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A six-year college quarterback, Hartman in April signed as an undrafted free agent and didn’t make much of an impact during summer practices. Hartman was solid in the preseason, completing 13 of his 14 attempts for 86 yards, mostly against second and third team defenders. Hartman could land on a practice squad in the coming days.

It was Brissett’s worst performance yet this season, which is really saying something. A sitting duck behind the Patriots’ horrendous offensive line, Brissett doesn’t have the mobility to extend plays. So they end. Quickly. Coach Jerod Mayo had finally seen enough late in the fourth quarter, where he decided to give No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye his first taste of regular season action. Maye was, predictably, routinely flushed from the pocket, but unlike Brissett, he actually managed to escape a few times. The quarterback change is coming, and soon, but probably not for Week 4 against the mighty 49ers on the road. Skylar Thompson’s Dolphins make more sense for Week 5.

Wilson’s touchdown — his first of Aaron Rodgers’ tenure with the Jets — was also the first score Rodgers has ever tossed to a first-round wide receiver. Stupefying. The TD was nice, as was Wilson drawing nine targets on an evening where Rodgers found six different pass catchers for at least three receptions. Less nice was Wilson’s continued depressed yardage production, a theme that unfortunately could continue the next two weeks against Patrick Surtain’s Broncos and Brian Flores’ Vikings. That being said, a player of Wilson’s caliber isn’t going to remain in the 50-yard range forever. You have to keep trusting him as a top-12 wideout.

With Jacoby Brissett getting battered behind the Patriots’ woeful offensive line and failing to improve his own situation because of his lack of mobility, Maye got a looksee for the final four and a half minutes. He nearly threw a wretched pick on his very first snap, and took a mammoth hit a few plays later. You could say he got welcomed to the NFL. Maye also showed what the Pats’ offense is currently missing — any athleticism whatsoever behind their awful line. We doubt Maye is getting the call for Week 4 in San Francisco, but the countdown clock is very much going, perhaps for Week 5 at home against Skylar Thompson and the Dolphins.

After making a modest leap from Week 1 to Week 2, Rodgers went into hyperdrive this evening, spinning the ball with his signature flair and accuracy while using his legs surprisingly often. Although he rushed only three times for 18 yards, Rodgers appeared quite comfortable rolling out, and was not afraid to get hit. He also spread the ball around the Jets’ thin skill corps, finding six different players for at least three receptions. Physically, he looked far ahead of what we’ve seen from Kirk Cousins. Truly “vintage” Rodgers is never going to come back, but tonight was also closer than many observers probably assumed we would see. We would like to say Rodgers has some Week 4 streaming juice, but the Broncos aren’t an amazing matchup. The same is true of the Vikings in Week 5.

Moses got rolled up early in the fourth quarter and went down in a heap of pain. He did make his way to the sideline unassisted before a brief stop in the blue tent. He then headed to the locker room and was ruled out a bit later. An MRI is undoubtedly coming. First-round rookie Olu Fashanu is the next man up.

The Seahawks have for some reason retained ex-coach Pete Carroll’s practice of non-sensical injury report designations. Metcalf will be in the low-end WR1 mix for Week 3 against the Dolphins.

Wilson will be active against the Seahawks Sunday. The question now becomes whether Raheem Mostert, who has gotten in back-to-back limited practices, is ready to return from his chest issue. Either way, Wilson didn’t show enough in Week 2 to earn FLEX benefit of the doubt in the event of another Mostert absence.

We wouldn’t assume Mostert is returning until he gets in a full session on Friday or is removed from the injury report. He could end up with a genuine “questionable” tag. We do know the Dolphins have incentive to push the envelope with their 1B back, as they are going to have no choice but to run the ball more in Tua Tagovailoa’s absence. Mostert will be a touchdown-based FLEX option if he returns after a one-week absence.

Walker has yet to take a practice rep of any kind since getting injured late in Week 1. At this point, not even a “limited” Friday return would probably be enough to get him out of the field against the Dolphins. Although inefficient and un-explosive, Zach Charbonnet’s status as an every-snap player in KWIII’s absence keeps him in the low-end RB1 mix.

Mosley’s toe issue was too much to overcome on the short week. Joining Mosley on the shelf are OT Max Mitchell, OT Carter Warren, RB Izzy Abanikanda, DE Eric Watts and CB Jarrick-Bernard Converse.