MATTER OF SPORTS #0001

Welcome to Matter of Sports, a newsletter you can read faster than you run a mile.

What a load from coach Robert Saleh of the NY Jets On the QB situation: "It's a week-to-week deal and our intent is to get Zach ready to play football again."

When asked if Mike White or Zach Wilson is the QB1: "I'll make that decision when I'm ready."

He's treading Lightly.

This press conference speech and Q&A were answered carefully by Saleh. He has to keep a lot of people happy here: Woody Johnson, Joe Douglas, Zach Wilson, Mike White, The Whole Team, the Fanbase. That's a sh*t ton of pressure for the NY Jets coach but he handled it like a pro. Saleh knows that the NY Jets office, Woody Johnson really, is watching him like a hawk.

The NY Jets are in playoff contention, which no NFL analyst predicted. (hi, Brady Quinn) Yes, Zach Wilson is the investment BUT Mike White can ball. No, Jets fans don't want Zach BUT they do want to yell, "MIKE WHITE" whenever they get a chance.

Imagine your next decision at work is your biggest and will alter the business's immediate, near, and long-term future. That's where Robert Saleh is right now with the NY Jets and the decision he has to make:

• The Cinderella story that could be with Mike White

• The unproven babyface milf hunter, Zach Wilson

If this NY Jets coach picks Mike White as the permanent starter and he is:

• RIGHT: Mike White is the second coming of Tom Brady. Saleh is a GOAT

• WRONG: Mike White is fan-made flash in the pan and Zach Wilson is the guy and Saleh is all but gone

Then again... If Rob Saleh benches Mike White and starts Zach Wilson and he's:

• RIGHT: Fanbase doubts him until Zach proves himself but his bosses are happy

• WRONG: The fanbase doubts him, Zach doesn't prove himself, and the front office gets pissed for not going with Mike White and everyone, literally EVERYONE, will be mad

Robert Saleh has the hardest job out of any NFL Coach right now because the NY Jets are in the playoff picture while in the midst of a QB controversy.

It's always something with the Same Ol' Jets But as a Jets fan my gut, my heart, my football sense says, "MIKE 'FREAKIN' WHITE!" Which QB do you think Robert Saleh should choose to lead the NY Jets for the rest of the season? Let me know by responding!

SHOW ME THE CARDS!

As for the sports card value of Zach Wilson and Mike White, the value shift has been incredible. So for those of you wondering about the value of the football cards I have some stats for ungraded cards. These are the average price sold right now for ungraded rookie cards. So, what is Mike White's rookie football card worth? What is Zach Wilson's rookie card worth? I have some stats from football-rookies.com:

The picture is clear... One week in the NFL can impact the sports card market tremendously. If you are in the market for either of their cards feel free to click the pics below.

Post-Matter

These are the early days of Matter of Sports and you're here now... thank you. I think with everything going on in the world people just don't have a lot of time to read anymore but reading is easier to do when you want to turn off your ears from the world and want to be quiet. Or maybe you're somewhere and you can't listen to a podcast for whatever reason? Matter of Sports can be there for ya'. So this article was about one piece of sports news, there will be more issues of MoS that will have multiple pieces of news. For now, I'm only one guy doing this in between my family life, career, and coaching multiple youth sports. It's a passion project that I believe can be a legitimate thing with a thriving community of sports fans who just don't have a lot of time. I want to fit your schedule with quick-to-read news, gifs, sports card values, sports speeches broken down, and the business and analytics behind teams and leagues. But for now...,

That's All I Got,Sal B

And if you feel really generous, copy&paste your sports group chat about Matter of Sports!https://matterofsports.beehiiv.com

If you're still here, want to help me select a design? Let me know what you think of these: