What qualifies as “success” at the quarterback position in the modern NFL? Is it gaudy stats, deep passing, total yards as a dual threat, or simply getting the W? Let’s glance over some potential success stories on Sunday:

• The Cowboys are 3-0 since Cooper Rush replaced Dak Prescott

• The Giants are 3-1 despite little progress shown from Daniel Jones as a passer

• The Jets beat the Steelers even though Zach Wilson’s season debut included a lot of incomplete passes and two interceptions

• Nobody was predicting that Jalen Hurts would be the only 4-0 quarterback

• Fourth round rookie Bailey Zappe, a starter at Houston Baptist and Western Kentucky in college, performed more than adequately against the Packers after Brian Hoyer left with injury

• The Falcons beat the Browns and now both Jacoby Brissett and Marcus Mariota have won half of their 2022 starts

Me, I still think that the value of quarterback can’t be overstated. It’s a lot easier to spin a “quarterback’s don’t matter” narrative in early October than it is in early February. Football is also just a more entertaining sport when your team’s quarterback is great. However, survival, offensive efficiency, and even winning is possible in the face of talent lacking at the quarterback position.

Nowhere has that been more obvious than with the 2022 Seattle Seahawks.