Is Seahawks' Drew Lock Proving He's The NFL's Best Backup QB?

The Seattle Seahawks accounted for the Arizona Cardinals at Lumen Field in a 17-3 win on Sunday, with Drew Lock once again proving that a good backup quarterback is priceless.

Or maybe, the Seahawks are right in believing Lock is just about the best backup QB there is.

With Sam Darnold out with a quad and rib injury, Lock got his second start of the season (30th in his career) and did what he needed to do to get Seattle a much-needed win.

Lock's stats don't jump off the page: he finished his day 19 of 28 for 175 yards and a touchdown, adding 16 rushing yards on five carries. 

But the most important thing is that Lock didn't turn the ball over. He played a clean game.

In his three outings this season, Lock has thrown for 597 yards, 5 TDs, and no interceptions while completing 71.1 percent of his throws.

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That is ideal.

But what allows him to come into a situation where he doesn't get a lot of first-team reps because of Darnold and play the way he does?

"To go back to probably something I've said before, but I feel like I've found my way as a guy that doesn't get reps as a backup to be ready for a game," Lock said. "So, when we got to this week, it's not something that I wasn't used to, to say the least.

"Just mentally being as prepared as I can with tape, walkthrough reps, re-watching practices, and being ready to come out here and spin it around."

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And it is definitely working.

Lock, in his three games (Darnold played just five snaps in Week 1), has been what you would call the ideal game manager.

He takes what the defense gives him, gets the ball to his best players, doesn't make mistakes, and at times, leans on the outstanding defense led by head coach Mike Macdonald to keep things tight.

We have seen many times already this year when backup quarterbacks simply come in and are overwhelmed, but for Lock, he isn't new to this. 

He's got 30 starts under his belt now, and don't forget the continuity he has with this group as well, having been in Seattle for the past two seasons.

It wasn't flashy, and it won't win any awards for aesthetics, but Lock did what he was paid to do. Win a game of football.