Seattle Seahawks: Hoping for a QB Miracle
The Seattle Seahawks starting quarterback situation is getting dire. Pete Carroll’s response? Wishing.
When I was a kid, there was a strategy I often employed when I did something I knew would land me in trouble. It was a combination of wishing and willful ignorance. I would simply move on with my life and hope that nobody noticed or found out what I did. The strategy worked about thirty percent of the time, but the other two-thirds or so would implode spectacularly. Sometime down the road, I’ll tell you about the Batman mask, a Dodge Aries, and neighborhood garbage cans.
What does this have to do with the Seattle Seahawks? Pete Carroll is using this same technique to figure out who his starting quarterback will be in Week 1.
Tuesday, he essentially punted on naming a starter. Coach Pete said the team would use every last minute of their training camp competition to evaluate the candidates.
Pete Carroll says still not ready to name a starter for Dallas game but says again Drew Lock will play a lot. pic.twitter.com/ANZoDCYL9j
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) August 23, 2022
That would be fine if Carroll were talking about a battle at almost any other position. But at this point, he should probably know who’s taking the wheel and steering the offense. Apparently, Pete and Offensive Coordinator Shane Waldron haven’t seen enough from Geno Smith or Drew Lock to anoint either as his guy.
An interesting situation considering that the Seahawks had their choice of several different passers in the offseason. Aside from trading for Baker Mayfield or Nick Foles, they could have signed one .of several free agent quarterbacks with better track records than either Geno Smith or Drew Lock.