Brock Huard Chalk Talk Marshawn Lynch

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"Russell Wilson didn't complete a pass in the first quarter of the Seahawks' Week 2 win over San Francisco and was only 3 of 12 when Seattle scored its first touchdown of the game.

It was far from Wilson's sharpest performance, but as Brock Huard explains in the latest edition of "Chalk Talk", the Seahawks quarterback still had a hand in their first touchdown, a 14-yard read-option run by Marshawn Lynch.

The situation: Leading 5-0, the Seahawks had taken the opening possession of the second half and driven to San Francisco's 9-yard line before a false start penalty and an incomplete pass made it second-and-goal from the 49ers' 14.

The play: Lynch took the handoff and weaved his way into the end zone untouched for the game's first touchdown.

Huard takes it from there, explaining how Wilson's running ability affected San Francisco's defense."

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[Anonymous]

What he doesn't discuss enough, IMO, is that 55 had to bite on the fake handoff in order to create the hesitation necessary for Marshawn to get to the first level. He does touch on it, but doesn't spend enough time making that point. To me, selling the fake is THE most important part. He gives Russ credit, but he could have spoken to how making a play like that work takes running it a few times and charting the defensive reactions. I guess he's got to leave something to talk about next week...

Another thing is that play (and three variations of it including the same exact play 100% reversed) was run a number of times throughout the game. All game long I was hoping that Russell would keep it on just one of those and blast around the end for a big gain. Collinsworth even called it late in the 1st qtr, saying that "if the DE keeps biting inside Russ is going to make him pay" (or something to that effect). I found myself wondering why he didn't try it just once! Crymany. All I could see was open field on so many occasions.

I'm glad he didn't, as the one time 55 bit on the assumed fake/keeper (along with the blocks), it was money. It's almost like Bevell was telling Russ "just wait, he's going to bite on the fake any time know".