@MrEd315 asks, "In your estimation, who is worthy of being team MVP at the one third mark of the season?"
A: I mean, it's got to be Sam Darnold, right? Not that there aren't a lot of players doing great things this season, but when you're playing at a high level at the game's most important position, it's hard to top that when you're making a case for MVP.
After six games, Darnold leads the NFL in yards per attempt (9.6) and yards per completion (13.5), ranks third in passer rating (116.0), third in passing yards (1,541), tied for fifth in touchdowns (11) and tied for sixth in completion percentage (70.8).
Pro Football Focus has Darnold as the league's highest-graded quarterback with a 93.7 grade, while ESPN has him third in their Total QBR metric, just behind Daniel Jones and Dak Prescott. NFL Next Gen Stats, meanwhile, has Darnold as the league leader in completion percentage over expected, and third in expected points added per drop back, barely trailing Jordan Love and Jones.
In other words, if Darnold keeps playing at this level and the Seahawks keep winning, he's going to be talked about as a possible league MVP, not just team MVP.
None of that is to say that Darnold is doing it on his own, by any means. The Seahawks have gotten great performance from so many players on both sides of the ball, including Jaxon Smith-Njigba, the league's leading receiver through six games (more on him below), an offensive line that has done a great job protecting Darnold, and receiver and tight end group that makes contributions in the passing and running game. On defense, the defensive front is one of the best in the NFL, and it's hard to say who is the MVP of that group because so many are playing well, but Leonard Williams, Byron Murphy II, DeMarcus Lawrence, Jarran Reed, Uchenna Nwosu, Boye Mafe, and when healthy, Derick Hall, have all made big contributions. Behind them, Ernest Jones IV has been a rock-solid presence at middle linebacker, and despite all the injuries in the secondary, players like Coby Bryant and Josh Jobe have held things down while the likes of Devon Witherspoon, Julian Love and Riq Woolen have all missed time due to injury.