The Seattle Seahawks’ lack of pass rush talent and depth is becoming a vivid issue. Against the Los Angeles Chargers, Philip Rivers was rarely made uncomfortable. Last week, versus the cross-city Rams, the problem was even more apparent, facing one of the NFL’s best offensive lines.
You could see this struggle coming. Indeed, Ollie Connolly and I forecast the Seahawks’ impending pass rush shortage in the offseason. We envisioned ways Seattle could generate pressure via blitzing. Yet the Seahawks, until the Rams game, hadn’t got that creative.
The Rams’ NFL-breaking offense is impossible to defend if Jared Goff has days of time to throw.