Maybe he is, maybe he isn't

He just keeps sticking around and showing signs of improvement

His ceiling is Matt Ryan, and he can reach it on the right team IMO
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Nah, he's right. The career year that Darnold just had is slightly better than Matt Ryan's career averages. Ryan averaged 4562 yards and a 28/13 career TD/INT ratio, Darnold got 4319 and 35/12 in by far his best season ever
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Wow, that's hard to believe. Darnild really was basically left for dead post NYJ
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Seriously man, before Mahomes we would've been BEGGING for a Darnold

Just some elementary display of basic competence would've been all it took to send us all wild, it was once that bad here

Rebuilding Seattle did well to claim this guy IMO
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Darnold was helped IMMENSELY by the Vikings system and talent.

He won't be near as effective in Seattle. Maybe a 87 QB rating guy.
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true and does Seattle even have any WR's that are good still?

There's no shot that he replicates what he did with the Vikings.
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So why didn’t the Raiders just sign Darnold and save their 3r pick? I know it takes two to tango but I really don’t u/s that move for a very limited player. Seahawks get a 3r pick and sign a younger comparable player. Neither are winning anything but the latter seems obviously smarter.
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I mean, neither are contenders with these QBs. But I think darnold needs to be dialed back into a scripted game manager. And geno needs to gun sling. So I think they both ended up in the place that suits them better.
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba is damned good.

You'd have to think hey'll focus on getting a couple of WRs in FA and the draft. They really don't have too many other pure holes in their roster, mostly just need fo focus on trying to improve some areas.
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Pete Carroll wanted Geno in particular is my assumption.
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Well yeah but he’s not gonna get a team like that. But in Minnesota you’re absolutely nuts if you’re not feeding your WRs constantly. In Seattle darnold can sit back and let the RBs run the show. Seattle doesn’t have to put darnold front and center
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And their ceiling is probably an NFC Division game.

Welcome to hell.
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Don't agree with this ....:-)
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What I don’t get is why Seattle doesn’t recognize the moves that got them Russell Wilson. They traded valuable picks for Charlie whitehurst. Even still they gave Matt Flynn a mega contract. And yet they still drafted Russell relatively early and had the balls to start him even after all they sunk on Flynn/whitehurst

For that matter I still do not understand why franchises settle for middling QBs. Signing darnold isn’t the worst move if you commit to a relentless search for a young qb to take his place.
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