from the Seattle Seahawks last offseason was met with roaring approval. Over seven seasons George Fant Color Rush Jersey , Cable proved himself to be one of the worst position coaches in the NFL, if not the worst. Cable’s replacement in Seattle, Mike Solari, quickly became a favorite of Seahawks fans who were starved for competent line play. And to begin the season, Seattle received that level of play and more, at one point ranking as the most efficient offensive line in the NFL, per Pro Football Focus. However, in November, the Seahawks offensive line of old appeared to return. Russell Wilson was sacked 13 times in November, five more times than he was sacked in weeks 3-8. In December, Wilson was sacked 17 times, including six during Sunday’s victory over the Cardinals. In total, Wilson was sacked 51 times in 2018, topping his previous career high of 45, in 2015. The 51 times Wilson was sacked places him in a tie for third most in the NFL this season Rashaad Penny Color Rush Jersey , alongside Derek Carr—who, that’s right, was playing behind a line coached by Cable. (Some good news sprinkled into your Victory Monday: Wilson’s previous single season high was 45 sacks, which came in 2015. Wilson broke his single season high for touchdowns and passer rating this season, both of which were previously set in 2015.)Now of course, it wasn’t all bad for Solari’s debut season as Seattle’s offensive line coach. While they entered Week 17 as the 29th ranked line in Football Outsiders’ adjusted sack rate, they were 12th in run blocking. To Pete Carroll and a run first team, that’s likely viewed as a success. The Seahawks will now turn their focus to the Dallas Cowboys, who, in a switch in identity in 2018, have been led by their defense all season. Wilson will need better protection against a defensive front led by DeMarcus Lawrence, if Seattle is to get back on track following Week 17’s mess, and advance to the divisional round. The Seattle Seahawks saw five players miss practice on Wednesday with injuries ahead of Saturday night’s wild card matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, with five others who were limited. Among the notable names to sit were guard J.R. Sweezy and cornerback Shaquill Griffin, as they are the two who are considered “game time decisions” by Pete Carroll.Safety Bradley McDougald Doug Baldwin Color Rush Jersey , tackle Duane Brown, and full back Tre Madden also sat out practice, but no concern about missing the game has been expressed yet by Carroll or the rest of the team.Limited on Wednesday were guard D.J. Fluker, receiver Doug Baldwin, safety Tedric Thompson, and running backs Chris Carson and Mike Davis. As the case with the previous three mentions, all five are expected to be available. That’s bigger news for Fluker and Thompson, who each missed time recently and were held out of Week 17’s win over the Arizona Cardinals. Thompson’s return became more significant this week with news that Delano Hill was going on injured reserve with a hip injury.The two question marks remain Sweezy and Griffin. If Sweezy is unable to go, then Ethan Pocic seems most likely to take his place at left guard. If Griffin is held out, the team may have to turn to Akeem King, who started Week 2 in place of Tre Flowers.The Cowboys are mostly monitoring the status of guard Xavier Su’a-Filo and defensive lineman David Irving, but seem to be relatively healthy headed into the weekend.The Seahawks and Cowboys kickoff at 5 PM PST on NBC on Saturday.
