There is at least one vote against the grain in the Jets’ potential pursuit of Deshaun Watson.
While the general consensus is that Watson’s deal would be a franchise change for the Jets, one leading analyst suggested that the Texans star full-back might just be a little better than the Jets already have in Sam Darnold. .
“It simply does not make sense to me. “I do not think you’ll get a major upgrade,” ESPN analyst Todd McShay said on the network’s podcast First Draft last week. “If I’m the Jets sitting at No. 2, I say, I know you what? I love Deshaun. He’s really a good player. I can even think he’s a little better than Sam. But if Sam’s content and Sam want to help us build this thing, we have this year. two and 23 in the first round; 34, 66 and 87. So, five choices in the first 87. It should be at least four entrees you get there, and two substantial beginners with the second and 23rd choice.
‘And, by the way, next year we have two firsts, a first in the second and a first in the third. So you are talking about four firsts, two seconds and three thirds. Pick it up. I mean, you build half a grid there in the next two concepts. ‘
McShay further noted that the Jets could get even more draft capital if they stick with Darnold and trade the No. 2 pick to a quarterback in need of a team. He also pointed out that the Jets are doing a lot to help Darnold by moving up the offensive line, changing a wide receiver of the game and giving him a young running back, and giving him a strong defense.
All of this will definitely help 23-year-old Darnold, but it may not put him in Watson’s stratosphere. While Darnold showed flashes of what he could be through his first three seasons in the NFL, Watson, 25, has proven the star throughout four seasons.
Watson, a three-time Pro Bowler, completed 67.8 percent of his passes for 14,539 yards, 104 touchdowns and 36 interceptions, while racing for 1,677 yards and 17 touchdowns. In 16 less regular-season games, Darnold completed 59.8 percent of his passes for 8,097 yards, 45 touchdowns and 39 interceptions, while racing for 417 yards and five touchdowns.
‘Sam definitely has work as a quarterback, and he’s still making some young mistakes. But I would much rather have all this draft capital than make an agreement that I give up some of these performances to fetch a Deshaun Watson or to negotiate Sam and bring in a rookie fullback in Justin Fields , which was contradictory, ”McShay said.