When the Seattle Seahawks began out 3-0 for the primary time since 2020, the crew had performed some sloppy soccer towards largely dangerous competitors—the Denver Broncos win would possibly age a little bit higher than anticipated—however 3-0 continues to be 3-0. The actual check was to return within the type of the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers, with a (seemingly) dangerous New York Giants crew sandwiched within the center.
Welp. They misplaced all of them, together with the Giants sport, which arguably ought to’ve been a much bigger margin of defeat than the Lions and 49ers outings.
I’m on report as predicting the Seahawks will end 10-7 and that the primary half of the season can be brutal for them. My anticipation was that they’d tear it up towards the second half of the season, however that confidence is method gone.
DEN – WNE – WMIA – LDET – LNYG – WSF – LATL – LBUF – LLAR – Wat SF – LARI – Wat NYJ – Wat ARI – WGB – Wvs MIN – Wat CHI – Lat LAR – W
10-7. 2nd in NFC West, lose aggressive Wild Card sport towards Detroit. https://t.co/1I2ssdgcHO
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) August 31, 2024
The Seahawks of this shedding run appear to be a crew that could possibly be the worst we’ve seen because the Jim Mora 12 months, which I feel would put loads of strain on the entrance workplace (learn: John Schneider) greater than Mike Macdonald. Solely a locker room mutiny would put Macdonald’s job standing in jeopardy, and I haven’t seen him throw a kicker below the bus but so he’s positively not displaying any indicators of being a Mora clone.
However the season continues to be younger and maybe this mini-bye week is a welcome one to reset and determine learn how to un-suck. They may shock us with a torrid run of wins earlier than the bye week and depart us feeling terrific once more, however we’re not right here to speak about that.
What has been essentially the most disappointing side of the shedding streak (aside from the shedding, in fact)? I’m positive the dearth of a operating sport, the horrible penalties, and the moment collapse of this protection might be widespread solutions. I’ll go down a unique street.
For me, the turnover disparity has been obtrusive and that’s a season-long downside. A -6 turnover differential is terrible and the majority of that has come throughout this shedding run. Geno Smith accounts for 3 turnovers through interceptions (one in every of which was in rubbish time so I don’t care, however the different two had been much more crucial), DK Metcalf has misplaced two fumbles that changed into opposition touchdowns, and Laviska Shenault Jr misplaced a fumble on a kick return. Dee Williams ought to’ve had one other muffed punt towards him within the 49ers sport however obtained bailed out. Jaxon Smith-Njigba virtually misplaced a fumble within the 49ers sport. Defensively, the Seahawks’ lone takeaway was the Rayshawn Jenkins fumble return landing that, on one other day, might need been not dominated a fumble however there wasn’t sufficient proof to overturn. Seattle hasn’t come remotely near forcing one other turnover outdoors of the bizarre one within the Giants sport.
It’s all in regards to the ball, as a former Seahawks coach used to say, and Seattle’s doing an unspeakably poor job of ball safety in methods we have now not seen since 2010. Carelessness and an lack of ability to vary the sport on the different finish leaves you with no room for error, and the Seahawks aren’t the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, who can seemingly overcome their very own self-destruction on a regular basis.
Seattle has put themselves in shedding positions via its personal sloppiness and getting deserved outcomes.
Your flip to vent!
Head to the feedback part to depart your reply and be a part of the dialog! You’ll be able to join a commenting account beneath and we have now full-time moderators to implement the Group Pointers.
