Chapter 1: What are the initial reactions to Sam Darnold's Super Bowl appearance?
Yeah, I'm happy for Sam, too, given all the things that he's gone through in his career and now to be anointed the NFC champion and play just an absolutely fabulous game. I mean, he and Matthew Stafford went back and forth. I was hoping that Matthew Stafford was going to score late in the game to see if Sam could bring his team back and win it that way, which would have been even more impressive.
But that Clint Kubiak, the offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, how he doesn't become the Raiders head coach, I would... I'd be shocked. I mean, Tom Brady's sitting here doing the whole game, and he's talking about the offense of the Seattle Seahawks, and he's gushing over Clint Kubiak. Sure. And, you know, we all know what Tom Brady does in the other part of his life.
He actually owns part of the Raiders, and his buddy is the general manager. That's right.
Chapter 2: How did Sam Darnold's performance compare to Matthew Stafford's?
So I would think that, man, watching what Sam Donald has done with him as his offensive coordinator and Sam as quarterback, you would think that that would be the perfect spot for him. But... I was just, you know, Sam never really came close to throwing an interception yesterday. You know, he played solid. He played great. I mean, the numbers are off the charts.
He played his best game ever, I think, as a professional football player, at least, in the biggest moment. And that's really a crowning achievement for, at least through my eyes.
Yeah, and he got another opportunity, and that's the biggest thing. Last year in those two games, it had lingered around him, how great of a year he had, and then it was all of a sudden, well, he turned back into Sam Darnold, and the Seattle Seahawks said, hey, we saw a lot from him.
Chapter 3: What role did Clint Kubiak play in Darnold's success?
Clint Kubiak said, this guy is going to be, along with Mike McDonald, our starting quarterback. And not only did he recreate the great season he had last year, he made it even better this
And then he gets the same opportunities as he had last year and then this year wins those games and then gets an opportunity to play in the divisional round in the NFC Championship game and now gets a chance to play in the Super Bowl. It really is an incredible story. And you think about all the great quarterbacks that have dominated the NFC and AFC, especially the AFC over the years.
And now you've got two guys, you know, one who was left for dead in the NFL and the quarterback blender who has gotten his team, the Seahawks, to the Super Bowl. And another guy who was drafted just a couple of years ago in his second season, taking the New England Patriots, who felt like they were away for 10 minutes, back to the Super Bowl. So it is very interesting and different.
a different quarterback matchup than we've seen in the last number of years.
You know, when he was traded to the Carolina Panthers, Matt Rule was the head coach. They also brought in Baker Mayfield at that time. I mean, like, just think about that. That was four years ago? Yeah. Think about that for a second. And, you know, he ends up kind of winning the battle against Baker because Baker ends up getting traded to the Rams late in that season.
And what Baker did with Sean McVay was amazing. Because remember, he got off a plane and they played a game. And he hadn't really practiced with the Rams. I think he was there maybe for three days.
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Chapter 4: How did the Jets' management contribute to Sam Darnold's struggles?
And somehow the Rams won that game. And I think it was on a Monday night game or a Thursday night game. But anyway, so then he goes to San Francisco and basically sits and watches Brock Purdy and Kyle Shanahan do their thing. Kind of like going to quarterback school. And then, lo and behold, he gets a break when J.J. McCarthy gets hurt after the Vikings draft him with the 10th overall pick.
And he's thrust into the starting role because of that knee injury that J.J. suffers. And he has Kevin O'Connell call and plays. And he's throwing the ball to Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison. And now, all of a sudden... The Seahawks move on from Geno Smith, and they sign Sam Darnold. And by the way, that was controversial when that all went down in Seattle.
Everybody loved Geno out in Seattle. And Mike McDonald just said, you know, and John Schneider, who is one of the more aggressive GMs in the entire NFL, decides, hey, you know what? We're changing. We're moving on. We got a new coach. I need a new quarterback. And they invested about $35 million a year in Sam Darnold to be their quarterback.
Chapter 5: What factors led to the Seahawks signing Sam Darnold?
And boy, has that paid off.
Yeah, and I remember at the time thinking that this is what Minnesota is going to do. They're going to let Sam Darnold go because they believed in J.J. McCarthy. Every quarterback that Kevin O'Connell had his hands on turned into gold. And the thought process was that J.J. McCarthy would be that next guy.
