Jets GM Joe Douglas noncommittal on Sam

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Le s than two years into the arranged marriage in Florham Park between coach Adam Gase and first-round quarterback , one of the pair is of the New York Jets. The future of the other remains up in the air.In a Zoom conference call with reporters Tuesday, Jets general manager Joe Douglas touched on myriad subjects, from the state of the head-coaching search ( ) to whether the team was deliberately tanking for a top pick ( ). Ahkello Witherspoon Jersey But much of the discu sion revolved around Darnold's place in the organization and when it will either be solidified or eliminated.Douglas was noncommittal on the Jets' supposed franchise QB, suggesting Pittsburgh Steelers Jackets that a decision won't be made on the former third-overall pick until New York finds its next head coach."Look, we've got a lot of decisions to make. I think Sam's going to be a great quarterback. I'm excited to get a head coach in here, go through our proce s," Douglas said. "I had a great conversation with Sam yesterday. I won't go into the specifics, but I think Sam has a very bright future in this league. We're going to get a head coach in here, we're going to get together, we' Chase Claypool Jersey re going to talk about quite a few decisions. I'm excited about Sam."The highest-drafted QB in Jets history since in 1965, Darnold is coming off his third, and certainly most underwhelming, season with Gang Green. In leading the Jets to a near-franchise-worst 2-14 record in 2020, he threw for a career-low 2,208 yards and just nine TDs to 11 interceptions. Under Darnold and Gase, New York boasted a bottom-two Dwayne Haskins Jersey offense for the second consecutive season.While his fellow draftmates , and thrived in their third campaigns in the pros, Darnold in some ways regre sed. He struggled with turnovers and injuries yet again and, lacking a respectable and reliable cadre of weapons, didn't establish a rapport with anyone in particular; led the team with just 699 receiving yards.Douglas was well aware of Darnold's continued struggles, but happily made excuses for them."I think Sam faced a lot of obstacles this year, as did everybody, dealing obviously with COVID and frankly, we had quite a few injuries -- on the offensive line, at the wide receiver position," the Jets GM explained. "I think it was hard for our offense in general to really build the kind of sustained chemistry to create succe s throughout the year. I think we had different offensive line groups. Like I said earlier, we didn't really get a chance to get our top three receivers on the field at the same time until Week 9. I Kenny Pickett T Shirts think all of those things impacted not only Sam, but our offense.