What will a week 1 loss to the Jets do to Darnold?

[Pejorative Miscreant]

2 hours ago, stirs said:

Same thing every loss gets us

 

Fire Rhule

Fire the GM

Cut Darnold, etc, etc.

 

Standard operating procedure here on Sunday evenings

This usually comes during the first drive or so.  

[stirs]

51 minutes ago, Pejorative Miscreant said:

This usually comes during the first drive or so.  

Haha, yep.  "we can't even cover a kickoff, I am turning this crap off"

[TylerDurden]

The thing that keeps popping up in my mental when it comes to this stuff is the discussion the ESPN draft guys had during the draft broadcast when discussing Darnold...  especially Louis Riddick, whose takes and opinions I respect.  He said flat out, he did not think Darnold was broken despite everything that happened in NY, and he said he felt that Darnold had plenty of reason to be broken with how dysfunctional that organization has been while he was there.  He said he believed in him and that he could turn it around, and basically, that he didn't believe he was damaged or irreparable from his time in NY.  So, my belief is, if, despite all the things wrong during his tenure there, he still is intact mentally and emotionally, then I'm not worried in the least bit about how a loss will affect him moving forward.

My concerns about him are strictly football related.  Can he read a defense?  Can he make the throws?  Can he make the plays needed to lead a team to wins?  Those are the things he didn't really demonstrate his first few years in the league despite a concensus that he has all of the tools...  I will say though, that the way he has embraced the fresh start and the way the organization has embraced him has softened my stance on him and makes me lean into believing that he may actually turn it around here.