Sam Darnold raves to Richard Sherman about the Seahawks' resurrected offensive line

The most encouraging part of this is that a quality offensive line was the one big x-factor that's likely to decide whether or not Darnold can live up to the break-through he had last year with the Minnesota Vikings. Heading into the preseason, it was fair to believe that this group would once again be one of the worst in the NFL, which would put a lot of figurative and literal pressure on Darnold to perform beyond a reasonable expectation.

It's fair to point out that it's only been two preseason games - but Seattle's run blocking has been so dominant and their attitude in general has changed so dramatically that we're confident this unit will hit the ground running when the regular season begins.

Rookie left guard Grey Zabel has to get a good share of the credit, as lot of the run game is going through him - but offensive line coach John Benton and offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak have to get the lion's share as this unit as a whole looks nothing like the lackluster groups we've seen in years past.