The Jets will start their third quarterback and play their fourth under center this season as they'll turn to veteran QB Joe Flacco against the Dolphins on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
Flacco, who was acquired via trade on Oct. 26, played in five games (four starts) for the Green & White last season, throwing for 864 yards, 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions while completing 55.2% of his passes. Last week in relief of Mike White, Flacco completed all 3 of his passes for 47 yards, including a 15-yard scoring pass to WR Elijah Moore.
He'll line up against a defense that held one of his former teams, the Ravens, to 10 points last Thursday.
"Joe has the ability to process and get the ball in and out of his hands as quickly as possible," head coach Robert Saleh told reporters Wednesday. "I have a lot of faith in Mike LaFleur and his ability to game plan with his staff and put players in position where there is space to be had. It goes back to Joe's experience and recognizing coverages pre-snap and knowing exactly where the ball needs to get as quickly as possible. We want to avoid hits and get the ball to where it needs to go in space."
Flacco, who was acquired via trade on Oct. 26, played in five games (four starts) for the Green & White last season, throwing for 864 yards, 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions while completing 55.2% of his passes. Last week in relief of Mike White, Flacco completed all 3 of his passes for 47 yards, including a 15-yard scoring pass to WR Elijah Moore.
He'll line up against a defense that held one of his former teams, the Ravens, to 10 points last Thursday.
"Joe has the ability to process and get the ball in and out of his hands as quickly as possible," head coach Robert Saleh told reporters Wednesday. "I have a lot of faith in Mike LaFleur and his ability to game plan with his staff and put players in position where there is space to be had. It goes back to Joe's experience and recognizing coverages pre-snap and knowing exactly where the ball needs to get as quickly as possible. We want to avoid hits and get the ball to where it needs to go in space."