Seahawks QB Sam Darnold enters his first season as Seattle’s starting quarterback. Veteran WR Cooper Kupp said Darnold is proving to have a “mastery” of route concepts and how to attack defenses.
“We’re going to get there (as an offense) and because of the urgency of guys like Sam who see when it’s not right and can say, ‘Hey, this is how it has to be to make this thing go against this look and how we’re going to be able to attack this defense, this is where I need guys to be.’ Now, I love that,” Kupp said, via Curtis Crabtree of Fox Sports. “I love when your quarterback is taking that urgency into things and understanding and mastery of these concepts. So it’s real fun to play with someone like that and excited for the guys to come alongside him and learn and make those things come to life.”
Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald added that Darnold already has a “great feel” for their offensive system.
“Sam is doing a great job,” Macdonald said. “Sam is a great feel for the offense right now in terms of growing every day. So you can feel the growth. You can feel the improvement, the confidence that we’re doing on that side of the ball and that we’re growing. It’s exciting to work with. He’s a heck of a competitor.”
Kupp points out that Darnold already has an understanding of OC Klint Kubiak’s system based on their time together in 2023 when he was the 49ers’ passing game coordinator.
“He’s kind of been in this offense a little bit, so he’s got a little bit of a leg-up on a lot of the guys that are learning for the first time,” Kupp said. “You see there’s an understanding he knows what it takes to make this offense go. It’s the details. It’s all that stuff, precision, execution.”
