Don't want to make this a comparison thread or a beat up session or thread on Darnold, and I don't want to get to hyped or give to much praise to Zach but you can see it! This past Sunday truly showed the potential Zach has, which is something I didn't see in Sam in three years he was here with us. Is it because of the team Sam had around him and his coaching, maybe so but it just totally different with Zach here. Let your eyes be your guide and you just can't deny it.
The play against the Titans where Zach tells or rather directs Davis to keep going and threw a 50 yard beautiful bomb to him between two defenders was priceless. Keep in mind Zach had to avoid a pass rush and set his feet while directing Davis to keep going. The 40 yard bomb before that, that he throw to Cole while his feet wasn't even set might have been even better. Lastly is the quick response 35-30 yard throw to Cole after he initially fumbled it was perfection also.
Zach potential is on another level and I never saw this coming initially. I'll say it again that I wanted the Jets to draft Fields or at worst, keep Darnold this last year and trade back to build around him or the next QB, if he failed. I trusted in Joe D, Saleh and the rest of the staff but I truly wasn't happy with the draft pick. I didn't know anything about Zach and didn't care much to know. I didn't see how a QB from BYU playing against that competition could compare and be ready for the NFL like Fields or even Darnold playing at USC.
Man was I wrong, Zach is an all out absolute beast. His arm strength, quick release, decision making and playmaking ability can't be denied. It's on a level like a A. Rogers, Mahomes, Elway, S. Young, R. Wilson, J. Kelly and Favre. Now will he be as good or great as these guys, only time will tell but you can see the potential of it in him. This is something that is called that flare and IT factor in these kind of QBs. We are also seeing it in some of the other very young QBs like Prescott, Burrow, Herbert and J. Allen.
Now you have those other kinds of QBs that have/had the flare and IT factor but they are more of the pocket passers. Brady, P. Manning, Marino, Aikman, Moon, Breez, Montana, Big Ben, Rivers and Fouts. Back to Zach, this past Sunday was something special to see. He took control of the game in away that I can't remember seeing a Jets QB doing. Something I think we can all agree Darnold has never done with the Jets and probably not even with the Panthers to this point!
Hopefully Zach can continue to build from this and keep it going!
The play against the Titans where Zach tells or rather directs Davis to keep going and threw a 50 yard beautiful bomb to him between two defenders was priceless. Keep in mind Zach had to avoid a pass rush and set his feet while directing Davis to keep going. The 40 yard bomb before that, that he throw to Cole while his feet wasn't even set might have been even better. Lastly is the quick response 35-30 yard throw to Cole after he initially fumbled it was perfection also.
Zach potential is on another level and I never saw this coming initially. I'll say it again that I wanted the Jets to draft Fields or at worst, keep Darnold this last year and trade back to build around him or the next QB, if he failed. I trusted in Joe D, Saleh and the rest of the staff but I truly wasn't happy with the draft pick. I didn't know anything about Zach and didn't care much to know. I didn't see how a QB from BYU playing against that competition could compare and be ready for the NFL like Fields or even Darnold playing at USC.
Man was I wrong, Zach is an all out absolute beast. His arm strength, quick release, decision making and playmaking ability can't be denied. It's on a level like a A. Rogers, Mahomes, Elway, S. Young, R. Wilson, J. Kelly and Favre. Now will he be as good or great as these guys, only time will tell but you can see the potential of it in him. This is something that is called that flare and IT factor in these kind of QBs. We are also seeing it in some of the other very young QBs like Prescott, Burrow, Herbert and J. Allen.
Now you have those other kinds of QBs that have/had the flare and IT factor but they are more of the pocket passers. Brady, P. Manning, Marino, Aikman, Moon, Breez, Montana, Big Ben, Rivers and Fouts. Back to Zach, this past Sunday was something special to see. He took control of the game in away that I can't remember seeing a Jets QB doing. Something I think we can all agree Darnold has never done with the Jets and probably not even with the Panthers to this point!
Hopefully Zach can continue to build from this and keep it going!
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