The Seahawks received some positive news on the injury front when the team announced that Byron Murphy and Cameron Young were the only players ruled for Sunday’s game. Sunday’s game will mark the return of LB Uchenna Nwosu, S Julian Love, DE Leonard Williams, and LB Jerome Baker. The big question for Sunday is how well the team will communicate. Against the Lions, there were clear communication issues that led to overthinking and a lack of execution. Given the skill level and experience of the returning starters, it should not take long for the players to shake off the rust and make adjustments when needed.
BOUNCE BACK EFFORT
Head coach Mike Macdonald talked all week about the players’ positive effort and attitude after their first loss. Macdonald was the first person to acknowledge accountability and then move on.
“We’ve talked about the game. It’s over. It (practice) went good. We had a good week of practice. There’s a standard every day that we need to do here, and that’s what we’re worried about doing,’ said Macdonald . “That’s the thought. We could have shut them (Detroit) out and held them to 50 yards, and if we had a bad Thursday we wouldn’t be satisfied. So that’s just how it’s going to be.”
From the first day he arrived, Macdonald has preached a stay-in-the-moment, do n’t-get-too-high, or do-n’t-get-too-low mentality.
STOPPING THE RUN
The Giants offense is average 85.3 yards a game, which is 30th in the 32-team league. In their loss to the Dallas Cowboys last week the Giants managed just 26 rushing yards for the game. Devin Singletary had 24 of the 26 yards. Singletary is listed as doubtful for the game with a hamstring. If he is unable to play or is limited, Tyrone Tracy will be given the ball. If the Seahawks can stop the run early it could be long a day for quarterback Daniel Jones. That is, of course, if Leonard Williams, Boye Mafe, Uchenna Nwosu, and Derick Hall, who leads the team in sacks, can apply pressure on Jones. The Giants were 5 of 16 on third down in losing to the Cowboys.
CAN THE SEAHAWKS OFFENSE SCORE WHEN NEEDED
Ken Walker III scored three rushing touchdowns against the Lions after sitting out the previous two due to an oblique. The Seahawks rushed for 133 yards, and Geno Smith set career highs in pass attempts and passing yards when he completed 38 of 56 passes for 395 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. As good as the numbers were, the offense sputtered when it needed to score. Smith was sacked three times. Against the Giants, the offense needs to be more balanced and stay away from the third and long. The Seahawks converted 5 of 10 third attempts against the Lions and 1 of 2 fourth down attempts. An efficient run game, mixed with midrange passes and deep balls, would exploit a Giants secondary that allows 193 yards again and is ranked 14th.
BIG PICTURE
This is a get-right game for the Seahawks in several ways. The team will look to rebound from the Lions’ loss, and more importantly, this is the healthiest the defense has been all season. This will be the first time Jerome Baker, Tyrel Dodson, Leonard Williams, Uchenna Nwosu, Dre’Mont Jones, Boye Mafe, Julian Love, Devon Witherspoon, Riq Woolen, and Tre Brown will all play together in a real NFL game
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