OT: Jets name Darnold as starting QB

Froob said:

He might be bad, but his QB choices have been pretty awful. Hackenberg and Petty aren’t NFL calibre QBs and Fitzpatrick is a backup.

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primetime said:

Fitzpatrick was okay. He's a guy that plays to his supporting cast.

Presumably he had some input into the Hackenberg choice.

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Brick27 said:

Look forward to seeing these unquantifiable “hard to master” skills he supposedly possesses

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Froob said:

Makes you wonder how bad Hackenberg really is if he couldn’t even get a game over Petty after the season was shot. We already knew Petty didn’t have it, why not throw the other kid out there...?

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Gunnails said:

3 games in 10 days to start the season, we will have an idea about what he is soon enough.

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Ice_Ice_Brady said:

There’s a lot of Kool-Aid drinking about Darnold here even from Patriots fans. Everyone knew he would “look like” a promising pro quarterback right off the bat, due to his athleticism and his arm, on a practice field or in a scrimmage. As with every QB, though, it will all depend on how fast he can process information, make the right reads, and limit mistakes. So far, I’ve seen absolutely nothing that tilts the Darnold scale towards either his optimists or skeptics.

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AQPE said:

IMHO, decision-making is the most important element of success for a QB in the NFL, followed by accuracy, toughness (mental and physical), arm talent, and mobility, in that order. After this many years watching Brady, this is what has become most clear for me.

Thus in assessing Darnold, who I liked watching in college, my biggest question is about his decision-making and accuracy. His biggest issue last year in college was turning over the ball, both on INTs and fumbles, and the Pac 12 wasn’t all that strong as a conference last year. Now he is starting Game 1 with all the pressure that entails for even experienced QBs while simultaneously trying to correct his biggest flaw from last year. I think it’s a very tall order for him and was pretty surprised that Bowles didn’t wait until Darnold had a decent number of snaps through say 4 games backing up McCown (similar to how Parcells eased in Bledsoe behind Secules in Drew’s first year).

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primetime said:

Fitzpatrick was okay. He's a guy that plays to his supporting cast.
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AndyJohnson said:

Sanchez 2.0

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JetFan79 said:

Most aren't saying he looked good because of his "athleticism and his arm".

Any one of the top rookie QBs could pass that bar.

What impressed myself, and most others were the other things... like making multiple reads, audibling, seeing blitzes ahead of time, pocket pressence to shift around w/o getting happy feet, knowing when to run...

Does he look especially great throwing on the run? Yes, but it was the mental things that have him starting Monday night.

I can't wait to see how he handles a non-vanilla NFL defense. Then even more importantly, how he bounces back from inevitable mistakes.

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Gunnails said:

I did not expect many here to be familiar with Darnold or how he has impressed in camp.

Pros
Can read a defense and audible out at the line.
Excellent pocket presence.
Accurate while rolling out or evading the rush.
Calm and cool in the pocket.
Rarely makes the same mistake twice.

Cons
Lacks accuracy on the deep ball
Reluctant to go deep
Needs to get out of the huddle faster
He's a rookie

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Tunescribe said:

I wish I hadn't read this so late because laughter is not a good sleep aid.

You know next to nothing about this kid as an NFL quarterback and still won't know much probably for the balance of this season because he's being forced into a role (A) he doesn't really want on this team at least and (B) is ill-prepared for, ESPECIALLY behind a makeshift offensive line.

Your team traded away its best quarterback in Bilgewater. If it was serious about winning it would've kept him in place and let the rookie learn by watching for at least a while. But no, the Jete Way is to get its fan base jacked up by prematurely trotting out the Shiny New Toy. Problem is, new toys that are played with too hard tend to break one way or another.

At least learn to spell his name correctly -- Dam Darnit (words you no doubt have used liberally watching your Jete even before your boy savior was drafted).

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TommyD4207 said:

Let's be completely honest. The Jets are struggling to sell tickets. Starting their 1st Round pick at QB with a ton of hype behind it, is a good way to generate some interest.

For example:

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Want people to pony up for those November tickets before they're sitting at 2-7 or something.

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Ice_Ice_Brady said:

There’s a lot of Kool-Aid drinking about Darnold here even from Patriots fans. Everyone knew he would “look like” a promising pro quarterback right off the bat, due to his athleticism and his arm, on a practice field or in a scrimmage. As with every QB, though, it will all depend on how fast he can process information, make the right reads, and limit mistakes. So far, I’ve seen absolutely nothing that tilts the Darnold scale towards either his optimists or skeptics.

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