FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold didn't pull a Mitchell Trubisky and demand the TV sets in the team facility be turned off. When things got bumpy last month, he blocked out the criticism the old-fashioned way. He focused on his job, impressing his coach and teammates.
"This is the first time I've been through a rough spell like that with a really young quarterback," coach Adam Gase said Wednesday. "I thought he handled it really well, considering that was one of those games you want to burn the tape.