3 Seahawks that need to be better in week 3 versus Vikings

The Seahawks are coming off a bad loss to the Titans in week two and several players need to be better in week three for Seattle to beat the Vikings. I say “bad loss” because close games, especially ones where the team has a tow touchdown lead in the fourth quarter, and many times to most difficult to overcome.

For two straight weeks, the Seahawks offense has been not-good in the second half. For Seattle to get a victory in Minnesota, Seattle needs to play its most complete game. Plus, if the offense can stay on the field more, the defense should be better and more rested as well.

A 1-2 start for Seattle in the ridiculously tough NFC West might be too much to overcome long-term. The Seahawks must win in week three.

3 Seahawks that need to be better in week three than in week two

D.K. Metcalf

Metcalf hasn’t been terrible catching the ball so far in 2021. It’s not like he has tons of drops. But he also hasn’t had those couple of huge plays that change a game. That probably has more to do with the offensive scheme than Metcalf.

That said, Metcalf has cost this team on plays when he hasn’t caught the ball. Last year, Metcalf would get into unneeded tiffs with opposing corners that would get flags called on those corners. This year, the issue is Metcalf.

In two weeks, Metcalf has had 4 penalties called against him. He has had issues controlling his emotions as well, it seems. Metcalf needs to be productive and not get dumb penalties called against him versus the Vikings.

Kyle Fuller

Kyle Fuller was pretty good in week one against a Colts team that did not have a dominant pass rush. In week 2, Tennessee had one really good pass rusher and that was defensive tackle Denico Autry who just happened to line up across from Fuller. Autry finished with 1.5 sacks, 2 quarterback hits and a tackle for loss. Fuller was bad.

This week, Fuller will match up against Michael Pierce some. Pierce isn’t historically one who gets a bunch of internal pressure on quarterbacks but did have 2 sacks in week one against the Bengals. If Fuller doesn’t play better, Pierce could get 2 sacks in week 3 as well.

Jordyn Brooks

Brooks, like Fuller, played really well in Seattle’s opening game but last week got a costly 15-yard penalty after which Pete Carroll pulled him off the field for a drive. This would not have happened to K.J. Wright.

Brooks was in on 9 tackles but had a very slow start to the game and definitely did not make much of an impact trying to stop Titans running back Derrick Henry in the second half. Minnesota, whether Dalvin Cook plays or not, is capable of running the ball well. Brooks will need to get at least 10 tackles in week three or the Seahawks will lose again.