1. I think, considering the state of Seattle’s interior offensive line, it might save time for everyone to just have Geno Atkins line up next to Russell Wilson in the Seahawks’ backfield Seattle barely escaped with their lives, at home against Detroit, on Monday night, in large part because their entire offense became Russell Wilson running in circles Benny Hill-style for 12 seconds then throwing a strike downfield. On the road, against the Bengals front four, that’s a recipe for disaster.
2. I think I’m not going to sit here and rip an NFL GM who has more football knowledge in his pinky finger than I will ever house in my brain (says the guy who is about to rip an NFL GM), but this is an appalling stat in regards to Detroit’s anemic running game: Since 2010, the Lions are the only team in the NFL to spend three first- or second-round picks on running backs (Jahvid Best first round in 2010, Mikel Leshoure second round in ’11, Ameer Abdullah second round in ’15).