Why the Seahawks play action woes are more than just a lack of usage

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.

The Seattle Seahawks offense is as bad as we’ve seen it in years under new offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb. Early optimism and hype following his days at the University of Washington have fizzled, and the stats are not pretty.

Some Seahawks ranks, via @TruMediaSports

Offense:
points per drive -- 21st
EPA per play -- 20th

Defense:
opponent points per drive -- 6th
EPA per play -- 9th— Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar) December 17, 2024

Among the themes of this season has been the seemingly bizarre lack of play action usage from Grubb, representing a complete departure from previous Seahawks offensive coordinators Darrell Bevell, Brian Schottenheimer, and Shane Waldron.