In stark contrast to his predecessor Darrell Bevell, Brian Schottenheimer is an elite red zone coordinator. The Seattle Seahawks now rank 6th in red zone touchdown percentage. It could be even better if not for Russell Wilson sailing Doug Baldwin’s skinny post route.
For the third successive game, the 29-year-old quarterback flat-out missed throws. That’s uncharacteristic from the seventh-year NFL veteran. So is not even trying to hit wide open receivers off what have been staple play-action concepts. Finally, while Tom Cable’s offensive lines have undoubtedly been pernicious on Wilson’s confidence in protection, seeing the playmaker drop his eyes to the rush and get skittish in sound protection is troubling.