Analyst Aims 1 Key Question At Seahawks Over Sam Darnold's Starting Future

It is odd to think that just nine football games ago, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold was the toast of the NFL world after leading his team to a Super Bowl win.

But fast forward to now, and the Seahawks sit at 5-4, but Darnold hasn't played well this season.

There have been spurts where he's played well, but that one issue has kept on creeping up, and that's his turnovers. 

It got forgotten last year because he was flawless in the playoffs and the Super Bowl, but Darnold had 14 interceptions and a whopping 11 fumbles in 2025.

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This season, Darnold already has nine interceptions in just seven games. All the while, Drew Lock has been a calming presence and hasn't turned the ball over at all when he's been asked to step in for Sam.

This leads some to have a rather interesting conversation about who should be the starter, and for Seattle Sports' Dave Wyman, when asked that question by co-host Bob Shelton, he gave an interesting answer.

"It's still Sam, it really is," Wyman said. "I just think he's a Super Bowl champion. We say that all the time about Anthony Bradford and it's not like he's owed anything. It's just that his upside is very high. Now I think it comes with a caveat, though. If you're going to start fumbling the ball and throwing the ball away, then it's got to change because that has killed us.

"We (Seahawks) got beat one time. The other ones, we beat ourselves. I think the only question mark is because I think it's Sam (as the starter), is how many interceptions or fumbles are you willing to tolerate?"

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And that is the big question isn't it? 

Darnold's nine interceptions in seven games aren't a great look, and if that continues throughout the season when he returns from injury, it is going to make for a serious conversation to be had.

Sam gets the chance to calm things down, but at the same time, what Lock is doing right now surely has to be on the mind of head coach Mike Macdonald.

Lock has thrown 5 TDs and no interceptions, while completing 71.1 percent of his passes, and has led Seattle to two wins, albeit against the lowly Arizona Cardinals.

Is there really a quarterback controversy happening in Seattle? It's only early, but it sure feels like it.