Biggest difference (I think) between Josh Allen going to Buffalo vs the Jets, is Buffalo was patient. They stood firmly behind Josh for 3 seasons before they got a good pass out of him! Jets fans woulda had a banner flying over the stadium and billboards in Time Square by week 3 of his rookie season
He got better every year and went to the playoffs in year 2 and then every year since. How is that being patient? I’m not saying Darnold got a fair shake here but he got three years here and regressed badly in year 3. Not saying he had a good staff or supporting cast, but it’s not like the Jets punting on him after half a season. Two other franchises have since given up on him as their starting QB.
Darnold needed to get kicked in the nuts first before he got serious as a professional. Unfortunately we were there for the nuts kicking
Probably but Darnold is also very romanticized here. He had a great year last year although that was with probably the leagues best receiving corps, a top offensive coach and a top 5 scoring defense (that also lead the league in forcing turnovers). We’ll see how he fairs in his new situation in Seattle which is definitely stripped down as compared to what he had last year in Minnesota.
Yeah for sure…Seattle is not as good as Minnesota and we’ll see about the coaching…he had a very good HC who is a former QB and kind of a QB whisperer in Minnny so I fully expect Darnold to come down a bit. That being said, I still think he’s better than Fields.
Just got done watching the SEC Doc on Netflix and USC was my favorite of all the teams they covered. Just love Shane Beamer as a HC. Sellers did look really good.
Based on everything we saw on the field in Yr 3 from Darnold, the Jets were not crazy to move on from him. That being said, Gase was so awful as a HC, they probably should have given him one last shot under a new regime. IMO, the main reason they moved on was that they had such a high pick and had FOMO from an overhyped QB draft class. In hindsight, that QB class sucked and there were multiple non-QB prospects they could have selected that might have changed this franchise.
I'm right there with you. I had Darnold, Rosen, Mayfield in that order and also thought Lamar and Allen would bust.
Cade Klubnik, Garrett Nussmeier, Fernando Mendoza, Drew Allar, LaNorris Sellers, Sam Leavitt These are the prospects I'll monitor throughout the college season. I didn't mention Arch because I get the feeling he's not coming out until 2027.
