Jeremy Bates, the Jets' new offensive coordinator, made one thing clear Wednesday, when he spoke publicly about quarterback Sam Darnold for the first time: He loves the kid's potential.
And the Jets are going to give Darnold every opportunity to win their Week 1 starting job -- in a competition with Josh McCown and Teddy Bridgewater -- after they drafted him third overall.
"Really impressed," Bates said of Darnold. "He came in at rookie camp [in early May] and he hasn't turned back. He's really into the meetings, really into the playbook.