Most underrated offense
By: Jake Rajala
The Seattle Seahawks brought in a few faces to turn around their future. Their biggest move was obviously reeling in Sam Darnold. The former USC legend threw 35 touchdowns to 12 ints. This led to him garnering a 102.5 rating. Darnold is the leader of an offense, that I believe is the most underrated in the league.
Darnold was ranked as the 25th best QB by PFF. I believe this is blasphemous. After all, his 35 touchdowns were fifth in the league. Even his passing yards, 4,319 was fifth in the league!
It may seem that he mainly dazzled due to Justin Jefferson in his offense. Well, Darnold has a couple of pieces that should really boost him. Cooper Kupp and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (1,130 yards on 100 catches last season) are a Top-10 WR duo in my opinion.
It won’t be sunshine and rainbows for the Hawks offense. They ranked 28th in sacks allowed last season. Klint Kubiak will have to get creative with Sam. Kubiak had Derek Carr really shining in the first two weeks of last season.
Their rushing attack was also 28th in the league last season. The play-action game will be erased if they can’t run the football.
It should also be noted that the Hawks offense faces divisional foes that often bled on the scoreboard. The SF 49ers were 29th, the LA Rams were 15th, and the AZ Cardinals were 16th in PPG allowed last season.
The Seahawks have weapons that can magic happen in space. Darnold can also make the deep throws and hit the wideout when he’s on the run. I expect the Hawks to return to stardom. It will be hard to peg which NFC West squad will fail next season. Perhaps each squad will hit their ceiling and they will all make the post-season!
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