3 reasons Drew Lock should win the Seahawks starting QB job

The Seattle Seahawks will have a new starting quarterback in 2022 after trading Russell Wilson this offseason. But a player they got back in the trade might be the long-term QB.

Drew Lock certainly hasn’t yet become the quality starting QB in the NFL that the Denver Broncos hoped he would be when they took him in 2019. In college at Missouri, Lock showed off a big arm and good mobility. He led the FBS in touchdown passes (44) in 2017. While he wasn’t a first-round choice, he wasn’t far off.

According to NFL.com’s draft profile of Lock, he was expected to become a “good starter within two years.” He ran a 4.69 40 at the NFL combine – plenty fast enough for a quarterback – and his arm talent was without question.

The issues he had in college seemed to be magnified when he came to the NFL, however. At times at Missouri, Lock struggled with being consistently accurate, his footwork in the pocket was sketchy and his arm angle was sometimes off which caused his throws to sail or be offline.

Drew Lock could become the Seahawks long-term starting quarterback

That said, a good NFL quarterback coach and offensive coordinator should have been able to fix these problems. Instead, Lock went to Denver where Broncos coaches seemed clueless on how to run an offense. Lock wasn’t the only not-good quarterback the last few years in Denver. Even veteran Teddy Bridgewater struggled at times in 2021.

Lock may not end up working out with the Seahawks. But there is no reason to think he can’t be better and maybe even good enough to make Seattle think they don’t need to draft a QB in 2023. Here are three reasons why.