Aaron Donald will chase Sam Darnold through the field on Sunday and the Jets hope to somehow keep the Los Angeles Rams defensive star away from his quarterback as much as possible.
While the Jets have been asked all week to face the NFL sack leader and the league’s No. 1 defense, here’s a sample of “Donald on Darnold” from his Zoom call Thursday with the media .
“Viously, obviously, they don’t play the way they want to play, but I think he’s a good quarterback,” Donald said. “She is very mobile. You can move, make things happen with your feet and get out of trouble. He seems to be strong. I’ve seen it a couple of times that it looked like it was about to be fired, but it was able to explode and make something happen.
“He is a solid quarterback, so we have been studying him and understanding that the plays will not be easy. We have to win them. We just have to do our job. He is a good quarterback. They have good players around them, young players ”.
Darnold, who grew up in Southern California and played collegiate at USC, returned the praise, though his words were probably an understatement.
“Yeah, Aaron Donald is a good player,” Darnold said. “He definitely shows up on the tape, mostly it seems like whenever you have to do a play, he’s always there. So it’ll be fun to play against him.”
The Jets placed the defensive line Fatukasi Folorunso on the reserve list / COVID-19 due to close contact with someone outside the organization. As he must remain on the roster five days before he can return, he will miss Sunday’s game.
Adam Gase he said it is “a very good possibility” that defender on the side Jordan Jenkins (shoulder) will need to be operated on. … Gase added that there is a good chance Sam Ficken will be active and “I hope we get it [running back La’Mical Perine] back during the last two games “.
Cornerback Bless Austin, who returned last week after losing four games with a neck injury, to see if the Jets’ 0-13 record has been frustrating: “It’s been tough. To say “frustrating,” there are a lot of crazy things in this world. I don’t mean frustrating, it’s a pretty strong word, but it’s been hard to deal with the loss. “