Seahawks could have LOB 2.0 in 2022 based on the schedule

Seahawks DBs should coast in these also-ran contests

I say also-rans, as these are the other teams that finished last in their divisions. Yes, that was as painful to write as it was to read. Anyway…New York, New York, it’s a toddling town. That’s how the song goes, anyway. Since we’re there – kinda – let’s start with the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets.

Zach Wilson went through the kind of struggles you’d expect from any rookie pressed to start for a bad team. He only managed nine touchdowns in 13 starts. He threw 11 interceptions, but out of 13 games, that’s actually pretty good. The fact that seven of those came in September bodes well for his future.

For you mathy types, that means Wilson threw just four picks in his last ten starts. I don’t expect he’ll be great, but he’s definitely a player on the rise, and should be tougher than either of the few QBs.

Time to move on to the Giants. New York declined the fifth-year option on current start Daniel Jones, and it’s easy to see why. He’s regressed in each of his past two seasons, so much so that the Jints signed Tyrod Taylor to a two-year contract. While Jones has never faced the Seahawks, he threw for 21 touchdowns versus 17 interceptions combined in his last two seasons.

Taylor lost in his only chance against Seattle, and has been the poster child for mediocrity since leaving Buffalo after the 2017 season. In the past four seasons, Taylor has made 10 starts and thrown eight TDs and seven INTs. Neither of the Giants options should pose much of a threat to the Seahawks defenders.

We have a pretty good idea of what we can expect from the Lions and Jared Goff. While the Hawks didn’t face him in last year’s blowout, they saw him plenty of times with the Rams. Goff is 5-4 in his career vs Seattle, but that’s in large part due to his teammates’ efforts, not his own. In those nine games, Goff threw for nine scores and eight picks. He isn’t exactly in the class of the next group of quarterbacks.