Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence celebrates a touchdown against South Carolina during the first half of an NCAA football game on Nov. 30, 2019, in Columbia, S.C Credit: AP/Sean Rayford
He came to the Jets on the night of April 26, 2018, amid great expectations, offering hope that maybe, after so many disappointments, the Jets had found the answer at quarterback. That Sam Darnold might finally be this generation’s version of Joe Namath and might finally deliver a championship to the Jets after more than half a century’s worth of waiting.
But not even three years later, with the team still flailing about and Darnold’s development impeded not only by his own limitations, but by the inadequacy of his teammates and coaches, the Jets face the distinct possibility that Darnold may not be the answer at all.