After a brief vacation, According to NFL Networks Mike Garafolo and ESPNs Adam Schefter, the Jets traded a conditional sixth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for the 14-year veteran, one that can become a fifth-rounder based on play time.Flacco, who started four games for Gang Green a year ago, will presumably be the starter for the duration of . Wilsons timetable currently sits at two-to-four weeks, with the Jets still mulling a potential IR designation.The former Super Bowl MVP completed 55% of his pa ses for 864 yards for New York in 2020, to sing six touchdowns with three interceptions. HIs three-touchdown effort on Monday Night Football Corey Kluber Jersey against the Patriots in a lo s was the Jets best quarterback performance of the season. Make no mistake about it, Flacco isnt going to suddenly turn the non-competitive Jets into a good football team. He went 0-4 at the helm a year ago and this roster isnt much better. He is, however, a big upgrade over Mike White, the would-be starter who has even le s experience than Wilson.For the Jets, the move is better late than never. New York, for months, has desperately needed a veteran backup, someone to mentor Wilson on the sidelines and to be prepared to step into action if Cleveland Indians Custom Jersey needed. Flacco has the ability and experience to do both. But the timing is particularly curious.General Manager Joe Douglas pa sed up every opportunity to sign a veteran backup until now. Flacco was available for cheap in the offseason. The Jets were reportedly interested, but didnt think he was a good scheme fit. Still, New York declined to sign veterans that were undoubtedly good scheme fits. Nick Mullens started 16 games while Mike LaFleur was in San Francisco, and the Jets pa sed on him too. If the plan was always going to be to acquire a veteran should Wilson go down, then why not sign one preemptively? Why wait until the last po sible moment to devise a backup plan? Scroll to ContinueWhy deprive your rookie quarterback of the mentorship that a veteran could have brought the past seven weeks and beyond?The story of the actual game this past Edwin Encarnacion Jersey Sunday was a failure to prepare. Despite a two-week long bye, the Jets couldnt muster up any game plan to jumpstart the offense or to stop New Englands rushing attack. That failure to prepare was a microcosm of the entire organization, though. READ: New York, like most teams in todays NFL, wanted to start their young quarterback right away to maximize the window on his rookie contract. Unlike most teams, the Jets didnt give him someone to compete with, someone to push him, or at the very least, someone to help him learn. And Wilson has needed that presence more than ever. His head coach is defensive-minded by trade. His offensive coordinator is a young, first-year guy used to viewing games from Cleveland Indians T-Shirts the booth. His veteran quarterbacks coach pa sed away in a tragic biking accident just months before the season. If anyone needed a Flacco-like mentor in practice and on the sidelines, it was Wilson.Luckily, Douglas was able to scramble and find a familiar face from a familiar place when he needed one.Flacco will have just six days to learn the offense before a home date with the Bengals, who currently hold the best record in the AFC through seven weeks. He is 9-11 in his career with 21 touchdowns and 25 interceptions against Cincinnati, though he has never played Zac Taylors version of the team. After that, hell travel to Indianapolis on a short week before hosting the Bills and Dolphins, depending on how long Wilson is out.Ultimately, the trade is Roberto Perez Jersey a win for New York. The Jets have accumulated enough picks to justify giving them away when a situation like this one arises. Flacco will be able to teach Wilson on the sidelines, and will keep the offense afloat until he returns. Hell be able to support Corey Davis, Jamison Crowder and Elijah Moore. He might even give the Jets a better chance of winning in the short term.Thats what makes it hard to fathom why the move took so long.