Sam Darnold said after his four interception performance in Miami, “There’s no excuse for how I played out there.”
He’s wrong.
There is an “excuse.”
The “excuse” is he’s a rookie who seemed to be rushed into the starting lineup.
He was just a two-year college starter, and came into the league after his red-shirt sophomore season.
He’s only 21.
Maybe he wasn’t instant coffee on the NFL level.
Terrific prospect, but had a lot to work on. Remember he had a turnover issue at USC, with 20 interceptions in his last 20 games.
He probably needed to sit and learn for a year like Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City.
I understand that Darnold isn’t going to make excuses publicly.
But to me, there is an “excuse” for how he’s playing.
Perhaps he was thrown the car keys too soon.
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