Drew Lock stays prepared for the decision if he is wanted to guide Seahawks once more
SEATTLE — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock has a whiteboard subsequent to his mattress at house the place he can draw up performs if he is impressed in the course of the night time.
It helps, he stated, as a result of as a backup he is not getting a variety of reps.
That is a technique Lock stays prepared for when he is thrust right into a sport, like on Wednesday night time when Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold injured his hip on Seattle’s opening drive towards the New England Patriots.
“My largest factor is at all times simply drawing each play as a lot as I can. Actually drawing,” Lock stated. “Whiteboard. I bought one subsequent to my mattress. I’ll do it at night time. I’ll do it within the morning, and that’s simply sort of been my factor, with the ability to visualize it. So once I learn it out, it’s simply there in my head due to the dearth of reps.”
Darnold was sacked on Seattle’s first sequence by New England’s Dre’Mont Jones. He limped off the sector, was examined within the sideline medical tent after which limped to the locker room.
Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald stated Thursday that the harm seems to be muscle-related and Darnold’s standing for subsequent week’s sport at Arizona is as but undetermined.
Pressed into obligation, Lock changed Darnold and went 16 of twenty-two for 187 yards and a landing because the Seahawks rallied for a 13-10 victory. He had no turnovers.
“He did an outstanding job,” Seahawks receiver Cooper Kupp stated. “He took principally no reps with any of the fellows that have been on the market all week, and also you see the onus that he places on himself to be prepared when time comes.”
Lock has principally been a backup since 2021. The sport Wednesday was his first significant time underneath centre since 2024.
“I performed towards Drew Lock just a few occasions. He’s going to go on the market and sling it,” Patriots security Kevin Byard III stated. “He has a variety of confidence, I’m fairly certain they’ve a variety of confidence in him and he made a pair performs to assist his group win.”
Lock, 29, has had two stints with the Seahawks. He was with Seattle from 2022-23, after coming over within the commerce that despatched Russell Wilson to Denver, and began a pair of video games in 2023 when then-quarterback Geno Smith handled a groin harm. He spent the 2024 season with the New York Giants earlier than returning to Seattle final yr.
He performed solely in mop-up obligation final season when the Seahawks gained the Tremendous Bowl, finishing two passes for 15 yards in 5 video games.
“Man, we’ve all been saying Drew has been the most effective (No.) 2 within the NFL for years,” Seahawks security Julian Love stated, including that Lock was so calm that some on the defence didn’t even notice he was within the sport as a result of “it is so seamless. He’s such a pacesetter. He makes performs on a regular basis in follow.”
Lock, a second-round pick of Missouri by the Broncos, began for Denver in 2020, throwing for two,933 yards with 16 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.
“I’ve positively grown,” Lock stated. “I’ve discovered quite a bit about soccer, however having a possibility on a group like this may shift your mindset.”
It is too quickly to inform if Lock will begin when the Seahawks go to the Cardinals on Sept. 20. If he does, it is going to be his first since 2024 with the Giants. As a starter, he’s 10-18.
Little question between from time to time, the whiteboard goes to get a exercise. However having youngsters in the home means typically it’s used for different functions. That prompted a query about whether or not the youngsters had ever drawn up a very good play.
“They haven’t. No, the entire thing finally ends up virtually black, and there’s simply scribbles all over the place,” he stated with fun.
