SonicHawk
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16/23 150y 0 TD 0 INT
How scoring works: Up to 3 points available each passing play. 3 is exceptional, -3 is braindead. 0 is a neutral. 23 pass attempts, so scoring:
Below 18: F
18 - 22: C
23 - 32: B
33+: A
1st Quarter
1st & 10 SEA 35: 18 yard pass to JSN -- Perfect zone beater, JSN across the middle about 10 yards deep. Probably could have led JSN a bit better for more yards, but not necessarily behind him. +1, scheme
3rd & 5 SF 42: 0 yard pass to Barner -- Man to man. Great coverage, pocket collapsing, Darnold throws up a ball. This is a really bad decision. Easily could have been a pick 6 but Barner boxes out his defender for the 0 yard gain. Just gotta eat the ball and take the sack. None of the receivers got separation. -3, bonehead.
1st & 10 SF 43: 21 yard pass to JSN -- I think he has Cooper Kupp open up the middle, but he has enough pocket time to see JSN get open with no safety help nearby. He floats a ball really nicely to an open space. +3, makeup time
2nd Quarter
2nd & 11 SEA 34: Incomple to Barner -- SF Blitz gets a man through and I can only assume that he's throwing this away. I like living to see another day and I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt that this is a throwaway ball and not an errant pass. +1, live another day
3rd & 11 SEA 34: Incomplete to JSN -- Ok, so the pressure is coming and I feel like this is a forced throw to JSN. It's a problem because AJ Barner who is his safety net is WIDE OPEN. I don't want to give too much of a negative because he did have pressure, but a player 25 yards away from you isn't your safety net. -1, forced
1st & 10 SEA 14: 5 yards to KW -- Blitz comes, may be a designed play. I feel so bad for Cooper Kupp watching these. This is a neutral. 0, Sorry Coop.
3rd & 8 SEA 16: -3 Yards to KW -- Designed screen, did not work. Maybe he could have sold it a bit more, I don't know. Pass was good. +1, yuck
2nd & 4 SEA 26: 22 yards to JSN -- Hurry up ish. Both Barner and JSN open at the same spot, delivers a nice ball to JSN. Barner could've made a block for JSN there. I don't think this was overly complicated or good. +1, Good ball, but I hope so.
1st & 10 SEA 48: JSN inc -- JSN is the right target and the concept was good. Just a slight overthrow. This is one of those plays that really separates the best from the average. Right idea, wrong throw. +1
2nd & 10 SEA 48: 9 yard to Kupp -- I think I'd like to see him look at that 1 on 1 coverage with Troy Horton streaking (he stared at it) and let it loose. Instead he truly forces a ball to Kupp who with a hand in his face makes a really good snag. The ball placement is perfect on nearly perfect coverage. I don't think it was the right decision though but... +2, zero room for error.
3rd Quarter
1st & 10 SEA 29: 7 yard to Arroyo -- Why does Darnold hate Cooper Kupp? Kupp was streaking beautifully about 15 yards deep with plenty of space. Arroyo was wide open, but ARroyo was flat footed by that point. Not your worst 1st & 10 result, but where's the sling? That being said, +2, 7 yards on 1st down.
3rd & 3 SEA 36: INC to Kupp -- Oh no, that's why we're not throwing to Kupp? Kupp stumbles when he changes direction even though Darnold starts throwing at the right time. Goes off his hands. Wow, he might suck. +2, not your fault Sam.
3rd & 4 SEA 37: 16 yards to JSN -- Pocket collapses just before the play develops, Sam escapes. Somehow finds JSN hiding behind a defender (AJ was wide open for a first down too and probably the easier throw). Sams decision to throw across his body, moving the opposite direction is truly questionable. The ball hardly gets there. This worked but I hated it. Still, while the line didn't do a bad job, Sam correctly escaped and found JSN somehow here. +2, this could have been a negative
1st & 10 SF 47: 2 yards to KW -- This is one of those plays that is easy to mess up. It's a short horizontal pass to Walker after nothing really opens up deep. He leads Walker and KW just has one guy to beat for a bigger gain. KW doesn't, but this kind of simple play is more than a 1. +2, little things matter.
4th Quarter
2nd & 8 SF 45: 2 yards to JSN, Fumble -- Sam got a pretty bad snap and handled it well. Tossed it quickly to JSN. JSN fucks up. +1, good handles.
