Seattle Seahawks: Opponent Preview – Jacksonville
Bottom Line
It’s shocking to see that these two defenses are separated by less than one touchdown a game, especially looking at the construction of the respective rosters. Can you name two members of the Jacksonville defense? If one of your answers is former Seattle Seahawk Shaquill Griffin, good job.
Jacksonville’s defense is one of the worst at getting pressure on the quarterback. Believe it or not, Smith is vastly better operating in the pocket than outside of it. This may be a bit surprising since he does have some athletic ability to run. The Seattle Seahawks offensive line should provide Smith enough time to distribute the ball to Metcalf, Lockett, and maybe Gerald Everett or Freddie Swain.
This week won’t have any predictions. Mainly because Seattle is bad, and predicting a win is about all that needs to be done. Jacksonville is coming off their bye week, which came after their only win on the season.
Meanwhile, the Seattle Seahawks are on a three-game losing streak. The best thing Seattle can do is get out to a big lead early on this young Jacksonville team. Conversely, this game should boost the confidence of a struggling (putting it nicely) Seattle offense.
Since last week’s reverse jinx attempt failed (maybe even impacted the Seattle offense?), I’m going back to making a normal call. Seattle 28 Jacksonville 20. Check back at PNWS for the takeaways from this game.
.@GenoSmith3 ➡️ @dkm14 and that's a touchdown for EIGHTY FOUR YARDS! 🙌
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