Sam Darnold Week 2 performance

[Mistashoesta]

I missed the game due to work. For those of you that watched, how did he do? I see the stats, but I'd like to hear what folks on our beloved .net thought about our ginger signal caller.

 

[evergreen]

He had a couple of bad plays but overall he was functional and should some fight.

 

[Shane Falco]

I missed the game too. Gonna have to see it on a replay. Not to derail the thread but on an aside, really sounds like BMurph had a hell of a game.

I'm curious about Darnold as well. Also the playcalling. Seen some highlights and looked pretty good.

 

[Ostatehawk]

One pick was clearly a brain fart by him. The other was a tipped ball. Probably partly his fault.

Made a few very good plays. Overall was solid and didn’t have any really geno-esque plays.

Overall I grade it a B effort

 

[nwHawk]

One bad throw to Kupp that Jalen Ramsey picked off. Darnell kept his head and emotion in the game, and made several nice throws. Played like a leader today.

 

[Hawkpower]

He showed his strengths which are quick and decisive throws in the middle of the field and bootlegs off play action. The deep ball to essentially clinch the game to JSN was a beauty too.

We saw flashes of what he can be at his best. It was encouraging for the most part

 

[AlbaHawk]

I missed the game due to work. For those of you that watched, how did he do? I see the stats, but I'd like to hear what folks on our beloved .net thought about our ginger signal caller.

Meh!

 

[Double Tribble]

He was good when he needed to be. Showed some giraffe-like agility and had some great tight window throws. Pretty one dimensional as he is a mostly nonexistent rushing threat. B sounds about right.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

He was damn good in the 2nd half, when it truly mattered. I hated the play call on 4th and 1, and he shouldn't have even attempted to throw that ball. But he bounced back, exactly what you want out of your QB.

 

[seabowl]

The spin move to get away from pressure while completing the past to Barner was a thing of beauty

 

[SoulfishHawk]

No doubt. Felt like the play of the game at that point.

 

[Appyhawk]

Darnold needs to work on his throw-away moves, but he made some very nice plays during the game yesterday. However they happen you always work on eliminating turnovers. It is usually overlooked though that a lot of ints are charged to the QB when they rightfully belong to the intended receiver.
We are getting better and I applaud the entire team effort to come back after the Stealer barrage to end the first half. Love that Darnold and the guys forced a rewrite to the Stealers history of winning 14 in a row when leading at the half.

 

[Hawknight]

That drop back on 4th down made me cringe a bit..but overall he came out ok...at least compared to last week

 

[SoulfishHawk]

HORRIFIC play call. I was excited about the new OC. Now? I don't what the hell to expect from him. Get better, son.

 

[nwHawk]

Love the idea of Barner as the tush push QB. Smart.

 

[HawkRiderFan]

Love the idea of Barner as the tush push QB. Smart.

On the radio they said they need to come of with a Seattle sounding name for it when the Hawks run it. I liked the one they came up with = The Grunge Plunge

 

[jman316]

I thought Darnold looked good. He might have been pushing a little in the 1st half, but he was hitting his back foot on 3 step drops and getting the ball out.

If we can continue to give him a pocket and his WRs stay on time, I think he’ll just continue to get more surgical.

 

[ivotuk]

He tries to get rid of the ball too often, trying not to get hit, but he needs to just take he sack sometimes and stop with the stupid turnovers. Someone needs to tell him that Pancakes are much better than Turnovers!

 

[oldhawkfan]

On the radio they said they need to come of with a Seattle sounding name for it when the Hawks run it. I liked the one they came up with = The Grunge Plunge

The Blue Wave. Then we can bring back that awful 80s video the team made.

 

[Jac]

His deep shot to JSN looked just like the throws he was making to Jefferson last year under Kevin O’Connell’s genius (ie, the same throws I didn’t see in last night’s Viking game).