Seattle Seahawks Roundtable: 5 Questions about Week 5 vs. L.A. Rams
Andrew Elderbaum
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After Sunday’s victory, the Seattle Seahawks take on the Los Angeles Rams, Thursday night. The PNWS team is here to answer this week’s 5 questions.
The Seattle Seahawks came out of Week 4 with a possible season-saving victory. With a short week and another tough division matchup ahead, there’s no time to savor it. Here at Pacificnwsports.com, our team of experts is ready to deliver the answers to your burning questions on this short week.
Thanks to either a reinvigorated defense or an injury-marred 49ers offense, the Seattle Seahawks come into Week 5 with a .500 record. A win against the Los Angeles Rams would cement their contender status and ease some doubts about their losses to Tennessee and Minnesota. To answer this week’s Seahawks-related questions, we have Joe Swenson, Herb Nightingale, Chris Phillips, and Ed Stein joining me.
1. The secondary was much better against San Francisco. Do you think that was more due to the lineup changes or San Francisco having QB issues?
Chris: Despite what fan Joe Thompson thinks of Sidney Jones IV’s play. Jones’ teammates wouldn’t come out and praise him if he didn’t play well or better than Flowers. Also, I think the improved secondary play was more about the poor SF QB play.
Herb: I agree with Chris about it being a combination. The Seahawks’ secondary has a ways to go, but the pass rush wasn’t the best either. Both Sacks came from linebackers, not from the defensive line. The Seahawks might need to use more of Jamal Adams or other defensive backs used as pass rushers. This would mean more of Ryan Neal or other defensive backs on the field to help out in pass coverage.
Joe: I think it’s more of a product of Trey Lance. George Kittle caught 4 passes on 5 targets from Jimmy G. He caught no passes on 5 targets from Lance. Also, 76 yards came on a broken play, but who knows how that drive would have gone if that play didn’t happen.
Andrew: The 49ers drafted Trey Lance because they knew Jimmy G. was not the answer. Lance was erratic on Sunday and threw every pass like he was Randy Johnson trying to zip it past everyone. I also think that almost any ambulatory professional CB is an upgrade over Tre Flowers. Still, we won’t really know if Sunday’s performance was for real until after they face the Rams.
Ed: A little of both. Jimmy Garoppolo played very well in the first half. Trey Lance wasn’t as good in the second. I also think it took a little time for Sidney Jones to settle in.
New Seahawks CB Sidney Jones had two interceptions in 9 games for the Jags last season including this one of MVP Aaron Rodgers pic.twitter.com/N1zw11tzdq
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