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Jets head coach announced Brady Cook will make his second start of the season when the Jets travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints in Week 16.
Cook started in Week 15 for the Jets against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He came on in relief of an injured Tyrod Taylor in Week 14 against the Dolphins.
An undrafted rookie out of Missouri, Cook has struggled thus far. He has 5 interceptions in 63 passing attempts with just 1 touchdown and 339 passing yards to go with it. Cook’s current passer rating is 44.1, and his QBR is 19.1, both very low marks.
With the team playing out the string, it seems like the Jets want to get more of a look at the young quarterback. The Jets ran a pretty conservative gameplan in Cook’s first start. The menu of plays included a heavy dose of screens and other simple reads. It will be interesting to see whether the Jets open things up against the Saints.
Since it sounds like Tyrod Taylor and/or Justin Fields will be healthy enough to back Cook up, we might guess that the starting job is currently Cook’s to handle.
