FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- After the get-acquainted small talk, New York Jets coach Adam Gase turned his first sitdown with Sam Darnold into an infomercial. It could have been called, "The Adam Gase Way: How I Plan To Turn You Into A Star."
Gase had prepared specific cut-ups from his coaching past, and he punched up the plays on a monitor in his first-floor office at One Jets Drive. Peyton Manning appeared on the screen, from his Denver Broncos days, circa 2013. Gase was Manning's offensive coordinator, only 35 and fast-tracking toward big things in the NFL.