Mookie Alexander is the Producer/Managing Editor of Field Gulls, and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2017. He primarily focuses on Seahawks news, opinion, game day coverage, and statistical analysis. He also contributes national NFL and track and field coverage for SBNation.com.
For all intents and purposes, despite having one handoff snap against the Atlanta Falcons, backup quarterback Sam Howell made his Seattle Seahawks debut on Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers. It did not go well.
Geno Smith’s knee injury forced Howell into his first meaningful action of the season, no doubt an unenviable task behind a bad offensive line and facing a 20-3 deficit.