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New York Jets Are Setting Up Sam Darnold for Failure

Great news, Sam Darnold! The Jets are finally your team!

That awful, awful troublemaker Jamal Adams has been banished to the Seahawks for having the temerity to push for a new contract simply because he was the best player on the roster and was due for one. Adams took with him any expectation that the Jets will even be quasi-competitive this season, or in 2021, or probably even in 2022. The Jets' only goal this year will be to accelerate Darnold's development so he's ready to be an All-Pro once the team adds multiple first-round picks over the next two years, including the two it just received in the Adams trade.