That Pete Carroll has said he’d like the Seahawks to get back to being a physical, run-first team may obscure how important the passing game was to Seattle’s 2013 Super Bowl run.
In fact, while that team finished fourth in the NFL in rushing, it also set a team record for average gain per pass play at 8.35.
And that’s the template — the ability to run when needed and the capability to hit big shots in the passing game — that Carroll would most love to replicate in 2018.
Aside from all else that’s needed to get that done — an offensive line and running backs, to name two — is the question of whether the Seahawks have the receivers who could also pull it off.