Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks.
Starting the week off with a Seattle Seahawks win feels good. It’s been a while since 12’s have been able to have this feeling. The good news is that the Seattle fan base should be able to keep this good feeling for another week. As the Seahawks take on Houston in Week 14. Alright, let’s get to the good stuff.
Poor guy is responsible for all three of the Seattle Seahawks turnovers. Coughing up the football two times and bobbling a pass acrobatically to a defender for Russell Wilson’s interception. I feel in these instances Wilson shouldn’t get blamed for the interception as he did nothing wrong. This is a topic for another time. I’m sure Gerald Everett is sick with himself about the turnovers and will be working extra hard on his ball security.
The Seattle Seahawks running game is not that dead. Running for 146-yards against San Francisco. Ok, so 73 of those yards came on a trick play, more on that in a bit. Still, Adrian Peterson showed some burst doesn’t look as cooked as people like you to believe. Rashaad Penny reminded everyone why the Seattle Seahawks drafted him. Now, if we can have everyone say a prayer or two for him to stay healthy for the remainder of the year.
If the Seattle Seahawks can at least get the running game to the level of the opponent having to be aware of it. That will be a huge boost for this offense. Right now, opponents don’t have to worry about the Seattle Seahawks run game. They can focus most of their attention on keeping Tyler Lockett, Everett, and D.K. Metcalf contained.
Next: Page 2 – The Strange and the Usual
Like Ceaser says in his commercial “the special teams are cool”. This now makes back-to-back weeks of the Seattle Seahawks special teams making it here. Last week was a blocked kick for a score. This week it’s a fake punt for a 73-yard score by Travis Homer. These plays can’t be counted on weekly. However, they are exciting when they happen.
Same old song and dance. The offensive line cannot block long enough to give Wilson time in the pocket or open running lanes for the running backs. Consequently, San Francisco did bring pressure frequently. Often rushing five guys at a time. However, there are five offensive linemen. So, one would think that at least one Seattle Seahawk offensive lineman can hold up and/or win his matchup.
Sadly, that was not the case. Wilson was sacked four times for 50-yards. Peterson ran into mirages (holes that he thought were there). Also, if you remove the Homer touchdown run the rushing attack compiled 73-yards on 26 carries for an abysmal 2.81-yards-per-carry. Pete Carroll wants to run the ball. However, getting results like this is not what he wants.
He finally gets his first sack of the year. To all the gamblers out there who wagered some money that Week 13 is when Carlos Dunlap would get his first sack on the year. Claim your winnings. For those that said his first sack would be for a safety, double down.
This year has not gone Dunlap’s way. Sure he’s the guy opponents game plan for but still, anyone would have thought he’d have gotten his first sack way before now. Maybe this will be the proverbial “dam breaking” moment for him.
Next: Page 3 – The Positives
I’m not sure what changed for Wilson this week. But this was his best game back from the finger injury, bar none. This looked much more like the vintage Wilson offense we’ve all seen during his time in Seattle. Being efficient with his throws, lobbing successful deep shots on beautiful passes, and scrambling or positive yards when nothing is there.
Finally, we’ll keep the positivity rolling. Just like the Seattle Seahawks hope to keep winning. The defense wasn’t great. Giving up 23 points in a game is flirting with disaster. Especially when it’s 23 points in the first half. Shutting out an opponent for a half is impressive. Even more impressive when the shutout comes in the second half of the game.
Look this defense isn’t good. However, it made timely plays. For example, getting off on third downs. San Francisco only converted three of their 10 third downs. They also generated three turnovers. Forcing Jimmy Garoppolo into two interceptions and knocking the ball out on The Special Teams.
This defense doesn’t need to be great. It just needs to make timely plays to help the offense. Repeating this performance should be easy next week. As previously mentioned the Seattle Seahawks will be traveling to Houston. There they hope to keep the wins rolling and go 3-1 against the AFC South.