Four Seahawks who should lose their roster spots during the bye week

The Seattle Seahawks are 4-5 after beginning the season with three straight victories. From leading the NFC West by two games after that 3-0 start, Seattle is currently in last place. That does not seem likely to change anytime soon, either, as after the bye week, Seattle will come back in Week 11 against the San Francisco 49ers.

While the players get most of this week off, the coaches don't. Seattle needs to plan for the future this week, not only in the short term, but long-term as well. Some personnel or depth chart changes should be made. The Seahawks have to know if certain players can help them well in future seasons.

The four players below should be part of those changes. Mostly, they have only hurt the team with their performances. In two cases, they are just taking reps from younger players.

Four Seahawks who deserve to learn their roster positions during the bye week

Right guard Anthony Bradford

Maybe the Seahawks are disappointed in 2024 draft pick Christian Haynes, and he simply has not shown enough in practice to prove he deserves real snaps. Maybe something is happening behind closed locker room doors 12s are not aware of with Haynes. But Bradford has been so terrible that Seattle not giving Haynes a chance to play more is borderline criminal.

After getting two more penalties, he now has nine on the season which leads the league among guards. His five sacks allowed also lead all guards. Literally anyone else in the NFL might be able to do better than Bradford. Haynes must get his chances to succeed or fail, and that should start in Week 11.

Wide receiver Jake Bobo

This one is tough to write. Bobo became a fan favorite in 2023 for a good reason. He works hard to earn his place, does the little things, such as blocking, that help his team succeed, but this season he has failed as a pass receiver. He appears to overrun his routes which causes issues with quarterback Geno Smith looking inaccurate.

Bobo needs to remain on the team, of course, but he should be supplanted by Cody White in the wide receiver rotation. In just one game, White blocked a bunch and showed more explosiveness as a receiver than Bobo has done in his two seasons. White also isn't a terrible blocker. Should DK Metcalf remain out with a knee injury, White needs to get the extra snaps, not Bobo.

Defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins

Hankins has turned out to be a terrible free agent signing. His signing made sense at the time. Seattle was trying to fix its run defense, and he had played under current Seahawks defensive coordinator Aden Durde when both were with the Dallas Cowboys. Hankins also hasn't been a bad pro over the course of his career.

He is having his worst season this year, though. He has whiffed on 16 percent of his tackle attempts, a horrible number for a backup defensive tackle. He seemingly makes no impact when he is in a game. Not only do his reps need to be given to other players, such as Roy Robertson-Harris, but he probably should be outright released. His presence adds nothing to the Seattle defense.

Tight end Pharaoh Brown

Brown was signed to be a blocker and not a receiver, but he still plays the tight end position. He hasn't gotten a target in the last four games he has played, however. When Seattle needed him to do a bit more in Week 9 against the Los Angeles Rams since Noah Fant missed the game, Brown was invisible. Clearly, Seattle did not trust him much either as he was only in on seven snaps.

Brown has lost reps to rookie AJ Barner as he should have. Barner is the future and Brown is probably gone after this year. Barner is also a good blocker, so Seattle needs another tight end who can catch. That should be Brady Russell. He is a versatile player who Seattle has even lined up in the backfield. When Fant does return, hopefully in Week 11, Seattle's tight end rotation should only consist of Fant, Barner, and Russell.

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