Best offensive scenario for Seahawks versus Titans – run run run
The Seahawks offense hasn’t performed nearly as well as the defense so far this season. That can change against the Tennessee Titans.
It isn’t exactly a secret the Seattle Seahawks have been anemic on offense. If offense was blood, Dracula wouldn’t give these guys a second look. The Seahawks have scored just 21 points so far this year. Let’s get some perspective on that output. Seattle scored nine points against the Green Bay Packers. That same rugged Packers defense allowed the Atlanta Falcons to score 34 points. Then the Seahawks scored an amazing 12 points versus the San Francisco 49ers. The Niners gave up 23 points to the Carolina Panthers and 41 to the Los Angeles Rams. As the stat-heads say, those are not favorable comparisons.
So what’s the solution, other than Russell Wilson playing better? Hey, thought you’d never ask. We’ll get back to Mr. Wilson later, don’t worry.
Run the ball, then run some more
Yeah, yeah. I see this all the time in social media: “How can they run the ball when the offensive line can’t block my grandmother?” Well, first of all, I’m quite certain that they could block your grandmother, unless she was Rosie Grier. Also, that wasn’t a real tweet, but could be. Here’s a perfect example of an actual comment:
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David, we feel your pain. We truly do. That being said, there are no quick fixes to the problems on the offensive line. Establishing the run cures most ills, though. The Seahawks – especially Chris Carson – established that in the second half against the 49ers. It’s just two games, but Carson has run for 105 yards on 17 carries in the second half this season. In the fourth quarter he’s picked up 58 yards on just eight attempts. I’ll take a seven yard average run, thank you very much.
Also, it’s time for Eddie Lacy to earn a paycheck for something other than his Jenny Craig program. I’m not criticizing the incentive clauses he has; I’m criticizing his play. He showed very little in three preseason games, looked slow in practice, and showed so little against the Packers that he was a healthy scratch versus San Francisco. Pete Carroll, ever the master of the positive approach, said Lacy had a great week of practice this week. We’ll see if he’s even active Sunday. I think he will be, and that he’ll have a solid performance. At this point, that’s about 45 yards on 10 carries. Regardless of how well Lacy plays, Carson has to be the main man right now. Thomas Rawls and C.J. Prosise will have a tough time getting much work if Lacy’s going well.