One of the toughest things to watch in the Seattle Seahawks’ 27-24 defeat to the Denver Broncos in Week 1 was their inability to stop the run. Allowing 146 yards on the ground at 4.6 yards per carry, even when they were expecting the run, the Seahawks often couldn’t get the stops they needed.
They had a large issue with a simple ghost motion end around, with linebackers and the force defender slowing dramatically in their keys and reactions. Worse, the weakside linebacker spot was slow filling run fits all game and often went the wrong way, be it Shaquem Griffin or Austin Calitro.