RENTON, Wash. (AP) — All the focus will be on the health of Russell Wilson’s right middle finger and whether the injury that knocked him out of Seattle’s 26-17 loss to Los Angeles Rams will keep him from starting for the first time in his career.
In a league driven by quarterbacks, that is going to get the attention.
But there’s a bigger issue for the Seahawks that needs a more immediate fix. Seattle’s defense is on a record pace for futility that has resurrected nightmares from the start of last season, when it also was giving up huge chunks of yards and points.