Sam Darnold, who missed the past two games with mononucleosis, looks like he could be the starting quarterback on Sunday when the winless Jets travel to Philadelphia. If Darnold is medically cleared to play, that would be a huge upgrade over Luke Falk, who began the year as the third-string quarterback.
Yet, the harsh reality facing the 0-3 Jets is that it won’t matter who is under center on Sunday if Le’Veon Bell and the team’s rushing attack doesn’t have more of an impact than it has had.
Bell, after five dynamic years with the Steelers, signed a $52 million contract to join the Jets following a year-long holdout in Pittsburgh.