Post Mortem: Sea v Commodes

[trharder]

Also, didn't Nwosu and Emmanwori both blow opportunities for interceptions?

At least they came out of this game without any injuries (that i'm aware of). Really need to get Julian back though.

Spoon looked like a rookie at times. I only noticed #3 one time the whole game. DLaw crashed down instead of keeping his assignment, which let Mariota keep for the first down to end the game.
This team depends on the defense to play better.

[auroraave]

Also, didn't Nwosu and Emmanwori both blow opportunities for interceptions?

At least they came out of this game without any injuries (that i'm aware of). Really need to get Julian back though.

Spoon looked like a rookie at times. I only noticed #3 one time the whole game. DLaw crashed down instead of keeping his assignment, which let Mariota keep for the first down to end the game.
This team depends on the defense to play better.

I think Love and Okada out really hurt the defense. Hard to have a healthy team - Seattle got so so lucky last year. Almost feels unreal having a loss - it's been so long! The good news is the lambs lost in hilarious fashion and McVey looks like he's 'bout to blow a gasket. Damn shame.

Also, even Dickson had an off game. That's how wild this game was. Hopefully we ate all our shitburgers in one game. I still say Darnold balled out - nearly 400 yards passing in shitty conditions and with no running game.

[Donn Beach]

I was gonna say, there are some areas of concern. Special teams haven't been very special, and it goes beyond Dickson's poor game.

https://www.fieldgulls.com/seattle-seah ... ck-returns

[XpertDBA]

I was gonna say, there are some areas of concern. Special teams haven't been very special, and it goes beyond Dickson's poor game.

https://www.fieldgulls.com/seattle-seah ... ck-returns

I agree. Is there some reason our kickoff return defense is so fucking slow getting down the field? The returner is up to the 30 yard line usually before we see anyone even come into the TV screen. I thought we're supposed to have our fastest players on that unit to keep opponents between the 15 and 25 yard lines.

[auroraave]

I was gonna say, there are some areas of concern. Special teams haven't been very special, and it goes beyond Dickson's poor game.

https://www.fieldgulls.com/seattle-seah ... ck-returns

I agree. Is there some reason our kickoff return defense is so fucking slow getting down the field? The returner is up to the 30 yard line usually before we see anyone even come into the TV screen. I thought we're supposed to have our fastest players on that unit to keep opponents between the 15 and 25 yard lines.

They were playing on a rain soaked grass field - everyone is slower in that situation.

[Donn Beach]

its the season so far at issue, not just that game

With Week 3 almost wrapped up, the Seahawks rank 30th in yards per return allowed at 30.1. They have already allowed five of 11 kickoffs to be run back for at least 30 yards. In 2025, the Seahawks only allowed eight such returns. The average starting field position for Seahawks opponents off of kickoffs is their own 32, which is worse than league average and includes touchbacks and illegal kicks that bring the ball to the 40.

[XpertDBA]

I was gonna say, there are some areas of concern. Special teams haven't been very special, and it goes beyond Dickson's poor game.

https://www.fieldgulls.com/seattle-seah ... ck-returns

I agree. Is there some reason our kickoff return defense is so fucking slow getting down the field? The returner is up to the 30 yard line usually before we see anyone even come into the TV screen. I thought we're supposed to have our fastest players on that unit to keep opponents between the 15 and 25 yard lines.

They were playing on a rain soaked grass field - everyone is slower in that situation.

It's been every game. Every kickoff so far, I'm stunned with how far the returner gets before he's first touched. That's so unlike Seattle special teams in the past.

[Michael K.]

I think Love and Okada out really hurt the defense. Hard to have a healthy team - Seattle got so so lucky last year. Almost feels unreal having a loss - it's been so long! The good news is the lambs lost in hilarious fashion and McVey looks like he's 'bout to blow a gasket. Damn shame.

Also, even Dickson had an off game. That's how wild this game was. Hopefully we ate all our shitburgers in one game. I still say Darnold balled out - nearly 400 yards passing in shitty conditions and with no running game.

I didn't research this, but someone posted on X that the last time we didn't have Love at Safety was the Tampa Bay loss. Mayfield looked like Dan Marino that game. Darnold was great, except for the incredibly HUGE two mistakes that he made that lead directly to 14 points for the other team.

[D-train]

I agree. Is there some reason our kickoff return defense is so fucking slow getting down the field? The returner is up to the 30 yard line usually before we see anyone even come into the TV screen. I thought we're supposed to have our fastest players on that unit to keep opponents between the 15 and 25 yard lines.

They were playing on a rain soaked grass field - everyone is slower in that situation.

It's been every game. Every kickoff so far, I'm stunned with how far the returner gets before he's first touched. That's so unlike Seattle special teams in the past.

And I guess the wet field wasn't a problem for the returner....

[Sibelius Hindemith]

I think Love and Okada out really hurt the defense. Hard to have a healthy team - Seattle got so so lucky last year. Almost feels unreal having a loss - it's been so long! The good news is the lambs lost in hilarious fashion and McVey looks like he's 'bout to blow a gasket. Damn shame.

Also, even Dickson had an off game. That's how wild this game was. Hopefully we ate all our shitburgers in one game. I still say Darnold balled out - nearly 400 yards passing in shitty conditions and with no running game.

I didn't research this, but someone posted on X that the last time we didn't have Love at Safety was the Tampa Bay loss. Mayfield looked like Dan Marino that game. Darnold was great, except for the incredibly HUGE two mistakes that he made that lead directly to 14 points for the other team.

Doesn't Love call out the defdnsive adjustments/alignments when he's out there? Basically the quarterback of the D.