One of the few great things about the last few years of Seattle Seahawks football under Pete Carroll was the special teams. Larry Izzo had Seattle top 10 in DVOA in all three seasons under his watch. When Carroll was let go, Izzo went to the Washington Commanders, who are just outside the top 10 right now, and Jay Harbaugh was hired as his replacement.
It’s five weeks, and we can see performance levels improve or regress as the season rolls on, but Harbaugh’s unit is on the precipice of being an unmitigated disaster.
The Seahawks special teams is currently 27th in DVOA and probably will drop after Sunday’s loss against the New York Giants.