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Walla Walla Dawg II wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 03, 2024 4:23 pm

I say "none of the above". I feel they are still implementing their systems.... and may need some replacements.

Extracting the game-by-game data, the inability to run the ball is the main culprit and it’s not even close. They’ve not posted a positive rushing day by DVOA since Week 4 versus the Detroit Lions, and they’ve had single-game rush DVOAs of -30% or worst in four of the last six games. The passing offense has been close to neutral or a net negative in three of those six games.

While the offensive line is certainly a major culprit for the poor showings win or lose, this is neither the first bad offensive line nor even the most egregiously poor offensive line the Seahawks have within the last 10 seasons. These are the worst results we’ve seen out of any Seahawks offense since Darrell Bevell’s first season in 2011, when the Seahawks were 20th overall (19th pass, 20th rush). Of course, Seattle leveled up the following year by drafting Russell Wilson, providing an instant upgrade from Tarvaris Jackson and Charlie Whitehurst. I don’t think there are too many quarterbacks above Geno Smith who can overcome the deficiencies of this year’s offense.

There was always a risk to hiring Grubb and former Washington Huskies OL coach Scott Huff to go straight to the NFL with zero prior NFL experience. The college and pro games are fundamentally different, including in something as simple as the disparity in hashmark placement. If the Seahawks do not fix their offensive woes over the remainder of the season—spoiler: they play a hard schedule of defenses over the rest of December—I think it’s distinctly possible that Grubb and Huff are both one-and-dones on this coaching staff.

Entering the game, Seattle actually led the NFL in fewest average yards per kickoff return. That would imply what the Jets accomplished was a one-off. Seattle has shown to be better than they were against New York. Perhaps if Jason Myers were told to kick the ball into the end zone, which he has proven he can do, that would help. Again, though, Seattle was mostly having success in kickoff coverage before Week 13 so while Myers was only getting touchbacks on 47 percent of his kickoffs, the scheme was working.