Seahawks at Cardinals: 5 takeaways from the terrible tie
By Keith Myers
2. Seattle’s offensive tackles are terrible
The Cardinals were able to generate pressure off then edge every time Russell Wilson dropped back to pass. Seattle’s offensive tackles were barely able to slow down Arizona’s edge rushers. Golden and Jones were in Russell Wilson’s personal space all game.
The issues weren’t limited to passing downs either. Seattle’s pair of OTs found ways to blow up Seattle’s running game as well. Sowell’s inability to even slow down Calais Campbell on the back side of running plays was pathetic and led to far too many stuffed runs.
Oh, and then there were the penalties. So. Many. Penalties.
There simply is now way to spin this in a positive way. Seattle’s OT were atrocious throughout this entire game, and the offense ground to a halt because of it.
It is time for the Seahawks to try something else at the position. George Fant cannot be any worse than Sowell has been. In fact, the offense actually picked up when Fant entered the game after Sowell was hurt.
Rumors are that Joe Thomas is available for trade now. The Seahawks have to do something, anything, no matter what it is.
This cannot continue.