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I think Carolina has their QB for a while.

Judging by offensive lines, Carolina was superior to the Jets last season. But I'm not aware of departures or signings during this off-season that may have made a significant difference.

The receiving corps is not great on either team.

There's no future for any QB there. I'm sure Darnold is the happiest guy in town, now that he's leaving town. Anywhere is better than New York.

That was a huge misjudgment by Carolina last year. They are still in the hole for $10M cap loss even if they find a trading partner. Without a partner it is $23M cap loss or two QBs both thinking they are starter caliber with a $23M cap hit and still owing $5 million next year.

It was a lot of give up without getting any #1’s

https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-jets/post/_/id/85928/jets-gm-joe-douglas-takes-legacy-defining-risk-by-dealing-sam-darnold

This was a difficult, multilayered decision, one that sparked debate within the organization. In the end, it feels like a mistake, a blown opportunity to cash in a winning lottery ticket.

The trade means the Jets are prepared to take a quarterback with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, probably BYU's Zach Wilson, the Zac Efron look-alike with ridiculous arm talent who raised his stock with a fantastic season against one of the softest college schedules in the country.

And so ends another sad chapter in Jets history. Three years ago, they celebrated Darnold's arrival. Now they couldn't wait to get rid of him.

In 2018, the Jets found a shiny new toy under their Christmas tree, but they didn't read the instructions manual and wound up breaking it. Maybe he would've turned out this way under optimal conditions, but we'll never know. That part is hard to reconcile. If Darnold lights it up with the Panthers, it will be yet another damning indictment of the Jets' Way.

Although he shone, he wasn't facing the best of the best at the college level. Not even close. Very hard to say how he'll hold up at the NFL level. He may prove to be no better than Darnold.

Mel Kiper said Wilson’s sugar level was high given the cupcakes he faced. The fact that Wilson wasn’t voted a team captain is considered heavily by draft experts. The plus side is that he will be under a rookie contract vs $18 M for Darnold. This gives the Jets some room to improve on the line and defense - always the best long term investment for a team.

Darnold really came out in one spectacular bowl game (I’d never seen him before) and they really didn’t get much of a good look at him. Horrible team and remember he had mono in the 2019 season. Plus he’s only 23 so he’s just now getting his man body as well as being adjusted to the speed of the league. I still can’t believe they didn’t get at least one #1 for him.

The question was whether you would be comfortable pulling the trigger on Wilson when those identified risk factors exist. If you were part of the Jets' front office, would you be advocating to draft Wilson or would you encourage the organization to go with Justin Fields? Or even Trey Lance or Mac Jones?

Sorry I was giving the background as I saw it.

Wilson has Trubinsky or Akili Smith written all over him. One year starting. Regardless of competition or having a track team around them that’s just not enough.

Lawrence Yes. Mac Jones HELL NO - his athletic DNA says clipboard and ball cap.