Seahawks report card: Failing grades for week 5 loss to Rams
By Lee Vowell
The Seahawks lost much more than a game in week 5 when the Los Angeles Rams defeated Seattle 26-17. Quarterback Russell Wilson is expected to miss 4-8 weeks with a finger injury. What was already bordering on Seattle’s worst season in a decade might have been sealed by the injury.
Seattle simply has too many glaring issues on defense and the offense is far too inconsistent for this team to go on any kind of run in the tough NFC West. Of course, things might change but at this time the Seahawks seemed destined fo last place in their division.
The question is whether 2022 will be better or are 12s starting to see the end of a long run of success in Seattle? The rest of the year is going to very indicative of where the franchise is heading over the next few years.
Seahawks final grades versus Los Angeles Rams week 5
Quarterback
Normally this would be all about Russell Wilson. In fact, since 2012, Wilson would really be the sole grade in this column. But not from week 5. Geno Smith had to take over from Wilson after the Seahawks starter left with a finger injury. Thankfully, and even though Seattle lost, Smith was really good. On his first drive, he led Seattle on a 98-yard touchdown drive. Smith couldn’t pull off the come-from-behind win but he gave hope to 12s in future weeks as Wilson appears to have to miss some games. Smith seemed in total control of the offense.
Grade: B