Seattle Seahawks: Building off a surprising 2022, Part 3 – Fixing Interior Offensive Line
Andrew Elderbaum
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As has been the case in recent years, the Seattle Seahawks offensive ranked among the bottom half of the NFL. For a coach like Carroll, who favors pounding the ball down his opponent’s throats, that’s a problem.
But things are looking up a bit. From the 2022 draft, the Seahawks found a set of bookend tackles that should be with them for a long time. Count on both Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas to make developmental leaps heading into year two.
The interior line is a different story. Their play was more of an issue as the season wore on, and defenses were able to generate pressure on quarterback Geno Smith up the middle consistently. So is there room for improvement? Yes.
Left guard Damian Lewis has been an above-average pass blocker and solid run blocker per PFF rankings. Before the Wild Card Game loss, he had actually cut down on his penalties this season.
With better talent around him, Lewis doesn’t have to think he has to take on the defensive line alone. That should further cut down on his