Seattle Seahawks: Takeaways vs Tennessee
Chris Phillips
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Penalties
I’m not sure if the Seattle Seahawks had a collective brain fart or maybe an episode of pregnancy brain. But getting penalty flags is like scoring in golf. You want low numbers, not high ones. On Sunday the Seahawks were flagged 10 times for an even 100 yards. Compared to Tennessee’s five for 45-yards. Not going to spend too much time on this as it’s the equivalent of crying over spilled milk.
The officiating crew for this game was incredibly water trash. On the first roughing the passer call against Seattle, I’m still unsure what they saw. The second one I can understand it, even though I don’t think the play was worthy of a flag. The final backbreaker was the taunting penalty against D.J. Reed. An incredibly soft, weak call made by an official who most likely never played football.
Lockett & Wilson
Always need to end on a positive. Lockett and Wilson are currently destroying opposing secondary’s. Metcalf draws the bulk of the defense’s attention and Lockett is making them pay. Lockett went over 100 receiving yards (178) on eight receptions including a 63-yard touchdown catch. Wilson meanwhile is sporting a pristine six touchdown to zero interception ratio. He also went over 300 yards passing (343) with two touchdowns.
It was also nice to see Freddie Swain have a good game. Eventually, teams will adjust their coverages and/or how they attack the Seattle Seahawks offense. Having another player or two who can step up and make plays will be huge for this team.
Russell Wilson/Tyler Lockett deep ball is undefeated. pic.twitter.com/3dEet2vkWA
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) September 19, 2021
There are more items we can talk about. For example, the time of possession or the lack of rushing for the Seahawks. However, at some point, we have to move on. For now, it’s on to Minnesota for Game 3.