The future of the New York Jets is the hands of Sam Darnold — the team’s No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. The quarterback finished his rookie year with 17 touchdowns, 15 interceptions, and a 77.6 passer rating. Only Josh Allen and Josh Rosen finished with lower passer ratings among 2018 starters, and the Jets are putting Adam Gase in charge of fixing that. According to the New York Daily News’ Manish Mehta, the Jets are naming Gase the team’s new head coach — less than two weeks after he was fired from the same position by the Miami Dolphins. Two days later, the Jets officially announced Gase as their next coach. Gase, 40, spent three seasons as the head coach in Miami and finished his tenure with a 23-25 record. Prior to joining the Dolphins, Gase was one of the NFL’s brightest young offensive coordinators who led the top rated Denver Broncos offense in 2013 and 2014. The Jets hope he’ll recreate that success in New York: Sam Darnold often had to do everything for the Jets in 2018 When the Jets drafted the USC product, his best asset was his ability to thrive in chaos. He’s 6’3, 225 pounds with all the requisite ability and talent, but the calm and presence to still make a play happen when things break down is a good sign for the future. The problem is that the Jets threw chaos at Darnold all the freaking time during his rookie year. Sometimes that worked out really well. Best play of Darnold’s young career? pic.twitter.com/YwQChqt9jB— Jets Opinion (@JetsOpinion) December 9, 2018 My favorite play from Sam Darnold: 1st snap with new right tackle. He peeks at JJ Watt, immediately spins clockwise with his back to the rush, rolls left, finds open space, fires a bullet over the cornerback to where only Anderson can catch it.This is flat-out ridiculous. #Jets pic.twitter.com/b3DH8GH02a— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) December 16, 2018 But for the most part, it was a mess. The Jets were No. 29 in total offense, No. 29 in rushing yards per attempt, and Darnold’s 15 interceptions were the second most in the NFL, despite the fact that he played in 13 games. New York would be wise to build a more effective rushing attack, and to surround Darnold with more weapons. But it’ll be on Gase to help the young passer cut down the mistakes with an offensive system that gives him easier throws and thrusts him into chaos less often. How much blame does Gase deserve for Miami’s subpar offense? In Gase’s first season with the Dolphins, the team went 10-6 and found a spot in the postseason. But the team reverted to 6-10 in year two and went 7-9 in his final season in Miami. While Gase was tasked with turning the team’s offense around, it was No. 24 in yards in 2016, No. 29 in 2017, and No. 30 in 2018. However, a huge part of the problem was that his quarterback Ryan Tannehill struggled to stay healthy enough to be effective. In his first season with Gase, Tannehill managed to stay on the field for 13 games and that was enough to get the Dolphins in the pl
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