It’s taken me a bit to really put my finger on what exactly made the Seattle Seahawks’ Wild Card defeat versus the Los Angeles Rams so dispiriting. Perhaps it was the fact that they never led, they never forced a turnover, they never offered up sustained offensive success, and even the units that had been carrying them in recent weeks (defense and special teams) had their hiccups that contributed to their demise.
But while Pete Carroll took his lumps, Brian Schottenheimer lost his job, and the offensive line had yet another dismal showing in a big game, 2020 marked perhaps the first time that Russell Wilson has been under considerable scrutiny for the team’s early exit.