3 reasons the Steelers should not trade for Sam Darnold next year
By Tommy Jaggi
Darnold may not be very good
It’s hard to judge a 23-year-old quarterback on a really bad football team, but I would be concerned about making this trade for yet another reason: Sam Darnold might not be very good. Though the young signal-caller flashes at times, consistency is a huge issue and he hasn’t strung together good enough tape for me to bite on this potential trade.
So far in 2020, Darnold is averaging a dismal 5.7 yards per pass attempt – the lowest of his NFL career and tied for what Mason Rudolph did in 2019 with the Steelers. Dinking and dunking your way down the field is never a recipe for success. In fact, even Devlin Hodges averaged more yards per attempt so far in his career than Darnold.
In addition, 39 touchdown and 32 interceptions to go with an 11-19 record don’t exactly scream ‘game-changer’ or ‘winner’ to me. Yes, it would make sense to bring in a quarterback that is over 15 years younger than Ben Roethlisberger, but Darnold probably isn’t that guy.
Related Story. 6 teams Steelers fans should be rooting for during the bye week. light
The Steelers will have some difficult choices to make as Big Ben nears the end of his Hall of Fame career. However, at this point, they may be better off trying to find a bridge quarterback or rolling the dice in the draft rather than giving up a lot for an unproven player like Sam Darnold.