Originally posted by maltz88:
Originally posted by genus49:
I think you need to go back and rewatch the game...it was a good showing for sure but far from the scenario I mentioned.
Agree to disagree. I've watched that game a few times. Darnold and JSN were the reasons Seattle won that game.
With 7 QB hits, 3 sacks, Seattle's defense and running game not showing up. Darnold did shoulder that game.
I definitely tipped my hat to him in that game. His showing a couple weeks later in the super bowl was, meh. But he absolutely balled out in the NFCCG.
Once again there is tipping your hat to him given a good performance and doing what I said. The two are not the same thing.
His TD to Bobo was impressive but also throws I've seen Purdy dragged for in these parts when it goes the wrong way. 1st and 10 with a lead inside the redzone you can live to play another down. But he makes a great throw with a rusher coming in on him and Bobo snags it with a defender all over him. Great play.
The two other TDs were to a wide open JSN on a coverage bust and another to Kupp who ran it in.
If to you that game meets your standards that's great but the criteria I put down is not something he achieved IMO in that game. Sam's thing has always been if you get to him early he's not able to keep it together. Seattle protected him after he went through a crazy stretch of turning the ball over and I didn't see a guy taking a game over.
The Bobo TD was great. The deep pass to Shaheed on 3rd down was great but 0 pressure on that play. Go back and look at all the key down throws he made and you'll find virtually 0 pressure or moments where he needs to escape the pocket because of it. The few times it gets somewhat muddy it's dump off throws. And not that there's anything wrong with that but once again I'm not seeing a guy showing me something he hasn't before. And like you said the following week he went back to looking shaky vs a better secondary.
