Dating back to his time at USC, New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold is no stranger to learning a new offense. He’s already dealt with multiple coaching changes in his young football career, and he’s working through the latest one as he prepares for his second NFL season.
The Jets have a new head coach in Adam Gase, and he brings a new scheme that will look to attack opposing defenses early and often, maximizing the many dynamic playmakers at its disposal.
For Darnold, his offseason has been spent trying to master the ins and outs of this new offense, so that he’s ready to lead the unit at full speed once the season begins this fall:
Offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains says that’s exactly what Darnold needs to do if he wants to maximize his potential in Year 2 (via team senior reporter Eric Allen):
Just mastering the offense and making sure that as he calls plays, a picture pops in his head, so he can start thinking about the defense, is really the next step of what he has to do to get better.