The Seattle Seahawks had their annual squad brawl on Saturday at Lumen Field, with some 7,000 fans attending (at the same time the Mariners won over the Angels at T-Mobile Park, remember). Seattle Navy Blue defeated Action Green 17-13, but the result is far less important than the players’ performance.
Both Drew Lock and Geno Smith led the first and second team offensive, and Jacob Eason had what was apparently a very forgotten episode that led the third team. It looks like 1s vs. 1s didn’t materialize, and some of them weren’t practical anyway due to players’ injuries.
Unofficially, Lock was on 19/27 and Smith on 11/20. Both playmakers were leading touchdowns in their opening series (albeit against the defense of the other team). Rashaad Penny and Kenneth Walker cut their points to the end zone. Here’s a peek at Walker and his ability to get outside quickly.
Lock tossed at the end of the day to Cody Thompson (more on that later). He also threw a nice ending to a pick from Dareke Young’s seventh round, and here’s a look at that highlight.
The Seahawks offensive is more dynamic, it moves more thanks to Drew Lock. Play-action, cast-on-the-run option, more action outside when Lock is compared to Geno Smith they have more.
What style will they choose?
Block 10 out of 10 passages to start the simulated game
– Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) August 6, 2022
DK Metcalf looked almost surprised when Lock perfectly threw the seam between the slot and the fuse. It has been some time since such a throw was made on this court.
– Corbin K. Smith (@CorbinSmithNFL) August 6, 2022
Drew Lock had a nice throw for Colby Parkinson on the occasion of the Ombudsman. He said it was one aspect of his game that made him feel outstanding in college.
– Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree) August 6, 2022
Geno’s day started out hot but cooled considerably as the afternoon progressed, but at his better times he clearly had a good rhythm with DK Metcalf.
Geno Smith 6 for 8 passes, 3 completions to DK Metcalf, short passes on TD Drive with first attack against second defense to start a simulated Seahawks game. 1-yard Tank Destroyer led by Rahsad Penny
– Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) August 6, 2022
Smith has the first three downsides so far after teaming up with Tyler Lockett in a quick attack against Marquise Blair in range.
– Corbin K. Smith (@CorbinSmithNFL) August 6, 2022
Newcomer attacking Abe Lucas started with 1s, with the putative right-handed leader Jake Curhan playing as a 2s left. Everyone else planned to be starters – Charles Cross, Damien Lewis, Austin Blythe and Gabe Jackson – got first-team action today.
Now I should reveal that Field Gulls was not present at this match and the Seahawks live broadcast was just a warm-up, so our eyes and ears were essentially the current battle veteran reporters. The name, which has appeared many times in defense, is CB rookie Tariq Woolen, who was “beaten” for a Thompson touchdown, but it was clearly a pretty crazy game.
Another 5 for 5 ride for Drew Lock complimented by Cody Thompson’s insane 20 yard TD catch. Tariq Woolen was all over the game and had what appeared to be a break from the pass, but it fell to Thompson who marked the end zone.
– John Boyle (@johnpboyle) August 6, 2022
But he had other bright moments!
The most influential defensive player in the first half of the successful Seahawks game: rookie CB Tariq Woolen. 2 PBU, close to INT. Only he won’t let Marquise Goodwin go all the way through the camp. He even broke TD’s pass on a back-kick from Lock, which Cody Thompson took to himself. Strong early camp
– Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) August 6, 2022
“It was a really good job for him,” said Pete Carroll of Tariq Woolen.
Woolen ran with the first-team defender in the right corner, Artie Burns on the left, and Sidney Jones sat with him.
– Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree) August 6, 2022
Of course, with almost no fight and the fact it’s just a fight, don’t read too much of what happened that afternoon. Unfortunately we had one injury and it was an elbow problem for LJ Collier and there is no information about his status at the moment.
The Seattle preseason kicks off at the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 13 at 19:00 ET / 4 PM PT. And before we end this, hello Richard Sherman!