Seattle Seahawks Roundtable: Week 3 – Minnesota Vikings
3. Are the Seahawks aware tight ends are eligible receivers and can be used in the passing game?
Ed: The coaches had to watch game film from last week’s loss to Tennessee and ask themselves the same question. Both Everett and Dissly can be weapons if used correctly. The biggest reason why the Seahawks’ tight ends don’t see an increase in targets is if they have to replace right tackle Brandon Shell and feel that extra help is needed to protect Russ.
Chris: For the sake of my fantasy team, they better involve Everett more! Listen, I was planning on Everett being my backup TE, but Irv Smith had to go and injure himself. Regardless, yes, the TE’s will need to be involved more.
Andrew: Not to beat a dead horse, but this to me again falls on Wilson. Even with Shell injured and keeping the TE in to help block, they still occasionally ran pass routes. With Everett, I wonder if it’s just familiarity needing to build. Lockett, Metcalf, Swain, and even Dissly know where to be when Russ breaks out of the pocket. Everett may need reps to build that rapport during scrambles.
4. Where was Chris Carson last week? Was it a bad matchup, or did the Seahawks get pass-happy?
Ed: It’s the NFL; it happens. My biggest disappointment with Carson last week was that the Seahawks didn’t use him more on screens to get him out in space.
Chris: A variety of answers. Not one specific. I’m calling for him to go for over 70 yards rushing this week, maybe even 100, since Minnesota allowed 126-yards on the ground a week ago.
Andrew: I do think they got away from running the ball in the loss. I mentioned the quick strikes by Tennesee that helped them get back in the game already; well stopping the clock for them didn’t help either. Too many incompletions and quick possessions contributed to tiring out the defense and softening them up for Henry.
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