We’re precisely two weeks out from the Seattle Seahawks’ preseason opener towards the Los Angeles Chargers. In latest seasons, significantly with the discount to a few exhibition video games, we’ve seen most NFL groups undertake the method of not enjoying veterans and projected starters even a couple of collection for everything of August. It’s a far cry from the formulaic “starters play a good chunk of the second and third preseason video games” we regularly noticed in years previous.
This wouldn’t usually be a subject of dialogue if not for the numerous roster turnover the Seahawks have had between the coaches and the gamers. It’s simple to proceed the development of restricted (or no) preseason reps for starters, however Seattle has new offensive and defensive schemes to work out, and intra-squad scrimmages can solely simulate a lot.
One wrinkle right here is the joint apply scheduled with the Tennessee Titans earlier than their precise Week 2 preseason matchup. Maybe the prolonged “gown rehearsal” would be the scrimmage with Tennessee, not the sport itself.
The danger with preseason, as ever, is dropping key gamers to damage in meaningless video games. Wherein case, I wouldn’t be shocked if Geno Smith and firm have one or two collection and that’s a wrap. It could be a unique story for rookies like Byron Murphy II and Christian Haynes, who might have prolonged snaps as the one Day 1-2 picks on the group. Typically we get a touch as to how essential a younger participant is by how a lot (or how little) they function in preseason. Devon Witherspoon was injured and missed all of August, however will he miss all of August by advantage of being too essential to danger for even one snap?
Make your ideas heard within the feedback part! How would you wish to see the Seahawks method this preseason? Be adventurous and have the starters on the market greater than we usually see in at the moment’s NFL, or play it protected and let practices be the important thing till the common season begins?
