Something unusual happened on the Seattle Seahawks' first drive against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Jaxon Smith-Njigba did not touch the ball. Sam Darnold threw several times to his emerging second option, A.J. Barner. He handed the ball to new wide receiver Rashid Shaheed. But his top target, Smith-Njigba, was quiet.
It did not stay that way for long.
As if making amends, Klint Kubiak called on JSN for the first play of the second drive. He got the ball on a nice little counter sweep for four yards. Two plays later, he called on his top receiver again.