Seattle Seahawks: 6 takeaways from Sunday Night loss in Pittsburgh
Ed Stein
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Geno Smith chokes (again)
Maybe there were unfair expectations about what Geno Smith could do against Pittsburgh. He moved the team a week earlier against a tough Los Angeles defense late in the game. Although the Seahawks came up short, he did enough to give them hope.
Sunday night, SeahawksNation got to see Smith for what he really is. Smith proved to be an adequate passer throughout his career, who can be effective in short bursts, but ultimately falls short. Worse, at crunch time, he can’t be counted on put his team over the top.
Feel free to ask any New York Jets fan about their opinion of Geno. It’s probably not as nice.
For the second week in a row, Smith disintegrated when the Seahawks had a chance to pull ahead. Or, in the case of last night’s overtime, win the game.
O-Line can’t pass block for Geno Smith, either
It’s not just Russell Wilson that the Seattle Seahawks cant block for; Smith was under fire all night. Pittsburgh’s defense, as a whole, put up some impressive numbers:
- 10 tackles for loss
- 8 quarterback hits
- 5 sacks
- 5 passes defended
- 3 forced fumbles (two were from Geno)
Keep in mind the Steelers’ defense did it without several key members of their defensive line rotation who were out due to injury. T.J. Watt dominated the Seattle Seahawks offensive line, especially when he lined up across from Brandon Shell. Go back and watch the video. In overtime, Watt’s sack and his strip came when he lined up on the right side.
It wasn’t just Shell who had problems. The middle of Pittsburgh’s defensive front got a nice push all game against the Seahawks’ interior offensive line.
ELECTRIC. @_TJWatt
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