And he would just, for them, not me because I never liked the guy, but that's what they were thinking. And they thought Sam was expendable and good for the Seahawks seeing that it wasn't just him. The situation there in Minnesota, it was the player. And they went out and got that player, put him in their system, and now he's an NFC champion. Took that team back to the Super Bowl.
And then in the other game... ...in Boonton, New Jersey. Tommy, how are you? Good, good. Welcome back. Good to see you guys. What's going on, Tommy?
Just quickly, listen. I'm a Jets fan for a long time, for a long time.
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Chapter 6: How do fans perceive Darnold's success in relation to the Jets?
I only own two jerseys. I own a 32 Emerson Boozer, and my son bought me a Martin. I just bought a Sam Donald No. 14 jersey. I want this kid to kill New England. I hate New England. They made a mockery of the Rooney Rule. Get rid of the Rooney Rule because they destroyed it. Their last coach was black. What? What are you talking about? Come on. Yeah, I bet they fired him after a year.
Yeah, by the way, can you argue it?
Can you argue right now that they didn't make the right decision in getting you to Trot Mayo? They made 100% the right decision. Yeah, of course they did. Don't give me the Rudy Rule nonsense. They got the right guy. That's all.
Chapter 7: What mistakes did the Jets make regarding their quarterback choices?
By the way, I know there's a lot of people, and I think it's mixed. I do not think there's one size fits all on the Sam Darnold conversation. Yeah, I heard a lot of talk today and online last night about, you know, it's another embarrassing moment for the New York Jets. I honestly did not see it that way at all. When Sam Darnold left New York, every Jet fan was happy he was gone.
Post-ghost comment, three years, obviously, three different coaches. I'm not saying he had a fair shake here. Sure. He did not. Ownership wanted him out. GM coach wanted him to stay, thought they could make it work.
He goes to Carolina, fails there, goes to San Francisco, doesn't play, but rediscovers his joy of the game, goes to Minnesota, has the worst first-round playoff game maybe in NFL history, has a horrendous Week 18 game against the Lions that cost him the number one seed and made them go on the road to play the Rams, and then the Vikings gave up on him for J.J. McCarthy. Am I happy for Sam Darnold?
I don't give a rat's ass about Sam Darnold. Doesn't make me happy. Doesn't make me upset. But I'm not viewing the Sam Darnold success story as another example of the Jets getting something wrong. I just, I'm not. I don't know how you don't.
Chapter 8: What implications does Darnold's Super Bowl run have for the Jets' future?
Honestly, I don't know how you don't. There's levels of it. Are the Minnesota Vikings worse in the pecking order of who should be embarrassed? Yes. Without question. And Carolina's second worst. Because they had him more recently. They had him more recently.
By the way, I'll give you another one.
San Francisco had him. Yeah, but San Francisco has Brock Purdy. Yeah, about the same.
And they're doing well.
About the same. Yeah, I know, but they're doing well with Brock Purdy. They could add him. Yeah, and I'm less embarrassed by Carolina on some level because he was a, you know, they traded for him, to be fair, so they gave up value for him, but he kind of figured it out with San Francisco, right? Yes. So that's why, in particular, Minnesota, because they saw this version of Sam Darnold.
The Jets didn't see it. The Panthers didn't see it. He didn't play with the 49ers. The Minnesota Vikings had an up-close, in-person view of the current Sam Darnold that just took his team to the Super Bowl, and they decided to go to J.J. McCarthy. Crazy. It is a horrendous decision. Horrendous. They could easily be the team playing the Patriots this weekend in two weeks.
There's no doubt about it. They could easily be that team. But to say that, like, I know he went through other stops, but the point is the Jets recognized that Sam Darnold should be the franchise leader of their team. They brought him in. They had three years. He's seeing ghosts.
He was an unusable player to the point where they felt they needed to trade him to draft another quarterback and give up on him. if they just were able to get this out of him on some level. I understand it's a long time ago and multiple teams or whatever, but they're the ones who brought him into the league. They're the ones who saw this could be possible and never could do it. I'm sorry.
There's got to be a level. If it were the New York Giants, right? Well, it is the New York Giants. Okay. Show me the example.
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