The Seahawks Week 12 game against the Washington Football Team was set up as a “last stand” for a Seattle team that could not afford to drop to 3-8. Their only hopes hinged on getting to 4-7 and then going on a huge run after that. Well, that did not happen on Monday Night Football‘s Seahawks-WFT matchup and now star quarterback Russell Wilson and head coach are left picking up the pieces of a team that is heading towards a crossroads. One path sees these two give it one more shot as a duo and the other most likely sees Carroll replaced or Wilson traded. The dynamic between a head coach and a franchise player is something that cannot be underestimated when it comes to team chemistry.
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Seattle Seahawks Week 12 takeaways
3. The defense forced a turnover and the special teams scored two points (good)
On a wild play that saw Seahawks 297-pound defensive lineman, Rasheem Greene, not only block just the second extra point of the entire 2021 season, but Greene also returned it all the way to the house for a two-point score. Seattle safety Jamal Adams added to the fun with his second interception of the season–already a career-high. These two plays were a bright light in what was otherwise an abysmal performance by the Seahawks. In other news, leading the charge in the under-performing category was…
2. Wilson was awful (bad)
When Wilson returned a couple of weeks ago in an attempt to save the Seahawks fledgling season, many knew that he was coming back at the very earliest point possible on his injury return timetable. What everyone knows, though, is that Wilson has not been ready to play these past two weeks, which begs the question– who is making the final call on playing him?
If it is himself, that brings up a lot of questions about the organizations' structure. If it's the doctors then they should have to be accountable for this and if it was Carroll, then he needs to answer to this in the same way–why was Wilson out there? After the game, when asked about Wilson's poor play, Carroll passed on the chance to defend his quarterback and instead put him on the spot by saying he “needs to play better.”
1. Carroll called Wilson out after the game (ugly)
As I just mentioned in that last sentence, the tone and demeanor that Carroll had in his press conference were about as sullen as anyone has ever seen him. The usually jovial and positive coach must have turned to Mr. Scrooge–at least for a night–because he was very upfront with his comments on Wilson, saying on ESPN 710 Seattle Tuesday:
“There are plays that are getting away from us, 3-4 plays in that game that really are normal plays for him to make.”
Of course, “him” in that context refers to Wilson, and it could mean that a fire has been lit on the bridge between the two Seahawks legends. Whether that bridge fully burns and is irreparable is yet to be seen, so stay tuned at ClutchPoints.
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