It’s a mix of both Darnold passing up easy completions and freezing and the offensive line giving up pressures
He held the ball for 4.73 seconds on average on this sacks and according to stats had 23 (!) off target throws in this game. The cac refused to check down the ball or throw it away instead he’d panic and run backwards and it be like a 12 yard sack and the possession would be done.
He left a lot of plays on the field. He is who he is. Ultimately this game saved the franchise a lot of money that can be reinvested in other positions once JJ is back.
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@Astroslik you tagging me 50 times lets me know you more pressed about this than I am
congratulations you predicted Darnold will revert back to who he is. Only you we gotta give you a Coli prize for that wild prediction. Nostradamus over here.