Seattle Seahawks vs. NY Giants – 6 Takeaways from 17-12 loss
Lack of Playmaking Depth
Yes, I know Lockett and Metcalf weren’t the only receivers to play. But let’s be honest, they’re the only ones that teams have to game plan for. The rest of the pass-catchers who most teams will dare to beat them. Losing tight end Greg Olsen hurts maybe more than expected. Olsen wasn’t the pass-catching force he was in his prime, but he was a player that defenses had to consider and plan for.
Someone else on this offense needs to step up and be a threat. Josh Gordon has been reinstated and can play in Game 15, but that is still a few weeks away. Carson is the most logical to step up, but he is a little bit impacted by the game script. As long as the Seahawks can run the ball effectively, he should be the man. It would great if the Seahawks could use Carson a little more like New Orleans uses Alvin Kamara in the passing game. But that doesn’t play to Carson’s greatest strength, even though he’s shown improvement.
Jacob Hollister, Will Dissly, Freddie Swain, or David Moore need to step up and be a weapon. Otherwise, expect this underproducing game plan to continue, especially in the NFC West showdown game against the L.A. Rams on December 27.
There is some good news 12s. The Seattle Seahawks play the hapless and winless NY Jets next week. If there is any team in the league who can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, it’s “Gang Green.” I’m putting my stamp on a Seattle victory for next week. There is no way the Seahawks lose to the 0-12 Jets. I hope Trevor Lawrence is happy there.
"We'll take a hard look at ourselves in the mirror and clean up what we have to clean up, and get ready to compete on Sunday." #GoHawks x @walottery pic.twitter.com/nXCZ7zQuWB
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) December 7, 2020
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