Brock: How Sam Darnold stood out at Seahawks camp

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Geno Smith is out and Sam Darnold is in as the starter. Drew Lock returned as the backup and the Seahawks traded last year’s backup Sam Howell. And Seattle picked intriguing rookie quarterback Jalen Milroe in the third round of the draft.

With three different faces than a year ago, Seattle’s training camp practices have offered some of the first looks at the unit.

Former Seahawks and UW Huskies quarterback Brock Huard was on hand at a recent practice. He shared what he saw from the new-look quarterback group during his Blue 88 segment Friday on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk.

Huard began by talking about how Darnold stood out from the rest of the quarterbacks.

“It was pretty intriguing to me watching the quarterbacks for a big chunk, especially as they got warmed up and threw routes versus air, and kind of did all their things for a good half hour before you put your eye of judgment on them,” Huard said. “And what was pretty clear is that Sam … he plays this game fast. That ball is out of his hands.

“So when you watch him do all those drills – which by the way, the ball didn’t hit the ground – the ball is out of his hand so fast, so much anticipation.”

Huard said Lock was a tick slower than Darnold, and Milroe was going through the typical rookie transition of trying to process it all.

“I remember being in his spot. He’s watching these guys not have one incompletion, especially Sam,” Huard said of Milroe. “And he’s like, oh boy, I got to be (perfect). Let me hold the ball a little bit. Let me wait just a little bit. Let me throw this one maybe not in front of (the receiver), maybe not lead him, but put it right on him. Just kind of going through that normal rookie transition of (learning) the NFL is about inches. It’s throwing it into these windows. It’s throwing it on time.”

Hear the full conversation at this link or in the audio player in the this story. Listen to Brock and Salk weekdays from 6-10 a.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.

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