Seahawks get good news on David Moore, but I still expect he’ll see the IR
The news on David Moore’s injury is good, but I see the Seahawks putting him on injured reserve. With all the competition, they really need his roster spot.
The Seahawks have as much competition this preseason as they’ve ever had under Pete Carroll. With one preseason game left, there’s still clear-cut starter at one safety position, at nickel corner, or at either edge rush position. Yeah, we know it’s going to be Ziggy, but until he’s on the field in a game, we can’t take it for granted. No position is as wide open as wide receiver at backup. The injury to David Moore may actually have helped the Hawks get a better perspective on this.
First, it stinks that Moore was injured at all. He didn’t finish strong in 2018, with just four catches on sixteen targets. But up to that point, he had played like a number one receiver. In a six-game span he made 22 catches for 413 yards and five touchdowns. Over a full season, that would equal 59 catches for 1,100 yards and 13 touchdowns. I admit, he cooled off so much he could have played Olaf in a road show of Frozen. But six games isn’t a fluke. Moore looked really good in practice so far this summer. And then, he broke his arm.
As reported by Bob Condotta in The Seattle Times, there’s actually good news for Moore and the Seahawks. The injury is actually a hairline fracture of the humerus, the upper arm. Moore definitely won’t miss the entire season, and could even be back as soon as late October. That’s excellent news, of course. But it does put the Seahawks in a bind.
At the earliest, Moore could be back in October. That means the Seahawks would be short one receiver – or running back – for at least four games. It’s likely Moore won’t be available for six games or more. With four candidates vying for the last two spots at receiver, it might be wiser to move Moore to injured reserve after he makes the 53 man roster. If Seattle does so, he’ll have to sit out the first eight games.
Hawks roster projection, before last preseason game. dark. Next
That’s a dicey game to play, but the Hawks have a lot of tough decisions to make. We hope to get more clarity in the last preseason game versus the Raiders, but there still has to be a roster spot available for another receiver. I don’t see so much talent on the Seahawks that they can afford to burn a roster spot for a month. With Jarran Reed out for six weeks, the Hawks will need all the offense they can get.