Seattle Seahawks: Takeaways vs San Francisco
Chris Phillips
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The Seattle Seahawks get back into the win column. This sure wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but it was a win all the same. More positives than negatives from this game. Time to take a look.
Going into work on Monday morning always feels a little bit better coming off a victory. The Seattle Seahawks got a win on Sunday. Hard to classify it as a good win since the team’s first-half performance was so inept. However, the Seahawks are tied at 1-0 in the NFC West with Arizona.
Some things broke Seattle’s way on Sunday. For example, opposing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo getting knocked out of the game, forcing rookie Trey Lance into the game. To these eyes, Lance looks like a rookie. It took him some time to get comfortable with NFL game speed and decision-making. That time aided the Seattle Seahawks in being able to get a lead.
Also, Lance looks like the new Colin Kaepernick. Make of that what you will. Now, let’s get to what brings us all here. Here are our takeaways from an important win.
Cornerbacks – Ryan Neal and Sidney Jones
Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator, Ken Norton, changed his starting lineup. He put cornerback Tre Flowers on the bench. There were reports that a very loud Hallelujah heard emanating from 12s everywhere in regards to this news. Newcomer and Pacific Northwest local Sidney Jones IV started opposite D.J. Reed. Jones had a very nice game, racking up seven tackles, with five of them being of the solo variety, while also recording one pass deflection.
Another player in the secondary who had a nice game after not getting much playing time was Ryan Neal. The Seattle Seahawks asked “Baby Bam Bam” Neal to be the sixth defensive back and cover the opposing tight end, George Kittle. He finished with five tackles (four of them solo) and also recorded one pass deflection. If Neal can be the top tight end cover guy, that can be very beneficial for Seattle.
Sidney Jones said he found out early in the week he’d be starting. He called it a good first start but said his recognition has to be better on Deebo Samuel’s 76-yard TD. pic.twitter.com/NqLaFhxLki
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) October 4, 2021