1st & 10 SEA 37: -8 to JSN -- This can't seriously be a designed play and truly a bad decision to throw it to JSN and not a good throw to him. This could have gone even worse very easily. -2, almost a -3 but +1 because of trash playcalling
2nd & 18 SEA 29: INC to JSN -- I don't hate the throw to JSN, it's a 50/50 ball really. But this needs to be a back far shoulder towars the sideline. A great throw gets this done, but it wasn't a bad throw. +1, right decision
3rd & 18 SEA 29: 3 yards to JSN -- I feel like JSN is just tired now and he throws an errant ball. +1, fine toss. -3 for JSN
2nd and 2 SF 45: 5 yard scramble -- Where's that cross body throw here to Kupp? I think this is a designed scramble. Nice play, nice execution. +2, Sammy Legs
3rd & 7 SF 25: 6 yards to Kupp -- Kupp has to get the first down here. This was caught and fought for like a 1st quarter drive. Looked designed to Kupp here as Sam makes no read and throws it at the correct time. +2, good timing and ball.
1st & 10 SEA 35: 11 yards to JSN -- One of my favorite Darnold plays. He's throwing into a space with 3 defenders. The underneath follows Barner but Sam looks at Barner long enough. He somehow pulls the inside safety away from JSN before firing it in there. +3, chess moves.
1st & 10 SEA 46: INC to JSN -- Deep zone, JSN targets again. This was not a well thrown ball. A bit saily, the wrong part of the body. -1, a good throw does it.
2nd & 10 SEA 46: 40 yards to JSN -- JSN absolutely torches bro here. Excellent ball too, in stride, over the right shoulder. Elite NFL behaviour. +3, this fuccs.
2nd & 5 SF 9: Game losing sack -- Darnold has eyes only for JSN, but once he's given up on that he's too late to effectively get the ball out to KW. Part of the problem is he slaps the ball. Without the slap, this is an easy completion, maybe even a TD. He could've stepped up in the pocket as well, there was a ton of room in front of him. Should I even bother mentioning that Kupp was open in the middle for almost a guaranteed TD? Unfortunately, -3. This sucks.
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Overall score: 21, B-
This wasn't a good game by Darnold but also was not horrendous by any means. He needs to find a second receiver he can trust.
How scoring works: Up to 3 points available each passing play. 3 is exceptional, -3 is braindead. 0 is a neutral. 23 pass attempts, so scoring:
Below 18: F
18 - 22: C
23 - 32: B
33+: A
1st Quarter
1st & 10 SEA 35: 18 yard pass to JSN -- Perfect zone beater, JSN across the middle about 10 yards deep. Probably could have led JSN a bit better for more yards, but not necessarily behind him. +1, scheme
3rd & 5 SF 42: 0 yard pass to Barner -- Man to man. Great coverage, pocket collapsing, Darnold throws up a ball. This is a really bad decision. Easily could have been a pick 6 but Barner boxes out his defender for the 0 yard gain. Just gotta eat the ball and take the sack. None of the receivers got separation. -3, bonehead.
1st & 10 SF 43: 21 yard pass to JSN -- I think he has Cooper Kupp open up the middle, but he has enough pocket time to see JSN get open with no safety help nearby. He floats a ball really nicely to an open space. +3, makeup time
2nd Quarter
2nd & 11 SEA 34: Incomple to Barner -- SF Blitz gets a man through and I can only assume that he's throwing this away. I like living to see another day and I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt that this is a throwaway ball and not an errant pass. +1, live another day
3rd & 11 SEA 34: Incomplete to JSN -- Ok, so the pressure is coming and I feel like this is a forced throw to JSN. It's a problem because AJ Barner who is his safety net is WIDE OPEN. I don't want to give too much of a negative because he did have pressure, but a player 25 yards away from you isn't your safety net. -1, forced
1st & 10 SEA 14: 5 yards to KW -- Blitz comes, may be a designed play. I feel so bad for Cooper Kupp watching these. This is a neutral. 0, Sorry Coop.
3rd & 8 SEA 16: -3 Yards to KW -- Designed screen, did not work. Maybe he could have sold it a bit more, I don't know. Pass was good. +1, yuck
2nd & 4 SEA 26: 22 yards to JSN -- Hurry up ish. Both Barner and JSN open at the same spot, delivers a nice ball to JSN. Barner could've made a block for JSN there. I don't think this was overly complicated or good. +1, Good ball, but I hope so.
