Quarterback Paxton Lynch impresses In Seahawks debut
QB Country Draft Prep trainee Paxton Lynch earned high marks for his debut with the Seattle Seahawks, completing 11 of 15 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. Paxton is competing to back-up Russell Wilson in Seattle. John Boyle of Seahawks.com covered Paxton’s performance:
Lynch, who is competing with Geno Smith for the backup job behind Russell Wilson, played the entire second half after Smith played the first half, and led a pair of touchdown drives while completing 11 of 15 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown, giving him a 115.7 passer rating. Lynch also rushed for 38 yards on four carries, including a 9-yard touchdown run he capped by spinning off one would-be tackler before powering through another at the goal line.
“I thought Paxton Lynch did a really good job,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. “Paxton handled himself well, good tempo with the game. And he ran the ball really well; he’s a big unit running now. You saw him down by the goal line, that’s a fantastic run for a quarterback to score down there. But just in general he got out and made some yardage with his legs.”