Seattle Seahawks: 5 takeaways from win versus Vikings

KJ Wright once again was all over the place

Last week, KJ Wright was also featured in my 5 takeaways thread as he had a great game against the Miami Dolphins. There is no denying that KJ Wright and Bobby Wagner are one of the best linebacker duos in all of the NFL. Their impact on the younger linebackers is on full display as we have seen second-year LB Cody Barton, have a solid year. Last night, Barton was effective in the run game flying all over the place.

In Sunday’s game, KJ Wright was playing a lot of snaps on the defensive line. He was filling in for Bruce Irvin who is out for the year with a torn ACL. Wright started off in Seattle on the defensive line until he requested to play the linebacker position. Last night, similarly to last week’s game, Wright was awesome in coverage. On the first play of the game, the Vikings ran an RPO with Cousins targeting the slant route, but the ball was batted down by Wright.

Last week, Wright was excellent in his coverage assignments and almost had three interceptions. He also had `12 tackles last week and played a huge part in the “bend, but don’t break” approach. On Sunday, Wright once again was in the right spots in coverage. Only, this time he finished the play in fancy fashion.

KJ Wright made a ridiculous one-handed catch that later set up a rushing touchdown by Chris Carson. It is also important to note that Wright recovered a fumble and made a huge stop on the Vikings 2 point conversion. After the Vikings scored to make it 21-19, Kirk Cousins ran a QB draw. Wright, lined up as the DE, diagnosed the play and stopped Cousins before he could reach the end zone.

Wright finished the game with only 2 tackles but had a tremendous impact in this one.