Seattle Seahawks: 5 Takeaways form 31-7 win over Jacksonville
Inconsistent D
Don’t get too excited about the Seahawks only giving up seven points. Seattle only managed two combined sacks and turnovers. This Seahawks’ pass rush isn’t elite by any stretch of the imagination. Then again, Jacksonville’s offensive line is worse. So, it’s reasonable to think Seattle could get more than one sack.
Trevor Lawrence was harassed on some throws, and he was hit three times, but they couldn’t bring him down behind the line more than once. Defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr., and head coach Pete Carroll, didn’t get creative with their defense. That’s a surprise, given their reputation.
They faced a rookie QB who hasn’t seen all of the exotic NFL defenses yet. At the least, they needed to mix up their blitz and coverage packages to confuse Lawrence.
Also, how and why did Jacksonville tight end Dan Arnold roast the Seahawks? With all due respect to Arnold, an athletic tight end (who was never properly utilized in Arizona), he’s not Travis Kelce. However, he did his best to impersonate Kelce by pulling down 8 of 10 targets for 68 yards.
With Jamal Adams, Quandre Diggs, Jordyn Brooks, and Bobby Wagner on Seattle’s defense, it was disappointing to see this kind of result from an opposing tight end. Hopefully, they can fix this issue before upcoming games against Zach Ertz, George Kittle, and Tyler Higbee.
On a positive note, the Seattle Seahawks defense did a good job getting Jacksonville off the field on third down. Jax converted only 5 of their 14 third-down opportunities, which was a big reason why they limited the Jaguars to a lone touchdown. Success in these two areas is huge for a unit that has struggled to get sacks and turnovers.