The era of Sam Darnold has arrived.
Well, there’s nothing that indicated it hadn’t already arrived before Wednesday evening but now there are no more arguments. There is no more debating, no more calls for another young quarterback to start, and no more quarterback competition.
This is Darnold’s team now. He is the future and the future has just become the present.
This, of course, all comes at the heels of a trade that sent loveable quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to the New Orleans Saints along with a sixth-round draft pick in exchange for a third-round pick in the upcoming 2019 NFL Draft.