Week 1 of the NFL season is creeping toward Seattle Seahawks fans, and 12s can't truly know what to expect from their favorite team. While the preseason is basically meaningless, will the offense look anything like it did in the starters' one series in preseason Week 2?
If so, great. New quarterback Sam Darnold looked pretty good in new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak's system. That system was much closer to what Seattle used to run in the 2010s before the OC became a stool for quarterback Russell Wilson.
Wilson wanted to throw the ball far too much, even though the team overall was better when Seattle ran with more efficiency, and though he couldn't see over the middle that well. Still, he was the best quarterback in Seahawks history, and Seattle's trend toward mediocrity wasn't his fault.
Former Seattle Seahawks superstar Russell Wilson might be doomed with the New York Giants
Now, Russell Wilson is attempting to find his way with a new team, the New York Giants. New York is his third team in three years, and his numbers don't tell the truth about Wilson's failures. Overall, he has a good quarterback rating and not a ton of interceptions. He doesn't lead his offense to many points, however.
That might be a problem with the Giants, too. Malik Nabers is a very good receiver, but overall, the offense is limited. Wilson is unlikely to elevate the unit much, if at all. And if the offense fails, the Giants will fail, and that might happen quickly.
The first four weeks of New York's season are fairly brutal. The Giants open at the Washington Commanders, then go to a Dallas Cowboys team in disarray, then host a good Kansas City Chiefs team, and do the same with a good Los Angeles Chargers.
By Week 2, Giants coaches might be thinking more about the future and their job security and decide that rookie Jaxson Dart's time has come. Dart is raw, but was very good in training camp and the preseason, and New York might take their chances with him in hopes he is very good by 2026.
Meanwhile, Russell Wilson, the best quarterback in Seattle Seahawks history, might find his robotic and rehearsed answers to interview questions wear thin quickly in New York. If his play doesn't overcome his personality, Wilson could be QB2 or QB3 quickly, and he might be out of a job next year.