SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
2021 Record - 7-10-0
Head Coach - Pete Carroll
New Additions - Drew Lock (QB), Noah Fant (TE), Austin Blythe (OL), Shelby Harris (DL), Artie Burns (DB), Quinton Jefferson (DL), Uchenna Nwosu (LB)
Offensive Rank in 2021 - 20th (324 YPG); Scoring - 16th (23.2 PPG)
Defensive Rank in 2021 - 28th (379 YPG); Scoring - 9th (21.5 PPG)
Geno Smith (702 passing yards with five touchdowns and one interception last season) has been tabbed as the starting quarterback and he will be backed up by Drew Lock, who played sparingly with Denver last year and passed for 787 yards along with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Rashaad Penny (749 rushing yards, 6.3 YPC average and six TD) is the primary running back and he will be aided by rookie Ken Walker III (Michigan State). DK Metcalf (75 receptions for 967 yards and 12 TD) and Tyler Lockett (73, 1.175, two TD) are the top wide receivers along with tight end Noah Fant, who had 68 receptions for 670 yards and four touchdowns with the Denver Broncos last year. Other wideouts include Freddie Swain (25, 343, four TD), Marquise Goodwin (20, 313, one TD with Chicago) and Dee Eskridge as well as tight end Will Dissly, who had 21 receptions for 231 yards and one scoring catch.
Defensive End Shelby Harris is another player who comes over from Denver this season and he had six quarterback sacks a year ago and will be joined up front by tackles Al Woods and Poona Ford. Quinton Jefferson, who played with the Raiders in 2021, is another player up front on defense. The linebacking crew is led by Jordyn Brooks, who led Seattle with 184 tackles last season. Darrell Taylor (6 1/2 sacks) is an outside linebacker as well as Uchenna Nwosu. The defensive backfield has Jamaal Adams (two interceptions) at safety along with Quandre Diggs, who had five picks a year ago. Ugo Amadi had an interception and also plays safety. The corners include Artie Burns, Sidney Jones IV and rookies Coby Bryant (Cincinnati) and Tariq Woolen (UTSA).
Outlook for 2022 season - As the Seahawks revamp several key positions, Head Coach Pete Carroll has decided to go with veteran journeyman Geno Smith as the starting QB to replace Russell Wilson, who was traded to Denver in the off-season.
Other notable players from Seattle who are also gone include linebacker Bobby Wagner (now with L.A. Rams), tight end Gerald Everett (L.A. Chargers), running back Chris Carson (retired) and defensive back Shaquem Griffin, who also retired. A lot of player personnel turnover is never easy, especially when one is the quarterback who was a perennial Pro Bowl player (Russell Wilson) and a Super Bowl champion early in his career. But the game marches on and the Seahawks must adapt or else get left behind in a very strong NFC West division.
Another last place finish in the NFC West is very likely in 2022 for this team, unless somehow the defense makes a noticeable improvement (Seattle was 28th overall last year and 31st against the pass) and gets more pressure on opposing quarterbacks after only 34 sacks last season. The offense will definitely be in transition without Wilson at the controls. Whether Smith or Lock will be up to the challenge at quarterback over the entire season remains to be seen, but odds are this is the beginning of a rebuild for the Seahawks entering the 2022 schedule.
TEAM SCHEDULE
Week One - vs. Denver
Week Two - at San Francisco
Week Three - vs. Atlanta
Week Four - at Detroit
Week Five - at New Orleans
Week Six - vs. Arizona
Week Seven - at L.A. Chargers
Week Eight - vs. N.Y. Giants
Week Nine - at Arizona
Week Ten - vs. Tampa Bay (in Munich, Germany)
Week Eleven - BYE
Week Twelve - vs. Las Vegas
Week Thirteen - at L.A. Rams
Week Fourteen - vs. Carolina
Week Fifteen - vs. San Francisco
Week Sixteen - at Kansas City
Week Seventeen - vs. N.Y. Jets
Week Eighteen - vs. L.A. Rams
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