Seahawks Urged to Bench QB Sam Darnold for Drew Lock Minutes After Loss vs. Broncos

It is not often that a team is urged to bench a Super Bowl winning quarterback just months after securing a title, but the Seattle Seahawks are entering this territory with Sam Darnold. There are plenty of reasonable explanations for the Seahawks' offensive woes.

Could Darnold have rushed back from the glute injury too quickly? Perhaps Seattle is missing former offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, while Brian Fleury has not exactly thrived during his first season in the Pacific Northwest.

The Seahawks do not have a clear starting running back, and a lack of consistent receiving production outside Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

Whatever the reason, it is hard to get past this reality: the Seahawks are 1-3 since Darnold replaced Drew Lock at quarterback following his injury. During this four-game span, Darnold has thrown seven interceptions and lost three of the four contests.

The Seahawks are under fire to make a decision at quarterback.

Calls Mount for Seahawks to Bench Sam Darnold for Drew Lock After 7 Interceptions in 4 Games

It is not just Darnold's turnovers, but the timing of the interceptions. Darnold's two interceptions both came when Seattle was driving with a chance to score the game-winning touchdown.

There are now growing calls to replace Darnold with Lock.

"They asked me on @933KJR in Seattle yesterday if Sam Darnold should be benched for Drew Lock," Pro Football Talk detailed in an October 15, message on X. "I said, 'No.' New answer: (indecisively shakes head meme)."

"Alright it's time to have a Drew Lock conversation," Emerald Spectrum's Nick Lee explained.