3 quick impressions from Seahawks loss in week 7 to Cardinals
By Lee Vowell
The Seahawks suffered their first loss of the 2020 season when they played the Cardinals in week 7.
The Seattle Seahawks stumbled their way through a bad second half in week seven and lost to the Arizona Cardinals 37-34 in overtime. It was a game Seattle could have won by double-digits but the loss was concerning in that it showed some deep flaws for Seattle.
Here are three quick impressions from the game.
Seahawks will finish last in the NFC West if they don’t fix the rush
Seattle had exactly zero quarterback hits in week 7. For a successful NFL team that number is not acceptable and the fault lies with the players and the coaching staff. And the NFC West is loaded that there is no room for error from any of the four teams. Seattle could go from starting 5-0 to finishing last in the division.
I get that the Seahawks were trying to keep Kyler Murray contained but zero quarterback hits is ridiculous. The fact is that Seattle hasn’t supplied consistent pressure against anyone all season and appears to not have help coming means this ultimately will be a lost season.
Russell Wilson isn’t perfect but the Seahawks need him to be
Wilson wasn’t good in the second half against the Cardinals and the second half is when the game was lost for Seattle. Seattle has scored 27 points by halftime and scored just 7 points after that. A lot of this was due to Wilson missing receivers and throwing a couple of bad interceptions.
The fact is that because Seattle’s defense is so bad Wilson has to always be on and that is just unfair to ask of any player. But the entire season relies on Wilson always being great, not just good, and eventually, that will be a reason for failure.
Tyler Lockett reminded us how great he still is
There’s been so much discussion about D.K. Metcalf this year that it’s easy to forget Tyler Lockett is quite possibly the best receiver the Seahawks have. On Sunday, Lockett had 15 catches, 200 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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Lockett started the game with an incredible one-handed catch and continued that with other receptions mere mortals don’t make. Sure, the touchdown at the backend of the end zone was a good throw by Wilson but if not for Lockett’s body control and hands that does not become a completed pass. Lockett is a star and Wilson is lucky to have him.