It is fair to say as a whole, the Seahawks offense underperformed in it’s Week One loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The offense scored just 13 points in the loss to the 49ers. A workman-like effort by the defense saw the unit create two interceptions and a blocked punt. The offense had a total of 230 yards, 146 passing and 84 rushing. Of the team’s 50 offensive plays, 26 were runs with an average of 3.2 yards per rush. Zach Charbonnet led the team with 12 carries for 47 yards and one touchdown. Ken Walker was behind with 10 carries for 20 yards and three receptions for four yards.
After the less-than-stellar performance by the team’s run game, Mike Macdonald says the key for the Seahawks is to trust the process.
“Yeah, just stick with the process. There’s a handful of runs that didn’t go our way on Sunday, and a handful of runs went our way. Sometimes it goes like that, we want them to go more our favor than not, said Macdonald. “ It’s not for a lack of effort, and we’ve done a lot of great things throughout the preseason, which you saw in all three games. Let’s stick with it, we’re doing a lot of great stuff. Let’s just keep getting better.”
A SLOW START FOR THE STEELERS DEFENSE
The Seahawks’ next opponent, the Pittsburgh Steelers, gave up 129 rushing yards in the team’s 34-32 win over the New York Jets. While it’s too early to use numbers to predict any specific trend, the truth is Sunday will showcase the Seahawks’ 20th-ranked rushing offense at 84 yards a game against the Steelers’ 29th-ranked rush defense, which is allowing 183 yards per game.
To be successful in the run game, the Seahawks will need to take the obvious jump from Week One to Week Two.
“ I feel like we played pretty solid. Run game-wise, I feel like we could have been more intentional on blocks, sticking on blocks, “ said Anthony Bradford. “But I feel pretty confident in the line.
Bradford also talked about the advantage of having a two running backs with different styles. “
With Zach, it’s about power, and it is hard for defenders to stop him because of that pop and surge he has. And with K9, just being elusive, but easily can break the first two tackles. So I feel like it works well for us, and it makes defenses have to be honest when defending us.”
To have an effective run game, the Seahawks will need to win the battle of the early downs and convert on third down. Against the 49ers were the Seahawks were three of ten on third down. Of the teams 14 first downs, six were by the run, six were by the pass, and two were by penalty.
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