Seahawks reaction: Who looked good versus Denver and who did not

The Seahawks won against the Broncos on Thursday to open preseason play. Who looked good for Seattle and who did not do so well?

A second half surge pushed the Seahawks to a win in their first preseason game of 2019 on Thursday. Lots of starters missed the game so Seattle did not open them up to the possibility of being injured. This meant lots of playing time for guys trying to make the roster this year. So who did pretty well and who might have hurt their chances to make the team?

Players who helped themselves

Paxton Lynch

Lynch was 11 for 15 passing and threw for a touchdown and ran for another. Seattle had three points at halftime and finished with 22. That was mostly due to Lynch. He was in control and threw well. Lynch looked really poised for someone who hadn’t played in a while. Now, can he do it again and against better competition than he was playing against on Thursday?

Jazz Ferguson

Ferguson was Lynch’s favorite target. He caught every one of his four targets for 54 yards and a touchdown. Ferguson is a big receiver at six-foot-five-inches and Seattle has mostly only had smaller receivers who have been successful lately. Like Lynch, Ferguson has to prove he can consistently be good in every game in the preseason. If he can, though, has a chance to make the team.

The safeties

Marquise Blair was mostly good though he did blow at least one coverage. In the regular season, Blair might get benched for doing so. But he was active and hit hard and looked like a Seahawks safety should. Six tackles, a quarterback hit and one tackle for loss is good stuff. Tedric Thompson played well, too, though so maybe Seattle will have better safety play than expected in 2019.

Players who may have hurt their chances to make the team

Geno Smith

As opposed to Lynch, Smith ran around seemingly mindlessly at times. He was inaccurate, especially on one long throw to D.K. Metcalf. If the season were to start tomorrow, Smith would probably still be Russell Wilson‘s backup, but it doesn’t start tomorrow. So check back in four weeks.

C.J. Prosise

Prosise, who claimed this year to be in great shape, seems to always be hurt. He didn’t play on Thursday because he was suffering from some minor hip issue. Seattle simply can’t rely on Prosise to ever stay healthy, so him missing the game on Thursday continues his pattern of not showing up.

The backup offensive linemen

The play of the second team guys like Demetrius Knox proved that if the starters get hurt for the Seahawks this season the line will be terrible. Running lanes weren’t there in the first half and Smith didn’t have a lot of time. Seattle’s offensive line should be good this year, as long as none of the assumed starters do not miss a chunk of the year.