It would have been understandable if Sam Darnold had gotten off to a slow start with the Seattle Seahawks.
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After all, the 28-year-old quarterback was tasked with breaking in a new-look offense that featured several new starters, a new coordinator and a new scheme.
But so far, there haven’t been any major growing pains for Seattle’s new QB1.
Darnold has been sharp and efficient through his first four games, completing 70% of his passes for 905 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions.
He’s created explosive plays downfield, ranking second in the NFL with 9.1 yards per pass attempt. He’s made a handful of big throws in crunch time, including a 22-yarder to Jaxon Smith-Njigba that set up Seattle’s game-winning field goal against t