“ The teams have just started to understand us ”

The Seattle Seahawks offense stumbled down the straight after a hot start in 2020.

Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf chatting with former Pro Bowler Brandon Marshall on the Podcast I am an athlete, said the defenses knew what Seattle was trying to do, making the slowdown easier.

“The teams have just started to understand us,” said Metcalf, via The Athletic’s Michael-Shawn Dugar. “We’ve been running deep passes since (Coach) Pete (Carroll) came in. Game-action. Run the ball, throw the ball, throw the ball, go deep. The teams just said, ‘We don’t are just not gonna let you go deep. ‘”

Analyzing Metcalf’s brief quote, there is clearly some frustration for an offense that has become predictable and has not been able to adjust.

Pete Carroll’s response to the offense has been to say the Seahawks need to run the ball more in 2021 to force defenses out of those Cover 2 looks that have slowed down the deep passing game, as Metcalf mentioned. .

The inability to adjust the offense ultimately led to the sacking of offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.

The next man to lead the Seahawks’ offense will be tasked with overcoming the obstacles that have kept Seattle from unleashing the true potential of talented players like Metcalf. Given Carroll’s comments, however, Metcalf’s grievances about running the ball at the start of the runs are unlikely to be heard.