The news out of Lumen Field is a gut punch, 12s, as our starting quarterback Sam Darnold is looking at potentially missing four to six weeks with a glute injury. This isn’t just a bump or bruise; this is a significant chunk of the early season gone, confirmed by Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, who painted a much grimmer picture than what we heard initially. While he won’t need surgery, the idea of our QB1 being sidelined for over a month, especially after Week 1, changes everything we thought about our early schedule.
The “We’ll See” Turns Into “Uh Oh”
Early Sunday, ESPN’s Ian Rapoport tried to give us a sliver of hope, reporting Darnold went down in the opener against the Patriots and would definitely miss Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals. Rapoport even hinted that a Week 3 return was a possibility, calling it a “we’ll see” situation. But then Florio dropped the hammer later that day. Four to six weeks, no surgery, but a much more cautious approach from the team. It sounds like they’re feeling comfortable with backup Drew Lock stepping in, which, hey, you have to be. But after hearing “we’ll see about Week 3,” getting hit with “could be six weeks” is a cold dose of reality.
Drew Lock’s Baptism By Fire And A Brutal Stretch
So, it’s Drew Lock under center for the foreseeable future. The Seahawks are apparently comfortable with him, which is good because he’s about to be thrown into the deep end. We’re heading to Glendale next Sunday at 1:25 p.m. PDT for a divisional showdown with the 1-0 Cardinals. That’s no easy task. We might be able to fend off them and the 0-1 Washington Commanders without Darnold, but then the schedule gets absolutely brutal. Week 4 kicks off a difficult stretch against the Los Angeles Chargers. Then, in Week 5, it’s our NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers. And if that wasn’t enough, we get the Patrick Mahomes-led Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7. That’s a gauntlet, folks, and doing it with a backup QB for potentially six weeks means Lock has to be ready to ball out from day one.
Next Sunday’s trip to Glendale against the Cardinals is a massive divisional game to kick off this Darnold-less stretch. How Lock performs, how this team rallies, and whether they can survive this early season gauntlet will define our start to the season. Let’s get loud for Drew and the squad!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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