Sam Darnold Already Did What Everyone Said Was Impossible, and the NFL Still Isn't Ready to Talk About It
Two years ago, if you told someone Sam Darnold would win a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks, they would've laughed you out of the room. But here we are. And that one fact should make you rethink everything you think you know about which NFL stars are actually overrated.
The league is obsessed with ranking quarterbacks. We do it constantly. But the reality is way more complicated than the hot takes suggest. Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, and Justin Herbert have combined for zero Super Bowl rings by now. Zero. Meanwhile, Darnold? He's a champion in green and blue.
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Take Lamar Jackson. The Baltimore Ravens signal caller feels like he's peaked, and it's all downhill from here. He's entering his age-29 season. His legendary head coach John Harbaugh is gone. And Derrick Henry isn't getting any younger. Jackson hasn't been able to stay healthy, and the way he plays, his body is bound to break down more and more. He's not getting younger, healthier, or faster. Realistically, how close is Baltimore to catching top teams in the AFC like Buffalo, Jacksonville, New England, Houston, Kansas City, and Denver? Not even close. His playoff resume speaks for itself. He's had enough chances. It ain't happening.
The Guy Nobody Talks About Who's Actually Going to Win It All
Now look at Bo Nix. The Denver Broncos QB never seems to get the love he deserves. You can't call him a system guy, not when Jarrett Stidham was awful in the AFC Championship Game and Russell Wilson looked washed up in his one year with Sean Payton. Yeah, Denver has the league's best defense led by Patrick Surtain II, Nik Bonitto, Jonathan Cooper, and Talanoa Hufanga. But Nix was Tom Brady-esque with his clutch gene in 2025. Seven game-winning drives. Five fourth-quarter comebacks. A Divisional Round victory over Josh Allen's Buffalo Bills before a season-ending injury. That's not a fluke. Nix is entering his prime years, just like Denver's other young stars. The Broncos are legit, and Nix is going to bring Lombardi Trophy No. 4 to Denver. It's a matter of when, not if.
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