Imagine Zach Wilson making that crazy cross-body on-the-run throw of BYU’s Pro Day in a Jets game.
Sam Darnold doesn’t have to do it because he already has.
ESPN analyst Louis Riddick, a former security man who also scouted for 13 seasons for the Washington Football Team and the Eagles, said on Twitter on Saturday that Jets fans who think Wilson is the panacea and Darnold the problem was themselves for the past three seasons. be fooled. .
To do this, he pulled out a video clip of Darnold making a very similar pitch to Wilson making Jets fans drool Friday.
Against the 49ers in week 2 of the 2020 season, Darnold took a shotgun snap, shuffled to the right, fought through a bag around the hips, held his feet after nearly tripping, rolled to the left, and threw over his body at a shocking Braxton Berrios for a 30-yard touchdown.
Darnold’s pitch didn’t reach as far as Wilson’s who put NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah into his tracks during the Pro Day airing and made projected No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence tweeted “sheesh!” over the video.
But Darnold’s was against a live 11-man NFL defense, not when he and his lone receiver were the only ones running on the field.
“But I thought this kind of throw had never been made yesterday …” Riddick wrote with the rolling eyes emoji.
He added: “Some of you really think the Jets would have been good if Sam Darnold hadn’t screwed up, don’t you? You really act like he stopped your team. Hilarious. “
The two trades made Friday – the 49ers move to No. 3 in the draft, the Dolphins drop to No. 6, and the Eagles to No. 12 – seem to indicate that the rest of the league knows the Jets are ready. to raise Wilson. at No. 2 and continue from Darnold. The 49ers and Eagles should have an insight into the Jets’ plans because of their ties to coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas, respectively.