Ouch. Our guy Sam Darnold just took a tumble in Nick Wright’s Week 6 quarterback rankings, a stark reminder that the benefit of the doubt he’s built up is starting to shrink.
The QB Mountain Shake-Up
Wright’s latest hierarchy has Patrick Mahomes still chilling alone at the top of the mountain, but a bunch of other signal-callers saw some serious movement. Jalen Hurts fell again, Dak Prescott dropped after a rough Thursday night, and even Matthew Stafford somehow climbed despite a loss. A trio of backups quietly moved up the board, too, showing that consistency is key. Tyler Huntley even got a shoutout for potentially being the best backup in the league after how he handled about half his games, keeping his team from looking like a “knee-capped operation” that had no chance of moving the ball. That’s high praise.
Meanwhile, some fell completely “off the mountain,” with Wright calling out Justin Herbert specifically, saying he doesn’t see how Herbert is currently “not one of the 28 best quarterbacks in the league.” Yikes.
Where Darnold Stands
But for us here in the Emerald City, the news isn’t as bright. Wright noted Sam Darnold “has not looked great yet this year,” and it’s hitting him where it counts: his spot on the list. That “benefit of the doubt” he’s been running on? It’s “shrinking just a bit,” according to Wright, leading directly to Darnold’s drop this week. While guys like Kyler Murray, fresh in a Vikings uniform with a sweet touchdown pass to Justin Jefferson, are climbing, Darnold’s heading the other way. Even Drake Maye is steadily climbing back, almost hitting row four after a five-touchdown performance.
This isn’t a good look for Darnold, and with that benefit of the doubt shrinking, we’re all gonna be watching closely to see if he can turn things around.
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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