Seahawks deleted: Remembering when Seattle might have given up on Geno Smith

Steph Chambers/GettyImagesThe Seattle Seahawks got off to a horrifyingly slow start against the Buffalo Bills in Week 8 last season. The offense came to life in the second quarter, sure, but then Mother Nature played a very nasty trick.

Seattle started the game poorly. And by poorly, I mean the Seahawks and Geno Smith had two three-and-outs. The Bills had a slight advantage over the Hawks 145 to 3 in yardage, Smith was just two for five for six yards. Yes, that means Seattle had zero yards on the ground.

The faithful 12s didn't have much to cheer about in those first 15 minutes. Josh Allen was on target with virtually every pass, and the Bills' ground game chewed up yardage on every snap. It…