Seattle Seahawks rookie quarterback Jalen Milroe showed some flashes this preseason, highlighted by a couple of impressive tight-window throws and several electrifying runs that illustrated why he’s such an intriguing long-term developmental project.

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But there also were some major learning moments that served as a reminder of why he’s third on the depth chart behind Sam Darnold and Drew Lock.

Most notably, there were the three lost fumbles in the Aug. 23 preseason finale against the Green Bay Packers. Milroe lost the football while taking a sack on a third-down dropback, fumbled again while bulldozing up the middle on a fourth-and-short quarterback sneak and then lost the ball for a third time while mishandling a shotgun snap late in the fourth quarter.

It was reminiscent of the ball-security issues that plagued Milroe at times during his college career at Alabama, where he threw 20 interceptions and fumbled 29 times in 38 career games.

“We watched Jalen Milroe in big games and in big moments (in college) and were wowed by the athleticism and the arm and all of those things,” former NFL quarterback Brock Huard said on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk. “But there was also a reason at Alabama that they were ready to (move on from Milroe). Some of those ball security issues and some of the fundamental things that pop up, they’ve got to get cleaned up.

“And it’s gonna take some time. It’s gonna take a lot of work and it’s gonna take a tremendous amount of discipline.”

That being said, it didn’t help that Milroe spent the preseason finale playing behind an offensive line of backups and third-stringers who had a particularly rough afternoon. Milroe was pressured on nine of his 29 dropbacks against the Packers, according to Pro Football Focus. And aside from a 61-yard run by Jarcadia Wright, Seattle’s running backs totaled just 36 yards on their other 16 carries against Green Bay, which made the offense pretty one-dimensional.

“It was a (combination) of a whole bunch of stuff,” former NFL wide receiver Michael Bumpus said. “You had Jalen making poor decisions, … you couldn’t really get that run game going and the offensive line had a bad day. They had a bad day.

“So I’m not worried, because I don’t expect him to be the No. 2 (quarterback). He is a No. 3 quarterback. … He is a year or two away.”

Listen to the full conversation with Brock Huard at this link or in the audio player near the middle of this story. Hear the full conversation with Michael Bumpus at this link or in the audio player at the bottom of this story.

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