JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Todd Bowles’ minimalist interviews usually seem designed to reveal as little as possible about his Jets, but in saying almost nothing when asked about his quarterback on Sunday, the coach said it all:
“No one played well; we didn’t have a great game.”
Sure enough, that was the challenge in evaluating Sam Darnold after a 31-12, even-worse-than-the-score-sounds loss to the Jaguars. He was not good, but everyone else was so bad that singling him out was pointless.
That will become a big problem if it continues because even though the Jets are trying to win this season, they really are supposed to be developing Darnold.