Sam Darnold Thoughts After Game 1

[Snake]

Mixed bag but positive for the most part.

[OldhamA]

7 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Playcalling was very up and down.

I hate any time we go Jumbo. 

Our Oline isn't blowing anyone off the ball - spread the team out. 

[mav1234]

Just now, OldhamA said:

I hate any time we go Jumbo. 

Our Oline isn't blowing anyone off the ball - spread the team out. 

it is very clear once the field is condensed in the red zone, we can't find the space we need to get our skill players the ball.  Whomever is at fault for that, it needs to change, or we'll be having some rough Sundays.

[OldhamA]

Just now, mav1234 said:

it is very clear once the field is condensed in the red zone, we can't find the space we need to get our skill players the ball.  Whomever is at fault for that, it needs to change, or we'll be having some rough Sundays.

I thought Arnold would help out in the RedZone, but he was anonymous. Darnold overthrew Marshall in the EndZone - but he's my other big RedZone target this year. Hope they come to play next week. 

[CPsinceDay1]

He did good

Nice bomb to Robbie

Nice run for TD...

He beat the Jets

Prove me wrong for a week... let's hope it continues...

Funny I was sitting right next to a Jets fan, getting a little annoyed with that new jersey accent...but guess it was well deserved.

Good job this week Darnold

 

 

[DaveThePanther2008]

6 minutes ago, CPsinceDay1 said:

getting a little annoyed with that new jersey accent..

Kinda happens when they are Jets fans. 

[Jackie Lee]

29 minutes ago, joemac said:

That fumble was 100% on the FB, not Sam. 

They need to quit w the Ricci project and use Tremble, the guy they drafted that actually knows how to run block and made some great catches in preseason

[SteveSmithTD89]

Sam was the least of my worries today. Not perfect by any means but was well above average and most importantly was not a liability or someone we won the game in spite of.

 

Hot Take: I thought this was the best QB play we've seen since Cams (pre TJ Watt hit) 2018 season.

I dont even know if that's that hot of a take with the competition being a one armed Cam, Kyle Allen, Will Grier, Taylor Heineke, Teddy Bridgewater and PJ Walker. 

 

[onmyown]

1 minute ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

Kinda happens when they are Jets fans. 

They were probably equally annoy by the Charlotte redneck hillbilly accent, it’s just as bad.

[backtobackwinningseasons]

He wasn't very good for most of the game. If he were playing under late term Fox or Rivera, I doubt we'd be seeing so many favorable reviews. Darnold is what he is. A mediocre NFL starter at best. And once the new wears off of him and Rhule, everyone will agree.

[AU-panther]

Stat line looked good, but seemed to be a lot of dinking and dunking.  

11 targets to RBs

TD to Robby was nice, but Robby was wide open.  Ball looked a bit underthrown.

It was the Jets so we didn't have to do much to win.

Can he consistently make high level throws if needed against better teams?

Seems like we traded for a guy to play just like the guy we had before.

As the season progresses I would think they will ask more of him.

Pretty obvious they are protecting him.

 

 

 

 

 

[DaveThePanther2008]

1 minute ago, onmyown said:

They were probably equally annoy by the Charlotte redneck hillbilly accent, it’s just as bad.

It's our home field.  

[DaveThePanther2008]

1 minute ago, AU-panther said:

Stat line looked good, but seemed to be a lot of dinking and dunking.  

11 targets to RBs

TD to Robby was nice, but Robby was wide open.  Ball looked a bit underthrown.

It was the Jets so we didn't have to do much to win.

Can he consistently make high level throws if needed against better teams?

Seems like we traded for a guy to play just like the guy we had before.

As the season progresses I would think they will ask more of him.

Pretty obvious they are protecting him.

 

 

 

 

 

The difference is Darnold can make those throws. I don't see the obsession with checking down to CMC.  He's our most dangerous weapon and if teams are going to leave him open than you take advantage of it. 

My issue is NYJ did a good job of taking him out of the second half and NO ONE ELSE except DJ stepped up. 

[ForJimmy]

22 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

I thought Arnold would help out in the RedZone, but he was anonymous. Darnold overthrew Marshall in the EndZone - but he's my other big RedZone target this year. Hope they come to play next week. 

Ian Thomas dropped an easy RedZone TD also…