When the Seattle Seahawks rolled out a first year of Sam Darnold with a new offensive coordinator, behind one of last year’s worst offensive lines and without DK Metcalf, most people probably expected they’d be the best passing offense in the league.

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Maybe not. But that’s certainly what they’ve looked like through eight games.

Make no mistake, it’s not entirely out of nowhere. There was plenty of intrigue and promise and a foundation of talent, but perhaps just not as much faith in hindsight.

Critics were fairly concerned whether Darnold’s resurgence with Minnesota in 2024 could stick around without star wide receiver Justin Jefferson and head coach Kevin O’Connell. But he always had a big arm.

There were fears the weapons

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