NY Jets: Why the Sam Darnold process was good for the organization

NY Jets, Sam Darnold (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

NY Jets‘ head coach Robert Saleh and the rest of the team’s new coaching staff were thrown right into the proverbial fire this offseason. Not that they should have expected anything different, however.

Saleh joined the Jets in January and instantly inherited a team with a quarterback controversy. The incumbent Sam Darnold was the subject of numerous trade rumors and with the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, many believed the Jets would target his replacement.

After months of back and forth, discussions with other teams, pro day visits, and prospect evaluation, the Jets finally pulled the trigger earlier this month sending Darnold to the…