RENTON, Wash. -- Sam Darnold had thrown his second interception of the day when Klint Kubiak voiced his displeasure.

It was midway through an organized team activity in early June, and the Seattle Seahawks ' defense -- which had returned almost every key player from a top 10 unit in 2024 -- was taking it to their overhauled offense.

Seattle had hired Kubiak to replace Ryan Grubb as the offensive coordinator, signed Darnold in free agency after trading Geno Smith and then turned over roughly half of the starting lineup around him. And on this day, the offense looked like it was starting over.

"Sam Darnold," Kubiak told his quarterback, "your group is the sh--s right now."

Fast-forward two and a half months later, during a training camp practice in mid-August. Kubiak's offense ha

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