Seahawks’ Gamble on Sam Darnold: Is This the Make-or-Break Moment for Their Franchise?

Some of the other negatives weren’t as bad below the surface. His 12 interceptions tied seven other QBs for the fourth most, but of the 11 who had at least that many, only one had a lower interception rate than Darnold’s 2.2%. While he was sacked 48 times (tied for fourth), he still surpassed 200+ rushing yards (212) for the third time in his career. Also, while he was 16th in completion percentage (66.2), he had the league high with 41 completions of 25+ yards.

There are warning signs given his success in 2024 was so different from earlier in his career. Darnold’s 5.04 pickable pass percentage – which measures how often a pass is deemed pickable by the defense regardless of the end result – was the second highest among QBs with 300+ pass attempts. Additionally, he ranked only 20th in well-thrown percentage (80.7) and 19th in catchable ball percentage (77.1) among that group.

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