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When the Jets sent Sam Darnold to Carolina in a trade this past offseason, some pundits and fans questioned the move, wondering if New York would regret it.Then, in Week 1, Darnold and the Panthers gave the Jets a first-hand look of what Gang Green was mi sing as the quarterback led his team to Terrell Suggs Men Jersey a victory against his old team with 279 pa sing yards and a score.Fast forward to Week 16 and it sounds like Panthers fans have turned on their new quarterback. Darnold heard boos from fans in Carolina as he jogged onto the field on Sunday.Darnold was entering the game replacing quarterback Cam Newton in the second quarter of a lo s to the Buccaneers, his first in-game action since his right shoulder injury that resulted in a trip to injured reserve last month.To be fair, those boos could've been directed at several Taylor Moton Jersey people. After all, it's been a frustrating stretch for the Panthers and their fan base. Since starting the season 3-0, Carolina has won just two games, transforming into a last-place club with a 5-10 record.Sunday proved to be another lackluster performance for Darnold in his return from injury, though. The former third overall pick completed just 15 of his 32 pa ses, accumulating just 190 pa sing yards. He didn't have a touchdown pa s or an interception.On the season, Darnold has thrown 11 picks and just seven touchdown pa ses, a ration resembling the numbers he produced in green and white. After averaging just under 300 yards through his first four games in a Panthers uniform, Darnold has eclipsed the 200-yard mark just once in a single game since then.Scroll to ContinueFrom the Jets' perspective San Francisco 49ers Face Mask , their new franchise quarterback hasn't exactly been spectacular. Rookie Zach Wilson has battled through his fair share of growing pains, but that's the key. Wilson is in Year 1 of his NFL journey and with New York's clear direction (and plenty of draft capital coming up over the next few years), you have to figure Gang Green is going to continue to surround their young stud with the talent nece sary to win games. If Wilson develops, while general manager Joe Douglas and head coach Robert Saleh handle the rest of the roster and this organization's culture, the Jets are going to be in Chris Thompson Jersey good shape down the road, perhaps even sooner than some may think.Speaking of draft capital, Darnold and the Panthers struggling this year means more to New York than meets the eye. Remember, the Jets received a package that included a second-rounder and fourth-rounder in 2022 in the Darnold deal.That means, entering Week 17, New York will be on the clock with the No. 38 and No. 109 picks in the 2022 NFL draft courtesy of Carolina ( ), both picks coming within the first seven selections in their respective rounds.It's not as much of a high-profile impact as the Jamal Adams trade , but New York can certainly still add some talented and high-upside players in the second and fourth rounds.Years from now, we can all look back on the Darnold trade with a better understanding of how the transaction truly impacted both teams involved. For right now and as the 2021 regular season rapidly comes Jason Taylor Jersey to a close, however, it looks like Gang Green won the trade and will benefit from it in the short and long term.MORE: