Seahawks’ Gamble on Sam Darnold: Is This the Make-or-Break Moment for Their Franchise?
The Seahawks went 10-7, but missed the playoffs last season. Our game predictions model, which assigns a point value for each team corresponding to its current depth chart, favors Smith with the Seahawks by one point more than with Darnold at QB.
Last season, Darnold was league average in EVE in expected pass situations, one of our most valuable metrics for QB evaluation, while Smith was 1.5 yards better. Darnold was league average despite throwing behind a top-10 pass protection unit in the league. The Seahawks are currently projected for the leagueâs seventh-worst pass pro unit next season, so it’s a tougher situation for a quarterback who was in the much-more advantageous spot in 2024.
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