Seattle Seahawks: 6 takeaways from Sunday Night loss in Pittsburgh
Ed Stein
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Where is Carlos Dunlap?
The Seahawks’ defense was awful the first half of 2020. Then they traded for Carlos Dunlap from Cincinnati. He was the spark that fired up Seattle’s D and allowed them to put pressure on opposing quarterbacks.
Finally, the Seahawks had a pass rusher that opposing offenses had to plan for. As a result, other defensive players had better chances to make plays, and they did.
What happened to that guy? Dunlap changed his uniform number from 43 to 8, but he also became translucent and a non-factor. The defense will continue to get picked apart until the Seahawks find a way to pressure the other team’s quarterback.
Bobby, the PREZ, and Tre Brown
So far, there hasn’t been much to feel good about when it comes to the Seattle Seahawks defense in 2021. Pittsburgh went into the game beset by injuries, and the Seahawks defense had an opportunity to step up and break their four-game streak of allowing 450 or more yards.
With Steelers’ wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster out, Seahawks safety Jamal Adams didn’t have to stay deep in coverage all game. The Prez was a presence all night long. On most plays, he was either involved in the stop, forced to ball toward his teammates, or at least in the camera shot.
Meanwhile, Bobby Wagner was his usual All-Pro self. He made the tackles he should have. When he couldn’t, Wagner at least held up ball carriers until help arrived. Najee Harris is on his way to becoming a top-tier running back in this league. However, last night he couldn’t get out from Wagner’s grasp.
It was a promising debut for rookie cornerback Tre Brown. After starting the season on injured reserve, this was his first game. His drive-stopping tackle in the fourth quarter saved the game for Seattle and his pass coverage was on point.
Bobby Wagner was like most watching in thinking rookie Tre Brown was impressive in his NFL debut tonight at left CB, particularly the third-down tackle on Steelers’ WR screen in OT
“It’s going to be fun to watch him play.” #Seahawks pic.twitter.com/BXZx8VyGZw
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) October 18, 2021
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