NEW YORK -- Ask Boomer Esiason about Sam Darnold and you'll get a quick, clear answer.
"I think he's exactly what the Jets need - so I'm playing him," Esiason said.
No qualifiers, no indecision, no hesitation. Esiason thinks Darnold needs to play. Now.
Why the rush? Because the former Jets' quarterback and current WFAN radio host sees so many parallels to another recent NFL success story.
"I see him as the Carson Wentz for the Philadelphia Eagles," Esiason said. "The Jets have been trying to solve this quarterback situations for years and years and years and years .