New England’s beatdown of AFC East rival New York was so thorough on Monday night that the Jets are mad at … ESPN?
On Tuesday, New York coach Adam Gase took exception with the cable network for airing sideline comments by quarterback Sam Darnold, who was mic’d up to deliver, well, sideline comments for the broadcast.
“I’m seeing ghosts,” Darnold said while trying to explain to a coach why he was en route to a horrific, four interception performance against the mighty Patriots defense. New England won, 33-zip.
The line was television gold, a window into the tortured emotions of a young quarterback trying to survive the mental onslaught of a Bill Belichick defense.