Three Seahawks with soaring stock after preseason game 2
By Lee Vowell
The Seahawks looked like one of the worst teams in the NFL against the Bears in preseason game 2. Still, some Seattle players increased their roster standing.
So how can this be so? Anyone who saw the Seahawks play on Thursday might rightfully wonder if the team is even capable of beating the University of Alabama. Seattle looked as bad, preseason or not, as any Seattle team I have watched in recent memory.
The team missed multiple tackles again, looked unprepared, was undisciplined with 13 penalties. It looked like a mess of a squad that lacked leadership.
But let’s try some good news for no real reason. Several Seahawks might have actually improved their chances of either making the team or starting. Here are three.
Three Seahawks whose roster stock improved even in preseason game 2 loss
Quarterback Drew Lock
A couple of days before the game, Lock was named the starter against the Bears and then about 30 seconds later (OK, not that fast but pretty quickly) he tested positive and had to miss the game completely. Yet, because he wasn’t involved in the fiasco, Lock actually looks like he couldn’t be worse than Geno Smith.
Smith is, at best, a game manager. He can help an offense that needs to plod down the field do just that. That’s if he is playing well and not turning the ball over. But the issue with Seattle for Smith is that the Seahawks have players, like DK Metcalf, who need to create splashy plays. Smith doesn’t help there but Lock might.
Maybe if Lock had played against the Bears nothing would have been different. But he didn’t play so there is the thought that the game would have gone better as it couldn’t have been worse. If Lock can play and plays well against the Cowboys in Seattle’s final preseason game then he deserves a chance to start Week 1.