With better quarterback play, Hurst would have had an incredible night.
Hurst found ways to get open, and both of his catches were for first downs as he had two catches for 19 yards. The fact that he had six targets shows that he put himself in situations where quarterbacks looked at him. Quite honestly, Hurst’s move on Jets’ corner Maury Bamba on third and goal was maybe his most impressive moment of the night. He left Bamba in his tracks to get open in the end zone, but the throw by Bazelak was behind him. Hurst got his hands on the ball but couldn’t hold on. He showed enough with the opportunities he had that he can be a primary target at receiver.
Scott Reynolds·
Another dark horse to keep an eye on is undrafted free agent quarterback Jalon Daniels...I don’t think veteran backup Jake Browning feels threatened for the QB2 job right now, but Tampa Bay absolutely loves the potential of the former Kansas QB, who has a live arm and 4.65 speed as a scrambler. If Daniels impresses in camp and makes a lot of plays in the preseason, he could force his way on to the roster as a developmental QB rather than just being on the practice squad in that role. But first he’ll have to take on Connor Bazelak and prove he’s worthy of sticking around Tampa Bay.
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