Twice, Sam Darnold went deep, and twice he was picked off. Both times, veteran safety J.J. Wilcox came down with the ball.
But coach Todd Bowles said he wasn’t disappointed with the hyped rookie quarterback on Tuesday.
“We need to take shots downfield,” the coach said following training camp practice. “We need to practice them. Obviously, they had it covered today. But I’m good on taking shots downfield.”
Darnold has struggled somewhat throwing the deep ball. On these occasions, he hung the ball up too much, giving Wilcox two chances to make plays.
“They’re not going to win every round,” Bowles said of the offense.