Fantasy Football Counselor on Sam Darnold

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Sam Darnold was out yesterday. With the hip thing.

Mentioned at 4:13 – 4:15

STACKED’s take

Negative signalInjury

Sam Darnold was sidelined with a hip injury.

Sam Darnold missed his recent game due to a hip injury.

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Sam DarnoldNeutralProjection

Darnold averaging 1 TD pass per game; likely targets Smith-Njigba.

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Sam DarnoldPositiveMatchup

Darnold faces a porous Bears defense with opportunity to exploit weaknesses.

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Sam DarnoldNeutralMatchup

Darnold's pocket cleanliness depends on Nelson's integration with Seahawks OL.

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Sam DarnoldNeutralMatchup

Darnold faces aggressive Bears blitzing defense in Monday Night Football.

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Sam DarnoldNeutralMatchup

Seahawks QB faces Bears' aggressive blitzing defense.

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Sam DarnoldPositiveValue

Darnold's Cardinals and Raiders matchups offer elite streaming value next two weeks.

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