively to make it to the top of the yr with out getting injured.

Dalvin Prepare dinner, RB, New York Jets: Prepare dinner signed with the Jets within the offseason as a result of he wished the prospect to play with Aaron Rodgers. As a substitute, he’s had 10 video games of enjoying second fiddle to Breece Corridor in a Wilson-run offense. Prepare dinner had simply two carries for 13 yards in Sunday’s 32-6 loss to the Payments — his ninth straight sport with fewer than 10 carries. 

Prepare dinner has totaled 49 carries for 160 yards by 10 video games, and with the Jets enjoying from behind in most video games, he’s been relegated to the sideline. Prepare dinner is presumably annoyed together with his function in one of many worst offenses within the NFL, and it’s not prone to change till Rodgers comes again.