The Seahawks enter their bye week 3-1 and coach Pete Carroll says, 'We're just getting going.'
During his weekly radio show, recorded shortly after his arrival from the East Coast, Carroll volunteered how much he loves thisteam and how fun the players are to coach. He also expressed confidence in his team, which is beginning to form an identity.“We’re just getting going,” said Carroll, whose team has won three straight since a disappointing Week 1 loss to the
As the Seahawks enter their bye week, let’s take stock of the team with a look at their notable strengths, weaknesses and questions that need to be answered. All stats are provided by TruMedia unless stated otherwise.On designed carries, Seattle’s defense ranks second in yards allowed per rush , third in rush EPA, second in success rate and fourth in first-down rate . The Seahawks have stopped runs for negative yardage or no gain at the third-highest rate in the league .
In Monday’s win over the Giants, Seattle went 3-for-12 on third down, though only two of those conversions truly extended drives. The first waswas beaten on Smith’s only third-and-medium dropback. With Smith in the game, Seattle went 0-for-5 on third-and-long. Defensive endfor sacks. Smith threw a third-and-7 pass into the dirt in the third quarter and had a third-and-8 completion toGeno Smith would like to see the offense perform better on third downs.
The fact those numbers are among the worst in the league even after shutting down the Giants on Monday speaks to how bad Seattle was against the pass in Weeks 1 through 3. New York has one of the worst offenses in the league so beating up onand his makeshift offensive line isn’t very instructive. However, Monday night was the first full game with Witherspoon andclear concussion protocol after the bye week, Seattle’s secondary should be dangerous.
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