Ranking the Seahawks opposing quarterbacks from yecch to yass
There’s no doubt the Seahawks will square off against some excellent quarterbacks in 2018. A few are, oh, less than excellent.
You may notice a few changes in the Seahawks defense in 2018. Michael Bennett, Cliff Avril and Richard Sherman are all gone. Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas may join them as former Seahawks. We don’t know how much Boom is left in the Legion. We do know that Ken Norton Jr.’s squad will face some challenging, and some not-so-challenging quarterbacks. Not counting the inevitable backup inserted in desperation for that oh-so-rare spark (I damn thee, Kevin Kolb), Seattle will face 13 quarterbacks.
It’s always more fun to count up to reveal the best, right? I mean, there are a lot of talented quarterbacks on the opposing side this year. There are young gunslingers, crafty veterans, and some bonafide superstars. Who could possibly be the number one – oh, right, Green Bay is on the schedule. Well, the number two guy will be a fun reveal! I’ll group them in sets of four, with a top five – actually top four plus the bonus GOAT candidate. Let’s go!
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The bottom four
13. Mitchell Trubisky. He’s shown some promise, but he’s still a second year quarterback. Add in that the Seahawks will catch him in just the second game of the season, and he’s in trouble. Trubisky was 1-7 in games he threw more than 25 passes, 3-1 in games he threw under that amount. Gee, I guess Seattle should make him throw.
12. Sam Bradford / Josh Rosen. Right, I know I said I wasn’t going to count backups. But I clearly stated backups inserted in desperation. Rosen will be inserted when Bradford is on crutches, which given his history is very likely to happen long before the season finale.
Bradford had one and one/eighth good years in Minnesota, but he’s never been great against Seattle. And Rosen is a rookie. Now that we’re past these guys, it looks like the Seahawks will actually face a pretty good group of quarterbacks. Hmmm…
11. Pat Mahomes. I’m sure if any Chiefs fans stray this way, I’ll get an earful for this. Yes, Mahomes shows a lot of promise, as his college stats show. There’s a reason Kansas City said goodbye to Alex Smith, after all. Mahomes isn’t a rookie, and he’ll have almost the entire 2018 season under his belt by the time he comes to Seattle. Regardless, he’s young, and the Seahawks will certainly have some new things to throw at him.
10. Case Keenum. Earlier I wrote that players rarely move from five years of mediocrity to a completely new level, and there’s no reason to change that opinion. Keenum is 2-1 against Seattle in his career, but he threw for a total of 374 yards and one touchdown in those games. It’s much more a case of Keenum not losing those games than him winning them. One hot season doesn’t get you ranked higher than this.