Yahoo Sports NFL on Sam Darnold
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Outside of one deep shot to Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a touchdown, what did Darnold do well? Avoid sacks? No. Throw on time? Not really. Throw accurately on a consistent basis? Nope... Sam Darnold from last year's Rams loss until now: 334/551 for 3,936 yards, 23 TDs, 17 INTs, and a sub-6.0 ANY/A.
STACKED’s take
Darnold's 18-game downturn (23 TDs, 17 INTs, sub-6.0 ANY/A) disqualifies him from extension talks.
Darnold was horrendous; outside of one deep shot to Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a touchdown, he failed to avoid sacks, throw on time, or throw accurately on a consistent basis. His statistical downturn traces back to the four-interception meltdown against the Los Angeles Rams. From that Rams loss until now, Darnold has posted 334/551 for 3,936 yards, 23 TDs, 17 INTs, and a sub-6.0 ANY/A over an 18-game stretch. The source notes this was a showing worse than either the Denver Broncos or San Francisco 49ers losses and that he is not in any contract extension territory; he can play out his contract in 2027 or leave sooner if things don't turn positively.
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