![]() If the ribs keep him out, I like the Seahawks defensive outlook a lot more. The only guy who can stop Kamara from having a big day is Kamara himself. Without Bobby Wagner, Jamal Adams, or any sort of presence on the edge of the defensive line, I am dubious that AK can be contained at all on Sunday. And now Seattle’s personnel is even worse than it was last year. 121 yards receiving from a running back is almost unforgivable, except when it’s Kamara, I guess. Remember how the Seahawks held him to 51 yards on the ground but had no answer for him on screens and dump-offs. JF: They’ll have to do whatever they did in the first part of the game when these teams met last - and avoid doing whatever they did in the last part, when Kamara gashed them repeatedly through the air. What will they have to do to stop Alvin Kamara and crew? TH: Seattle’s defense just gave up 45 points to the Lions, they lead the league allowing the most passing yards and have allowed the 3rd most rushing yards per carry. People are even talking about keeping him long-term, although I suspect that will die down after he faces some tougher defenses than the Falcons and Lions. ![]() For a guy who barely saw the field as Wilson’s backup, it’s been really cool to watch. Short of it: nobody, and I do mean nobody, foresaw Smith leading the league in completion percentage and CPOE (completion percentage above expectation) at the quarter pole, or winning any kind of offensive award whatsoever. Lot of season left to go, but at the same time, four games isn’t nothing. So far, that’s exactly how it’s turned out. ![]() Since the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator is a former McVay assistant, there was a sliver of hope that Geno could be the next Jimmy G or Jared Goff. Both of them crafted Super Bowl (losing) teams with subpar QBs and plenty of talent elsewhere on offense, following a scheme that stresses opposing defenses without asking too much of the game manager under center. (Which was not me! I was angry about the trade! Less so now.) Over the summer I remember theorizing the only way the Seahawks had a chance to sneak into the playoffs was through re-imagining their offense in the mold of Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan. It’s been a gratifying development for those observers who felt it was time to move on from Russell Wilson for age reasons, or because the offense was spinning its wheels for too long, or to jumpstart a real rebuild. He’s outplayed his predecessor, who had a nice little run here. Well, now, fans chant Geno’s name in the stands, without irony even. And you guys know how well things have gone in Carolina so far, oof. Hardly anyone around here disagreed with the ubiquitous preseason evaluations that ranked Seattle’s QB room in the bottom five of the league. JF: You’d be hard-pressed to find any Seahawk whose stock has risen faster in a shorter time than Geno Smith’s. TH: When Geno Smith was initially announced as the Seahawks starting QB, fans were on the fence about him, but he had a great performance last Sunday and was just named NFC Player of the Week. John joins us to answer a few quick questions before the New Orleans Saints take on the Seattle Seahawks at home in Caesars Superdome on Sunday. Our Interview with the Enemy series continues this week with John Fraley from Field Gulls.
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