Of all of the questionable coaching decisions made by Pete Carroll and Ken Norton Jr. this year as they guide the Seattle Seahawks through a turbulent early part of the season, giving Ryan Neal just six snaps Thursday night was almost too moronic to believe.
Against the San Francisco 49ers, Neal was brilliant, controlling the middle of the field for almost all of his 26 snaps (34% of Seahawks defensive snaps for the game). Yet, instead of putting him in coverage against Cooper Kupp, who has consistently eviscerated our defense, Norton went with the always-shoddy Jordyn Brooks.