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How Kubiak's Seattle Seahawks offense could resemble the Lions
The Seattle Seahawks’ offense is expected to look much different this fall under new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.
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For one, there certainly will be an increased emphasis on running the football. Kubiak divulged as much during his introductory press conference Tuesday, stating that he wants the run game to be Seattle’s offensive identity. That comes after the Seahawks struggled mightily on the ground this past season, which was a major reason why they parted ways with former OC Ryan Grubb.
In addition, with Kubiak running a version from the famed Shanahan scheme, his offense will likely feature a much heavier dose of under-center snaps and play-action passing.
As a result, former Seahawks running back Robert Turbin thinks Seattle’s offense under Kubiak could look similar – at least from a schematic perspective – to the Detroit Lions’ top-ranked scoring unit.
“I think you’ll see a lot more under center with (Seattle quarterback) Geno Smith, very similar to how the Detroit Lions approach their offense,” Turbin, a Seahawks Radio Network analyst, said Wednesday on Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob.
“(Lions quarterback) Jared Goff is much more under center. They’re a run-heavy scheme and then they’re able to utilize play-action off of that (with) a lot of in-breaking routes. … I think you’ll see something very similar with the Seahawks.”
Under-center usage and play-action passing were both solely lacking from Grubb’s offense this past season.
The Seahawks operated under center on just 24.7% of their snaps, which ranked 29th in the league according to Pro Football Reference. They also ranked 29th in play-action rate, using play-action on just 15% of their pass attempts. They totaled just 513 yards on play-action passes, which ranked 31st.
Meanwhile, during Kubiak’s one-year stint as the New Orleans Saints’ OC this past season, his offense ranked seventh in under-center rate (44.5%), 16th in play-action pass rate (20.9%) and ninth in play-action passing yards (1,081). And if not for a slew of offensive injuries, those numbers very well could have been higher.
And as for the high-scoring Lions? They ranked second in under-center rate (56.0%) this past season and led the league by a wide margin in both play-action passing yards (2,114) and play-action passing rate (39.9%).
Turbin, who was the Seahawks’ backup running back from 2012 to 2014, explained how an offense can benefit from operating under center instead of in shotgun.
“My issue with shotgun is that you leave things wide-open for the defense to see, and so it can be a little bit easier (for defenders) to key on their assignments,” Turbin said. “When you’re under center, it can make things a little bit more foggy for defenders and you get their eyes out of place. It can help with forcing guys to be undisciplined in their gaps. And that’s where you’re able to break the big runs. That’s where you’re able to go play-action and break those big passes down the field.”
Smith showed an ability to thrive with more consistent play-action usage in 2022 and 2023, when the Seahawks were middle-of-the-pack in play-action rate under former OC Shane Waldron. According to FTN Fantasy, Smith was one of the league’s best play-action passers over that span, ranking top-five in play-action completion rate and play-action passing yardage in each of those two seasons.
“I think that’s really the big difference,” Turbin said. “You’re gonna see Geno Smith under center, and then that play-action pass (will be) more impactful because of it.”
Listen to the full conversation with Robert Turbin at this link or in the audio player near the top of this story. Tune in to Wyman and Bob weekdays from 2 to 6 p.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.
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CHICAGO (AP) — The struggling New York Mets placed former Seattle Mariners second baseman/designated hitter Jorge Polanco on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a right wrist contusion.
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The move was made retroactive to Wednesday, a day after Polanco went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in a 2-1 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 32-year-old Polanco is batting .179 (10 for 56) with a homer and two RBIs in his first season with New York, which has lost nine straight.
“When doctors first took a look at him, it looked like he got hit by a pitch when he didn’t,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “In talking to him, it was just a couple of swings that he took that night. … He didn’t think much of it, but just got worse the following day.
“So you just got to let it calm down a little bit and then we’ll go from there. But we don’t have a timetable for how long this is going to last.”
Polanco, who signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the Mets in December, also has been dealing with an ankle issue.
“He was trending in the right direction,” Mendoza said of the ankle injury. “It’s definitely going to help, obviously now with him being shut down. But the biggest thing now is that we’ve got to take care of that wrist.”
Polanco spent the previous two seasons with the Mariners, who acquired him in a February 2024 trade with the Minnesota Twins.
Polanco struggled during his first season with Seattle in 2024, hitting just .213 with 16 homers in 118 games while playing through a knee injury that didn’t become public knowledge until after the season.
But after the Mariners somewhat surprisingly brought him back for a one-year contract in 2025, Polanco rebounded to hit .265 with 26 homers and an .821 OPS in 138 games last season. He then added three homers during Seattle’s playoff run, along with a 15th-inning walkoff single in Game 5 of the American League Division Series that sent the Mariners to their first ALCS in 24 years.
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Brandon Nimmo hits leadoff homer, Jacob deGrom works 4 scoreless as Rangers beat Seattle Mariners 5-0
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – APRIL 17: Corey Seager #5 of the Texas Rangers tags out Dominic Canzone #8 of the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning at T-Mobile Park on April 17, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images)
SEATTLE – Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff home run, Jacob deGrom threw four shutout innings and Gavin Collyer earned his first career win as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Friday night.
Seattle lost its fourth straight game, and was shut out for the fourth time in 21 games, falling to 8-13. The Mariners were shut out six times during the 2025 season. Texas won its third straight game.
Nimmo led off the game with a 372-foot shot to right field off Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (1-3). It was Nimmo’s 16th career leadoff homer and second of the season. He also hit a leadoff home run on April 11 in a 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
DeGrom effectively maneuvered through Seattle’s lineup, and worked out of a one out, bases-loaded jam in the first inning. The two-time Cy Young Award winner recorded two of his three strikeouts after walking Josh Naylor to load the bases. Randy Arozarena fanned on a curveball, and Luke Raley swung through a fastball.
Texas added to its lead after Nimmo’s homer. Wyatt Langford’s single to left scored Corey Seager, who led off the third inning with a double. The Rangers stretched the lead to 3-0 on an RBI single from Jake Burger in the seventh.
The Mariners’ best scoring chance came in the sixth after Collyer (1-0), who worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings, left the game.
J.P. Crawford singled to left off Tyler Alexander with two out, and Mariners third base coach Carlos Cardoza sent Naylor from second base, but he was thrown out by Langford.
Texas added two more runs in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Andrew McCutchen and an RBI double by Josh Jung.
Seattle third baseman Brendan Donovan left the game early due to a left hip issue.
Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller, who started the year on the injured list with a left oblique injury, was at T-Mobile Park for the first time this season. He will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.
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Mariners RHP George Kirby (2-2, 3.25) will face Rangers righty Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 5.40) on Saturday afternoon.
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