Darnold takes responsibility for sucking in NYC

[top dawg]

We all know that there were a multitude of reasons as to why Sam Darnold failed as a Jet. So I'm not going to belabor the point. What strikes me about what Sam said is that he shoulders all the blame for his poor play. And this can be a good thing or a bad thing.

https://sports.yahoo.com/sam-darnold-shoulders-blame-jets-144628436.html?src=rss

 

“I definitely didn't play good enough in my stint there. And I put it on myself.’’

“I think I didn’t do my job to the best of my ability. I think that’s really all there is to it.”

 

Straight, no chaser! 

I still don't know what to make of Darnold. He seems stoic sometimes. He's obviously done some self reflection and introspection. He's been in his own head it seems (for example, the "seeing ghosts" thing). 

In a few days, we'll get to see what he's learned, not only from his new coaches that are trying to put him in the best situation to succeed, but from the time in the Big Apple when he admittedly wasn't doing his job to the best of his ability. Sam's had time to think about what he needs to do to play to the best of his ability, and he knows that this is probably his last opportunity to do so as a legit QB1. A place where he is "wanted" (which I'm pretty sure I remember him saying at the time he set foot in Charlotte). Since he's seemingly very much self aware of the part that he played in NYC, he has to be motivated to do his job to the best of his ability now. 

I can't exactly tell you why, but I think that this experiment is going to go very good or very bad--no in between! And I think we're going to know how it's going to go relatively quickly.

[kungfoodude]

Definitely like claiming personal responsibility for his failures in NY. It shows he recognizes that he was part of the problem and I think that bodes well for him correcting his issues.

 

Edited September 9, 2021 by kungfoodude

[TheMostInterestingMan]

Yeah I don’t know how you can take that any other way than positive really. Being willing to own it shows that he isn’t putting blame on anyone else (when in all honesty there was plenty of blame to go around in NY for Darnolds poor play) and that he’s a leader. Players will follow someone who is willing to accept blame for the teams shortcomings.

It doesn’t mean that Darnold pans out, but it definitely means that he isn’t taking the easy way out for his failure. He’s not blaming coaches, players around him, play calling. He’s not making excuses for himself. And that is a great sign and causes a great ripple effect in the locker room.

[SmittysLawnGuy]

That just means he knows he sucks and doesn't want to get the Panther faithfuls hopes up.

Love, Skip

[LinvilleGorge]

I like guys who just focus on the things that they can control. We all hated Shula and we all knew our OL usually sucked and the WRs were subpar, but Cam never threw any of them under the bus.

That's the way it has to be. Ignore the outside noise and just focus on being the best that you can be. That's all you can control.

 

[rayzor]

That's what a leader does. Shoulders the blame rather than passing the buck.

[Mr. Scot]

We were talking a lot about "alphas" yesterday.

This is the kind of thing real alphas do 

[mbarbour21]

What else should we expect him to say?

"Yeah, all those guys I played with sucked."

"Organization sucks. It's like they didn't want to win....until now."

"But I'd never do that to these teammates or this wonderful organization that has always been focused on winning and putting their QB in the best possibly situation."

[EgoDogg]

12 minutes ago, SmittysLawnGuy said:

That just means he knows he sucks and doesn't want to get the Panther faithfuls hopes up.

Love, Skip

 

[panthers55]

This is likely affirmation that he has bought into the Rhule mantra of being accountable for everything you do and focusing on being the best version of yourself. He isn't blaming others and feels no matter how well he does, it can always be better.  As long as you can bounce back and not beat yourself up over mistakes and strive to fix them in the future then you have a good shot at success. Truthfully everything I hear and see from Darnold has been largely positive. Obviously Sunday starts the great reveal where we see what actually happens, but he has done everything asked of him so far.

[BigCat#1]

But did they practice red zone plays?

[Donald LaFell]

34 minutes ago, EgoDogg said:

 

SKEEYUP

[1usctrojan]

14 minutes ago, panthers55 said:

This is likely affirmation that he has bought into the Rhule mantra of being accountable for everything you do and focusing on being the best version of yourself. He isn't blaming others and feels no matter how well he does, it can always be better.  As long as you can bounce back and not beat yourself up over mistakes and strive to fix them in the future then you have a good shot at success. Truthfully everything I hear and see from Darnold has been largely positive. Obviously Sunday starts the great reveal where we see what actually happens, but he has done everything asked of him so far.

With all due respect, Sam was following his own long standing personal sense of responsibility and integrity.  He is the same mature young man he was in HS, college and when he entered the NFL.  If you knew his parents, you would understand how he was raised.  Sam may share Coach Rhules mantra, but it was ingrained in Sam long ago.

I understand the negativity and questioning of Sam’s performance in the NFL thus far…..I don’t get involved in that, but I just have to say that the manner in which he takes responsibility for his, and the teams performance in a loss, all on himself, is who Sam has always been.  

[CarolinaLivin]

4 minutes ago, 1usctrojan said:

With all due respect, Sam was following his own long standing personal sense of responsibility and integrity.  He is the same mature young man he was in HS, college and when he entered the NFL.  If you knew his parents, you would understand how he was raised.  Sam may share Coach Rhules mantra, but it was ingrained in Sam long ago.

I understand the negativity and questioning of Sam’s performance in the NFL thus far…..I don’t get involved in that, but I just have to say that the manner in which he takes responsibility for his, and the teams performance in a loss, all on himself, is who Sam has always been.  

Yeah I kinda hate when people think that these guys become leaders in alpha's in the NFL. 

These guys are in the NFL because they were leaders and alpha's in college and high school. 

They have been coached to take responsibility for their actions since high school. This nothing new. Its how you come back the next day, the next game. It's how you learn and grow from those mistakes. That's what I wanna see. Yeah anyone can look and say who's fault it was. Not just anyone can come out the next day/game with those mistakes fixed.