The NY Jets finally have a potential franchise quarterback in 2018 first-round pick Sam Darnold. The young gunslinger certainly flashes greatness. Yet he is the definition of a work in progress.
Judging from the cornucopia of excuses made by Florham Park for this team’s lousy 1-7 start on Darnold’s three-game freak bout with mononucleosis, one would’ve that thought that the entire New York Jets offense had been quarantined on some cruise ship for coronavirus.
But when Darnold finally settled in, and the first-team began to gel, Gang Green finished the year 6-2.
Darnold, in his second season, completed 61.