The Seattle Seahawks' lopsided offensive strategy, heavily reliant on passing, is raising eyebrows and concerns. Despite a middle-of-the-pack play count, Seattle's rush attempts consistently fall short, ranking among the league's worst. Even star receiver DK Metcalf has publicly urged the team to run the ball more.
Ryan Grubb’s pants are on fire. A few weeks ago, per ESPN’s Brady Henderson, that infamous meeting between John Schneider, Mike Macdonald and Ryan Grubb at Dino’s Pub in Renton in February probably included a pitch from Grubb that he could lead a more balanced offense in the NFL . That never materialized, and the Seattle Seahawks are on the outside looking in for the 2024 playoffs atop the most lopsided offense in the NFL . Heading into Week 18, Seattle has 22.4 rush attempts per game.
Look at this stack of winners: Tied for second-last in the league, the Seahawks ran the ball 16 times against the Green Bay Packers and 15 times against the Minnesota Vikings before finally mustering 25 attempts against the Chicago Bears. In the two losses, five of those carries were not even from running backs. But is it really as askew as all that? No, it’s actually far worse. Several of those teams at the bottom of rush offense have also run the fewest plays in the league. Put the Jets, Carolina Panthers, and Jacksonville Jaguars in that camp. Seattle, however, is smack in the middle of the NFL at 19th, 61.1 plays per game. Following that, the Seahawks are 4th-highest at 3.3 sacks per game, meaning of the plays that don’t technically count for either a run or a pass in the stat sheet, were called pass plays. Let’s take some of that math, as a percentage of the total offense. Rushing plays: SEATTLE35.7% of total offense JETS (the other worst team)35% of total offense LOS ANGELES RAMS (unlikely division winner)42.7% of total offense ARIZONA CARDINALS43.2% of total offense SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS44.1% of total offense In neutral game scripts, Seattle is one of the most pass-heavy teams in the league. I dunno, man. What really got me this year was even DK Metcalf went after this concept. DK freaking Metcalf, currently playing nowhere near his peak performance while battling a couple injuries, suggested his team should run the ball more: I don’t remember a receiver saying that befor
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