The tougher it is for Sam Darnold, the better it is for the Jets.
The No. 3 pick is presumably the quarterback the team’s decision-makers hope wins the starting job this preseason, but there are factors working against him: a brief training camp holdout, a general manager and coach who have yet to make the playoffs in three seasons and, perhaps most importantly, two other quarterbacks who are far from pushovers.
“The best thing about having talented quarterbacks is the more competition you have at a position the better that person is going to be who comes out to win the job,” former Jets quarterback and SNY analyst Ray Lucas said.