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Chris Brockman · Dec 16, 2024

Chris Brockman pitched Sam Darnold as Seattle's starting quarterback next season in place of Geno Smith, and said Quinn Ewers would not be a first-round quarterback if he declared now.

Seahawks are gonna have a different starting quarterback next year.

said on air, transcribed by us · Overreaction Monday (podcast) · read the original →

2 checkable claims from this

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  • Quinn Ewers to be picked “He's not gonna be a first round quarterback right now” (picks 1–32)

    He's not gonna be a first round quarterback right now. Okay? He still has some eligibility left.

    Miss · 0Scored 0.02a naive guess scored 50
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2025
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    player:
    Quinn Ewers
    season:
    2024
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    0.02
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    231
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    0.02
    predicted pick:
    He's not gonna be a first round quarterback right now (picks 1–32)
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    only one pick — no order to score

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  • Sam Darnold to be 1st on the depth chart

    Seahawks are gonna have a different starting quarterback next year... Sam Darnold? That that's kinda where I was pegging.

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 91.67+10.17 skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    MIN
    skill:
    10.17
    player:
    Sam Darnold
    season:
    2024
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    91.67
    position:
    QB
    naive slot:
    2
    actual slot:
    1
    difficulty:
    1.22
    measured by:
    passing yards
    naive basis:
    where he sat last season
    weeks in the season:
    18
    predicted slot:
    1
    weeks left when called:
    4

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