Seahawks have the depth to cover injuries vs Titans, mostly

The doubtful backups

Okay, so let’s get the two players who are doubtful for Sunday’s game out of the way. Those two are WR D’Wayne Eskridge and RB Rashaad Penny. Of the two, I’d say Eskridge is the bigger loss. Yes, he was only on for 12 snaps and got his number called three times. But those two jet sweeps were hot, 12s. Eskridge is one of my candidates for a breakthrough season this year, and I expect he’ll make me look much smarter than I am. Eventually, if not this Sunday.

The Hawks won’t fall off too far, here, as they’ll likely turn to Freddie Swain as their third wideout. Swain was decent last year in a limited role (33 percent of offensive snaps), and he’ll be just fine this week. Expect tight ends Gerald Everett and Will Dissly to get a few more targets this week as well.

As for Penny, I think the Seahawks are in fine shape to fill his spot as Chris Carson’s relief. Both DeeJay Dallas and Alex Collins are more than capable of running inside and taking a swing pass to the sidelines. Dallas started out with an impressive camp last year – right Geoff – and has looked really good every time his number has been called in Seattle.

As for Collins, he’s another of my breakout candidates. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him make a few big plays in a spot role Sunday. He did it in every preseason game this year and looked more than capable in the limited action he got in 2020. Between Dallas and Collins, the Hawks running game has more than ample support behind the bellcow Carson.