New York Jets’ Adam Gase admits that he didn’t help Sam Darnold develop as an NFL QB

New York Jets coach Adam Gase was hired in large part almost two years ago to take care of quarterback Sam Darnold. Gase first admitted he was failing on Thursday.

“I came here to help him, to help him develop his career and we couldn’t,” said Gase, who is 7 to 20 years old and who led the NFL’s worst offensive for almost two seasons .

His comments may seem obvious given the team’s profound struggles, but they’re noteworthy because Gase has always been optimistic about Darnold’s progress. His estimate comes with five games remaining in the season at which point the manager is likely to be fired.

Gase said he hoped Darnold can end an upswing.

“That’s why every game is so important,” he said. “Keep trying to help him grow, keep trying to help him develop and see things the way he needs to see them, and play like I’ve seen him in certain games.”

Gase made it clear that he did not blame Darnold for the historically bad season (0-11) and claimed that every position contributed to the problems.

“We have to do things around him well, but at the same time it’s up to me to get him to play better than what he played,” said Gase. “I haven’t worked well enough.”

Darnold is 0-7 this season (he has missed four games with a shoulder injury) and has only developed six touchdown drives. He’s the lowest-rated passerby in the NFL, with a career-low rating of 64.0. He has played four straight games without a touchdown pass, the longest drought for a Jets quarterback since Geno Smith in 2013.

“Yeah, it’s frustrating,” Gase said of the touchdown drought. “For him personally, I’m sure that it bothers him to know such things.

“I see it like we need to do a better job as employees. We need to get these guys in the best possible position and these guys need to be executed. It’s up to all of us. We have to.” find a way to do a better job. We have to find a way to get the ball into the end zone. “

Darnold, who finished third in the overall standings in 2018, made two appearances against the Miami Dolphins. He hopes to reverse the trend against the Las Vegas Raiders at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

Its future is an important question. The Jets will likely have first or second picks in the 2021 NFL draft, and they could have a choice of Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Ohio state’s Justin Fields, the alleged top 2 picks.

If General Manager Joe Douglas decides to design one of them, he’ll try to trade Darnold, who has a year left on his rookie contract. The amount of his option for the fifth year for 2022 is expected to be around $ 25 million, which is fully guaranteed – a seemingly prohibitive salary.