1st & 10 SEA 48: JSN inc -- JSN is the right target and the concept was good. Just a slight overthrow. This is one of those plays that really separates the best from the average. Right idea, wrong throw. +1
2nd & 10 SEA 48: 9 yard to Kupp -- I think I'd like to see him look at that 1 on 1 coverage with Troy Horton streaking (he stared at it) and let it loose. Instead he truly forces a ball to Kupp who with a hand in his face makes a really good snag. The ball placement is perfect on nearly perfect coverage. I don't think it was the right decision though but... +2, zero room for error.
3rd Quarter
1st & 10 SEA 29: 7 yard to Arroyo -- Why does Darnold hate Cooper Kupp? Kupp was streaking beautifully about 15 yards deep with plenty of space. Arroyo was wide open, but ARroyo was flat footed by that point. Not your worst 1st & 10 result, but where's the sling? That being said, +2, 7 yards on 1st down.
3rd & 3 SEA 36: INC to Kupp -- Oh no, that's why we're not throwing to Kupp? Kupp stumbles when he changes direction even though Darnold starts throwing at the right time. Goes off his hands. Wow, he might suck. +2, not your fault Sam.
3rd & 4 SEA 37: 16 yards to JSN -- Pocket collapses just before the play develops, Sam escapes. Somehow finds JSN hiding behind a defender (AJ was wide open for a first down too and probably the easier throw). Sams decision to throw across his body, moving the opposite direction is truly questionable. The ball hardly gets there. This worked but I hated it. Still, while the line didn't do a bad job, Sam correctly escaped and found JSN somehow here. +2, this could have been a negative
1st & 10 SF 47: 2 yards to KW -- This is one of those plays that is easy to mess up. It's a short horizontal pass to Walker after nothing really opens up deep. He leads Walker and KW just has one guy to beat for a bigger gain. KW doesn't, but this kind of simple play is more than a 1. +2, little things matter.
4th Quarter
2nd & 8 SF 45: 2 yards to JSN, Fumble -- Sam got a pretty bad snap and handled it well. Tossed it quickly to JSN. JSN fucks up. +1, good handles.
1st & 10 SEA 37: -8 to JSN -- This can't seriously be a designed play and truly a bad decision to throw it to JSN and not a good throw to him. This could have gone even worse very easily. -2, almost a -3 but +1 because of trash playcalling
2nd & 18 SEA 29: INC to JSN -- I don't hate the throw to JSN, it's a 50/50 ball really. But this needs to be a back far shoulder towars the sideline. A great throw gets this done, but it wasn't a bad throw. +1, right decision
3rd & 18 SEA 29: 3 yards to JSN -- I feel like JSN is just tired now and he throws an errant ball. +1, fine toss. -3 for JSN
2nd and 2 SF 45: 5 yard scramble -- Where's that cross body throw here to Kupp? I think this is a designed scramble. Nice play, nice execution. +2, Sammy Legs
3rd & 7 SF 25: 6 yards to Kupp -- Kupp has to get the first down here. This was caught and fought for like a 1st quarter drive. Looked designed to Kupp here as Sam makes no read and throws it at the correct time. +2, good timing and ball.
1st & 10 SEA 35: 11 yards to JSN -- One of my favorite Darnold plays. He's throwing into a space with 3 defenders. The underneath follows Barner but Sam looks at Barner long enough. He somehow pulls the inside safety away from JSN before firing it in there. +3, chess moves.
1st & 10 SEA 46: INC to JSN -- Deep zone, JSN targets again. This was not a well thrown ball. A bit saily, the wrong part of the body. -1, a good throw does it.
2nd & 10 SEA 46: 40 yards to JSN -- JSN absolutely torches bro here. Excellent ball too, in stride, over the right shoulder. Elite NFL behaviour. +3, this fuccs.
2nd & 5 SF 9: Game losing sack -- Darnold has eyes only for JSN, but once he's given up on that he's too late to effectively get the ball out to KW. Part of the problem is he slaps the ball. Without the slap, this is an easy completion, maybe even a TD. He could've stepped up in the pocket as well, there was a ton of room in front of him. Should I even bother mentioning that Kupp was open in the middle for almost a guaranteed TD? Unfortunately, -3. This sucks.
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Overall score: 21, B-
This wasn't a good game by Darnold but also was not horrendous by any means. He needs to find a second receiver he can trust.
I'm still figuring out this point system but I think it was in the range of that B- and a C felt a little too low.
