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Sam Darnold stats through week 2


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2 hours ago, KB_fan said:

So I just was looking at Sam's NextGen Passing Charts from week 1 & 2 side by side thanks to a tweet from Steven Ruiz:

Interesting and encouraging to see the HUGE improvement on intermediate passes 10-20 yards) from week 1 to week 2.  And WAY FEWER passes at or behind LOS.

 

 

It's almost like this guy has top QB talent and just needed proper coaching and time to rebuild his confidence.

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1 minute ago, 1usctrojan said:

He’s gotten in trouble at SC and one of the Jets coaches for running like a linebacker, and not a QB, lol.
 

https://www.nfl.com/videos/sam-darnold-takes-zone-read-in-for-physical-td-run

I mean I don't get why. Sam isn't a small guy and that particular run looked just like anything Cam might do. Cam got hurt trying to make a tackle after KB fatassed a route then fatassedassed the tackle after it was picked and then Cam dove and hurt his shoulder. Then it got finished off in the pocket doing a pass.

It wasn't the runs that ended his career.

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49 minutes ago, Fox007 said:

I mean I don't get why. Sam isn't a small guy and that particular run looked just like anything Cam might do. Cam got hurt trying to make a tackle after KB fatassed a route then fatassedassed the tackle after it was picked and then Cam dove and hurt his shoulder. Then it got finished off in the pocket doing a pass.

It wasn't the runs that ended his career.

I’m not talking about the runs themself, it’s that Sam lowers his shoulder to make a tackle while running…..he had to be told to slide, several times.  

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1 minute ago, Fox007 said:

Yea so did Cam, I don't have an issue with that at all. 

Don’t have an issue with him getting injured?  I don’t know much about him I’m afraid, save the negative stuff, such as not diving for the ball to recover a fumble in the SB.  I read he was afraid (understandably) of getting injured, due to past injuries.  

 

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3 minutes ago, 1usctrojan said:

Don’t have an issue with him getting injured?  I don’t know much about him I’m afraid, save the negative stuff, such as not diving for the ball to recover a fumble in the SB.  I read he was afraid (understandably) of getting injured, due to past injuries.  

 

How did you come up with that? I said I don't have an issue with him running the ball and lowering a hit himself to get into the endzone. Cam didn't get hurt running the football he got hurt throwing the ball and trying to make a tackle.

Like Lamar Jackson hasn't come close to getting hurt running the ball all over the shop. They've gone over this many times. QBs get hurt IN  the pocket not running the ball. Other than, ironically, sliding where you've seen bridgewater and flacco get knocked out sliding.

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I like Sam and while the jury is still out, I think we will walk away with value relative to the compensation we give to the Jets. That said, I think for us to maximize the value I expect this to be a somewhat lengthy ( more than 1 season) reclamation project. He will not be all world by the end of the season and there will be more issues uncovered.  Rhule and Co are reteaching NFL QB 101 for lack of a better example.  We just need to have a little confidence in Darnold being a worthy pupil.

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