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Sam Darnold still hasn't found a comfortable place in an offense that cannot run the ball and relies disproportionately on Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

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Darnold's limitations exposed by weak running game and over-reliance on Smith-Njigba.

Darnold still hasn't found a comfortable place in an offense that cannot run the ball and relies disproportionately on Jaxon Smith-Njigba; unless Darnold morphs into a superhero quarterback, he's going to continue to show some warts—it's just who he is.

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