When New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas brought in Joe Flacco the immediate thought was he would be Sam Darnold‘s backup. He’s older, coming off an injury, and hasn’t been playing at a starting-caliber level for years.
Jets fans were split on the issue. On the one hand, Flacco is a former Super Bowl MVP with over a decade of starting experience. On the other hand, Flacco hasn’t played well in each of the last five seasons, has become injury-prone, and has a history of being a poor mentor.
He had issues with mentoring both Lamar Jackson and Drew Lock during his previous two seasons.