The King of New York: Mike White
By: Akash Rana
If you haven`t heard of New York Jets Quarterback Mike White, I don`t know where you have been. You need to get your head out of the gutter and realize that the NEW YORK JETS have found their new franchise Quarterback; and it is not Zach Wilson. There should be nothing but smiles on the streets of East Rutherford; might as well throw a parade for the new legend of New York… Mike White. Search him up on Google and his first picture is a nice LinkedIn headshot. The dude handles business on and off the field.
The Jets entered the week against the Bengals as +11 underdogs. Mike White probably hammered that line because he balled up this Sunday with 405 Passing Yards, 3 Touchdowns while completing 82.2% of his throws. He even caught a 2pt conversion if you`re not already sold on him. White had 2 INTs on the day, both were deflected off Jets players, Michael Carter`s facemask and Jamison Crowder`s hands. It wouldn`t be a proper football Sunday without some classic Jets football.
Ty Johnson is also on the Mike White hype train. He commented, “It’s Mike f’ing White. He’s a savage, he’s a dog, he’s an animal… I said it on Monday, I’ll say it again. I’m gonna keep saying it.” (via @NFL) Johnson had an amazing touchdown catch and run on the sideline late in the 4th to bring the Jets closer.
The Jets play on Thursday Night Football against the Colts. Coach Salah has already announced that Mike White will start, as Zach Wilson will be sidelined again as he deals with his knee injury. It is a very winnable game for the Jets, as Carson Wentz will probably just give them the ball multiple times in crucial situations. But that is a different story.
If I was a betting man, that +10.5 spread seems very attractive.
