Diana Rossini
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
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It turns out that I actually understand what the organization was doing.
They were trying to build his confidence up because this team did win 14 games the year before.
And I do think the building loved Sam Darnold.
So to have to manage that emotionally for a young guy coming off an injury, I think Kevin's thought was let's give them as much support as we can.
But what happened, unfortunately, I think it bit them in the butt a bit because β
they almost overstated his ability.
I remember Justin Jefferson during camp, it's almost like he slipped and went off script instead of being like, he's the guy, he's awesome out there.
Because remember, they just kept saying how good he was in practice.
He was like, I mean, it's a work in progress.
It's going to take time.
He's still really young.
And I was like, finally, someone's saying the truth.
So, look, I think they learned a lot about J.J.
McCarthy in the offseason and then how to make a decision as a team.
All right, we let Sam go.
We let Daniel Jones go.
And when I say we let them go, other teams obviously came in and paid them more money.
And they didn't want to invest that much.
And they believed in J.J.