The 2022 Seahawks really have taken to the air

In what has successfully change into an annual custom, Discipline Gulls staffers every spring argue for the precise to creator the clickbaity “Seahawks set to take to the air in 202X” submit within the wake of the annual schedule launch. Given the truth that the Seattle Seahawks are so geographically remoted in Seattle, it’s nearly not possible for the crew to not wind up touring extra air miles than the vast majority of the opposite NFL groups. The enjoyable and pleasure that submit brings to the workers, together with the laughs on the feedback and responses from readers is at all times pleasant.

Nevertheless, this submit is completely different.

The title shouldn’t be clickbait.

I promise. Though it’s my identify on the byline and it’s a title much like clickbait titles I’ve most actually used previously, it’s not clickbait. The rationale it’s not is as a result of by means of the primary ten weeks of the season, the Seahawks have been one of the pass-happy groups in the complete NFL in impartial recreation conditions.

By Week 10 the Hawks have thrown the ball extra usually on early downs whereas the sport continues to be on the road than all however 4 different groups – the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Buffalo Payments, Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Chargers.

That isn’t to say that they aren’t utilizing the working recreation to cement the sport late, as soon as they’ve a lead and want to burn clock. That, in fact, is how Ken Walker has rushed for 587 yards and 7 touchdowns to this point this season, however there’s a cause that 5 of his seven carries which have gone for greater than 15 yards have come within the second half of video games. (Creator’s Notice: Earlier than anybody asks, previous to being misplaced to harm Rashaad Penny additionally had the vast majority of his runs of better than 15 yards within the second half of video games.)

And that cause is as a result of the passing has softened up defenses and compelled opponents to defend the aerial assault, opening issues up for the bottom recreation. In brief, the 2022 Seahawks have received by establishing the cross, which has in flip allowed them to seek out success on the bottom later in video games.

So, it’s all aboard Air Carroll, with Geno Smith piloting and Shane Waldron sitting within the navigator’s seat for the rest of the season.