Rookie quarterback Sam Darnold’s holdout has come to an end, and the New York Jets now have three signal-callers possibly capable of starting in Week 1, the other two being Josh McCown and Teddy Bridgewater.
Per accounts, both McCown and Bridgewater have looked good in training camp, which is a great sign. Adding Darnold to the mix now makes this camp competition all the more exciting.
Yet head coach Todd Bowles won’t be pressed into starting Darnold right away. He can afford to wait, especially after his team overachieved last year all the way to a five-win season with McCown (mostly) under center.
That might not seem like a lot. But it’s looking as if the Jets’ overhaul is far ahead of schedule. They’ll still struggle this season. Yet at least the arrow is pointing in the right direction.