QB Zach Wilson traded to the Broncos
I didn't follow Wilson's college career but I did watch several games of his as a rookie in the NFL and what I saw was that he made several smart plays that rookie QBs don't normally make. And then... he just fell off. I always wondered if it was him or the team. So I will be curious to see what Payton can do with him and won't be surprised if he has bounces back.
Dude was never given a chance to succeed. He was sacked 44 times as a rookie, and that was only in 13 games cause they yanked him and played Mike White. He had ZERO running game and a horrible o-line and no one to throw the ball too. Their leading rusher was Michael Carter with like 600 yards, and had no real leading reciever. Elijah Moore, Jamison Crowder, and Braxton Berrios each had about 45 or so catches for about 500 yards each.
In 2022 Breece Hall was a bright spot, but got injured early in the season, and Garrett Wilson was drafted and became a true number 1 WR, but the O-line was still suspect, they gave up 42 sacks. Wilson was never given an opportunity to grow with the offense, he only got 9 starts, and White and Flacco both got 4 each. No matter who was QB, they had about a 57% competition rate with about a 1:1 TD:INT ratio (Flacco slightly better.) Contrast Flacco's performance in New York with his performance a year later in Cleveland, and the issues clearly are not the QB.
Then in 2023 the jets trade for ARod and Wilson doesn't get to run with the 1s at training camp, or at practice. It should be noted that after ARod goes down that Wilson played significantly better than either Siemian or Boyle.
In summary, I think Wilson's failure in the NFL is attributed much more to the organization than Wilson's ability. I would be 0% surprised if he grows into a better than serviceable QB for Payton.