Seattle Seahawks Week 5 Takeaways vs. LA Rams
Chris Phillips
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Darrell Taylor
Seattle Seahawks 2020 second pick, Darrell Taylor, now has three sacks in three consecutive games. A total of four in five games. Might the team have its future stud pass rusher? Pump the breaks a little bit on that topic. However, it is nice to see Taylor getting after the quarterback.
A quick couple of did you knows. Did you know Taylor leads the Seahawks in sacks? Did you know Carlos Dunlap has zero sacks? He only has three total tackles on the year. Fortunately, Dunlap came up with a big pass knockdown late in the fourth quarter on third down.
Kicking Games
Seattle Seahawks kicker Jason Myers came into TNF with a 37-game made field goal streak inside 40-yards. On his first attempt in the first half, he pulled a 25-yard kick left. It was ugly and resembled someone’s very first attempt at kicking a football. Seattle would have taken a seven-point lead into the break and possession to start the second half if he made it.
Not to be outdone, Rams kicker Matt Gay doinked his point-after-try on the team’s first touchdown, ending his 45-game streak of made PATs. Then to open the second half, he kicked the ball out of bounds on the kick-off, giving the Seattle Seahawks excellent starting field position.
Run Defense
This now makes consecutive games where the Seattle Seahawks run defense is absent against Los Angeles, which is absolutely mind-blowing. Los Angeles wants to run the ball. Right up there with Indianapolis, Minnesota, and San Francisco ( not quite at the same level as Tennessee).
Regardless, Seattle allowed over 100-yards on the ground to yet another unheralded back. A pitiful game plan, coaching, and execution of the plays by the defense.
Too. Easy.
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There are more takeaways we can cover. How about Michael Dickson punting the ball twice on the same play, and the final one ends up on the Los Angeles eleven-yard line? Or maybe Wilson’s dislocated finger? For now, it’s onto Pittsburgh.