One thing I know Seahawks fans may not have been aware of was our Punting situation when Zastudil went down last year to be replaced by Butler.
He ranked 31st in punts last year getting 36.8 yds a punt.
He will again be our punter this year. This is one thing I just can't believe wasn't addressed this offseason. In the playoff game against Carolina he had two punts that didn't even make it 30 yds. When we played Seattle the same thing. The short punts just kill us. Looks like they will again this year.
Defensive pressure. The loss of Dan Williams at NT was huge. We brought in Peters who looked up to par and then proceeded to tear his achilles. The issue is we just can't generate a pass rush. Losing Daryl Washington hurts because he should be filling that role. But he's not, and I've given up hope on him this year. We can send 6 people and not even put the QB on pressure while leaving our CB's on an island trying to stick with a WR in space for 4 seconds. Just not going to happen. There will and have been breakdowns in coverage because of that. If we could generate pressure, the CB's wouldn't be asked to do as much as they have been the last two years.
The OL, I'm not sure if it is a concern or not but will be for the first 3 weeks. With Massie suspended the first 3 weeks and Iupati recovering from surgery were already down 40% of our starting O-line. I am surprised Sowell who is filling in at RT isn't cut yet. He has no technique and just gets blown by and even literally turned around in circles like a spinning wheel on some plays. Just tossed to the side like a limp rag doll. Massie will be a huge upgrade over him when he gets back. Iupati will be missed.
Something I would like to point out as well. A lot of people say that the DVOA with and without Palmer are the same. However it is clear that PFF is not the end all. Here are some facts to dispute that. Which are actual outcomes in games.
Palmer was 6-0 last year. With a 95.6 passer rating. Good for 8th in the NFL. 25.8 PPG with him in. Now people say that without Palmer we had the same DVOA... Lets take a look at our other two QBs PPG which is really what matters. Why doesnt DVOA take this into account?
Drew Stanton was up next with a 78.7 rating. Good for 28th in the NFL, and 16.5 PPG... Those offenses look much different than what PFF suggests. Again, this is why I think PFF is a good tool, but you can't base everything off it. Drew Stanton was followed by Ryan Lindley.
Ryan Lindley finished with a passer rating of 56.8. Good for last in the NFL. We only got 11.5 PPG game with Lindley. Again how does DVOA in PFF say these last two are equal to the above?
He ranked 31st in punts last year getting 36.8 yds a punt.
He will again be our punter this year. This is one thing I just can't believe wasn't addressed this offseason. In the playoff game against Carolina he had two punts that didn't even make it 30 yds. When we played Seattle the same thing. The short punts just kill us. Looks like they will again this year.
Defensive pressure. The loss of Dan Williams at NT was huge. We brought in Peters who looked up to par and then proceeded to tear his achilles. The issue is we just can't generate a pass rush. Losing Daryl Washington hurts because he should be filling that role. But he's not, and I've given up hope on him this year. We can send 6 people and not even put the QB on pressure while leaving our CB's on an island trying to stick with a WR in space for 4 seconds. Just not going to happen. There will and have been breakdowns in coverage because of that. If we could generate pressure, the CB's wouldn't be asked to do as much as they have been the last two years.
The OL, I'm not sure if it is a concern or not but will be for the first 3 weeks. With Massie suspended the first 3 weeks and Iupati recovering from surgery were already down 40% of our starting O-line. I am surprised Sowell who is filling in at RT isn't cut yet. He has no technique and just gets blown by and even literally turned around in circles like a spinning wheel on some plays. Just tossed to the side like a limp rag doll. Massie will be a huge upgrade over him when he gets back. Iupati will be missed.
Something I would like to point out as well. A lot of people say that the DVOA with and without Palmer are the same. However it is clear that PFF is not the end all. Here are some facts to dispute that. Which are actual outcomes in games.
Palmer was 6-0 last year. With a 95.6 passer rating. Good for 8th in the NFL. 25.8 PPG with him in. Now people say that without Palmer we had the same DVOA... Lets take a look at our other two QBs PPG which is really what matters. Why doesnt DVOA take this into account?
Drew Stanton was up next with a 78.7 rating. Good for 28th in the NFL, and 16.5 PPG... Those offenses look much different than what PFF suggests. Again, this is why I think PFF is a good tool, but you can't base everything off it. Drew Stanton was followed by Ryan Lindley.
Ryan Lindley finished with a passer rating of 56.8. Good for last in the NFL. We only got 11.5 PPG game with Lindley. Again how does DVOA in PFF say these last two are equal to the above?
