The Seattle Seahawks did not exactly get off on the right foot in the Sam Darnold era on Sunday, losing to the San Francisco 49ers in an anemic season opener.
Darnold went just 16-for-23 with 150 yards as the Seahawks mustered a measly 13 points in the loss, and it already has people wondering if Seattle made a mistake in signing Darnold to a three-year, $100.5 million contract in free agency.
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It's probably too soon for the Seahawks to consider benching Darnold, but Bleacher Report's Alex Kay thinks it could be a possibility if Seattle comes out slow in Week 2 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"While there's still hope for better days after Seattle's defense kept a Christian McCaffrey-led backfield in check and recorded a pa