NY Post · Dec 15, 2018
The ingredients Sam Darnold needs to cook like Deshaun Watson
Sam Darnold, Deshaun Watson Getty Images (2)The path to Sam Darnold actually began when Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan, a year after inexplicably drafting Christian Hackenberg in the second round, passed on Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson to select Jamal Adams.
Watson shows up with his 9-4 Texans on Saturday at MetLife Stadium 20 games into a career that appears destined for stardom.
Watson, much like Mahomes when he began mimicking a young Brett Favre in his second season, stepped off the bus rifling touchdown passes as a rookie (19 TDs, 8 INTs before his season-ending ACL tear) and tormenting defenses with his legs (36-269-2 TDs) at the same time.
