Why Seahawks will look to Russell Wilson more than usual against 49ers

When the Seattle Seahawks hit the pitch on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, the team will do so with a group of staff that will likely lead them to ask Russell Wilson to cook even more than he did until. now this season. At this point Wilson has been able to take the team to a 5-1 record on the strength of his right shoulder, and with wounds decimating the running backs bodies that will be even more true on Sunday.

Specifically, on Sunday the Seahawks are expected to be without their top three running backs, Chris Carson, Carlos Hyde and Travis Homer, leaving only healthy fourth-round pick DeeJay Dallas in the post.

This could create some interesting situations where wide receiver David Moore or fullback Nick Bellore sees shots in the backfield, and if nothing else should be interesting to watch. In all cases, the inactivity report has been filed.

Thus, the inactive for the Hawks against the Niners are:

Interestingly, the Seahawks have six tight ends on the list of active players of the day: Greg Olsen, Will Dissly, Jacob Hollister, Luke Willson, Colby Parkinson and Stephen Sullivan.