The most important decision for any NFL team goes beyond simply drafting a potential franchise quarterback, but evaluating within that player’s first few seasons whether he’s deserving of a massive long-term contract.

The Jets already have been through the five-year evaluation window for a highly drafted signal-caller once in recent years, deciding to move on from 2018 No. 3 overall pick Sam Darnold after three so-so seasons before trading him last year to Carolina.

The Giants, of course, also declined to pick up the fifth-year option worth $22.4 million in 2023 for Daniel Jones, the sixth overall selection in 2019. Jones has missed games due to injuries in each of his first three NFL seasons, including the final six last year because of a neck issue, essentially making the upcoming season a career-defining last chance to prove himself worthy of being the long-term heir to a position manned by his predecessor, Eli Manning, for nearly 16 years.

Which brings us to Zach Wilson in the other home locker room at MetLife Stadium. Jets coach Robert Saleh was correct Sunday in lamenting the “bad timing” and opportunity lost for the second-year QB, who’ll miss the rest of training camp and however much longer after suffering a bone bruise and a torn meniscus in Friday’s preseason opener.