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For Pete’s sake: 3 Seahawks that were awful in Week 10

By Todd Vandenberg

Nov 13, 2022; Munich, Germany, DEU; Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) makes a reception as Seattle Seahawks cornerback Coby Bryant (8) defends during the first quarter of an International Series game at Allianz Arena. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 13, 2022; Munich, Germany, DEU; Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) makes a reception as Seattle Seahawks cornerback Coby Bryant (8) defends during the first quarter of an International Series game at Allianz Arena. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Seahawks had more than a few players come up short in their loss to the Buccaneers. I’ll try to cut it down to three, but no promises, 12s.

Let’s get this out of the way at the outset. I’m sure that if you had asked any member of the 12s if they’d be happy with the Seahawks sitting at 6-4, they’d cry tears of joy. Yet after this game, 6-4 has a very bitter taste. For the first half of this contest, the Hawks played as poorly as they have all year. And no, I’m not forgetting the game against the Niners.

Seattle didn’t put the ball in the endzone until the 10:48 mark in the fourth quarter. Yes, Geno Smith came to life and led his team on another great drive to pull the Hawks within five, but that’s as close as they’d get. As usual, there’s plenty of blame o go around in a loss, just as there’s always a lot of credit to be shared. But this game…wow. There were a lot of bad plays.

Seahawks corner Coby Bryant gets my first ugh

Now I expect that by Monday, we’ll know more about exactly who was responsible for the busted coverage that allowed Julio Jones to coast into the endzone for the Bucs first score. He was so wide open, I think the nearest Hawks defender was in Berlin. Now, exactly who’s to blame for that is still open to debate. Tariq Woolen had the initial coverage and passed him off as he left his zone. Woolen is off the hook for this one.

I know Josh Jones was still about five yards deep in the end zone by the time Julio crossed the goal line. Jordyn Brooks ran to Jones late, very late. Quandre Diggs may have called out an adjustment, but if he did, it was too late as well. Plus Diggs was absolutely schooled by Tampa Bay rookie RB Rachaad White on a 29-yard run that saw Diggs backpedal for almost 10 yards, only to get stiff-armed.

But I’ll have to go with Coby Bryant here. The announcing team said that Bryant looked like he was playing man while everyone else was in zone coverage on the Jones touchdown. He did have four tackles and an assist, but no picks and no pass defenses.

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