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This big factor could hamper Jets' Sam Darnold as rookie starter, says Bruce Arians

NEW YORK -- Bruce Arians, who retired after last season as the Cardinals' head coach, has a long history of formulating offensive game plans in the NFL.

And he knows that if a team starts a rookie quarterback without proper help around him, that could mean trouble for the rookie.

Could the Jets be confronting this issue, as they surely prepare to start Sam Darnold in Week 1? The Jets' offensive line is suspect at best, their tight ends unproven.

A team must correctly build around a rookie quarterback like Darnold, Arians said Tuesday at NFL on CBS media day.