Fortunately you can have more than one talented young QB playing...Sam will do his own thing that's special OTOH I haven't seen someone hurl the rock that far ...maybe ever?!?
He's without question got a cannon for an arm. But he's still got a very long ways to go before I crown him or even regret passing on him during a pretty weak QB class. His overall awareness, decision making, thought process and ability to read an NFL defense both pre-snap and mid-play still leaves a lot to be desired for. The deep bomb was a thing of beauty but he also made a really bad decision down in the red zone and nearly got picked off and super lucky he wasn't because he threw the ball right to the defended and didn't even see it coming followed by a very bad INT on 1st down, tossed up a floater and had no idea the Safety was playing over the top for an easy interception. Overall he's look good thus far kind of looks like and reminds me of a Dak Prescott out there but at the end of the day I really couldn't care less about the likes of Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, DeShone Kizer, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson or any other QB in which we've passed on over the past two drafts. We landed Sam Darnold and imo is the #1 rated QB prospect that's came out dating back to Andrew Luck and dating back to 2016's college season it's been Sam Darnold as the only QB I've truly wanted a shot at drafting. I don't even think Kansas City had a 1st round pick this year so with that said the Chiefs can have Patrick Mahomes and as a Jets fan I'll thankfully enjoy Sam Darnold + Jamal Adams moving forward .
With that awful offensive line that is the best, you can expect. Its gonna be a long season. That is all on Macc he doesn't see the big picture. By the time he get's a clue he'll be on the street. He pieces the Jets together 1 year at a time. But with free agency and injuries, age and salary cap, you have to try and go for it every year.
I know everyone wants to see that Aaron Rodgers, Josh Allen, Matthew Stafford, Ben Roethlisberger, Cam Newton, Joe Flacco etc type of cannon arm. But I don't think that Sam Darnold may ever be that type of QB. Just take a look at this 10 minute video below. It's of every Sam Darnold career TD both running and passing (2016 & 2017) combined. You all can keep the gun slinger. I'll take that right there. The dude was an absolute machine once in scoring range. And if he's able to translate his style of game to the Pro's? Watch out. He's going to pick you apart while matriculating the football down the field. Reminded you of a Tom Brady by the ways he's able to dissect a defense within the Red Zone while keeping the chains moving on 3rd downs. Like a damn robot or something. As you can see Darnold did mostly all of his NCAA damage from inside the Red Zone, or a little further out (25-30's). And he was a machine while doing so. That truly looked like a classic example, more like an identical definition of a west coast attack. Featuring quick passes. Getting the ball out and into the hands of his playmakers. Play action roll outs setting up quick strikes down the middle of the field etc and almost impossible to get off the field on 3rd and short situations. We all know that Darnold had turnover issues @ USC. But not within the red zone he didn't. He was literally Tom Brady esque down there and absolutely flawless once inside the 20. Which shows me extremely high I.Q and off the chart thought process/decision making (it's not easy to look good or excel once the field shrinks down inside the red zone). The rocket arm is sexy and all but Sam Darnold has the potential and I.Q to one day frustrate defenses into submission while methodically keeping the chains moving as he matriculates and drives the football down field. This kid could literally be a master mind of a quarterback rather than a gun slinger.
Good Post but historically the Gunslinger s have had a lot of success: Dan Fouts Sonny Jurgenson Sammy Baugh Dan Marino ...and of course Brett Favre Currently: Bortles Capt Kirk C A Luck (disagree with you that he isn't one) Cutler M Stanford...And after this prove it Season Mahomes Personally I really like what we have in Sam D and prefer him to the above list..but to say they all are really not good or what legler said (trash) ..I have to disagree
