New York Jets operating again Le’Veon Bell gushed about Sam Darnold, praising the quarterback’s enhanced command of the playbook and huddle. After a quick pause, Bell smiled.
“We just have to make guaranteed he stays healthier,” Bell reported Monday with a twinkle in his eye. “I explained to him, ‘No bars.'”
That comment could apply to anybody, taking into consideration the COVID-19 pandemic, but it particularly rings correct for Darnold, who skipped a few game titles last year with mononucleosis.
The Jets went -3 in the course of his illness, struggling to score amid just one of the worst offensive stretches in franchise historical past.
Darnold, 23, said recently he’s not getting any possibilities and that he plans to have a “monotonous” life this year, remaining out of New York City and paying out his time at the group facility in Florham Park, New Jersey, or his close by apartment.
The Jets, who received a COVID-19 scare Saturday night time when they been given phrase of 10 constructive tests (wrong positives, they later discovered), are counting on Darnold to make significant improvement in his third season.
Bell, in his 2nd year with Darnold, explained his quarterback “appears to be like a large amount diverse” than 2019. “He’s a lot more comfy.” Bell said Darnold is aware of Adam Gase’s offense so nicely that he sometimes corrects the coach if there is certainly a glitch in the perform call.
“He has taken fantastic command of the huddle,” Bell said. “I assume that’s the largest change from Year 2 to 3.
“Sam is not seriously a rah-rah guy. He is not truly loud and he’s not actually a yell male. He is real monotone and form of calm. All people goes about their way in different ways. The way he does it, you want to comply with him. You want to listen to him and get the job done really hard for him.
“Sam seems incredible this 12 months. It truly is likely to be enjoyable.”
The Jets finished 32nd in total yards very last period, with Darnold rating 25th out of 30 qualifying quarterbacks in Full QBR (43.6).
