The Seattle Seahawks are two-thirds of the way through what has probably been the most lackluster preseason under Mike Macdonald. I think we can deal with an underwhelming August when it’s coming off the back of a little achievement called winning the Super Bowl.
Anyway, the snap counts have come out for Seattle’s 19-16 loss to the Tennessee Titans. Playing more isn’t necessarily a good thing in terms of making the roster, but the context of those snap counts can be crucial clues in identifying who’s got the onside track to make the 53.
Seattle Seahawks offensive snap countsBobby Hart pretty much goes the distanceIt’s notable that Amari Kight (for whatever reason, probably injury related) did not play any snaps. Hart is a veteran swing tackle whose track record as a starter is… well it’s not good, but he’s here to be depth and maybe even chill on the practice squad after cuts are made. In the first half, Hart was right tackle and Josh Jones was left tackle, then he flipped to left tackle with Jalen Milroe in the second half.
By the way, the Mason Richman injury likely extended Christian Haynes’ night (hence the 37 snaps) and moved up Bryce Cabeldue’s snaps a lot earlier than expected after he replaced Richman.
Montorie Foster works extensively again, gets special teams reps this weekAfter a goose egg on the special teams front last week, Seattle’s preseason star had five ST reps, which included hustling down the field as a gunner and teaming up with Emmanuel Henderson for a -1 yard punt return. Foster almost pulled in a diving grab for a touchdown in the first half, and caught his only pass on a Jalen Milroe pass to get out of a 2nd and 20 jam.
Jake Bobo’s season is over, which means WR5 is a wide open spot. Foster may have the inside track with how he’s performed.
Seattle Seahawks defensive snap countsTyrice Knight and Patrick O’Connell get the night offUnless either one (or both) picked up a knock in practice, it’s very telling that neither Knight nor O’Connell suited up. You don’t normally have the second linebacker pairing deemed so valuable to the team that they get the night off. Knight’s roster spot was never in jeopardy, but O’Connell has seemingly etched a place on the 53.
It was a busy night for Chazz Surratt and Chris Paul Jr as the third-string linebackers, with Aaron Smith and Power Echols also getting a good chunk of work.
A.J. Finley’s roster chances seem strongEven independent of the Bud Clark injury, this is two weeks in a row in which Finley has been the starting safety. He played virtually the whole game, which was probably in part due to Rodney Thomas II also not being available. Finley has done well to recover from last year’s ACL tear, he’s had a good camp and preseason up to this point.
Andre Fuller stays at nickel cornerThe Seahawks had Noah Igbinoghene and Nehemiah Pritchett as the boundary corners for the entirety of the first half. Someone had to play nickel, and that honor belonged to seventh-round rookie Andre Fuller. Actually, Fuller played into the second half and his position was unchanged even when alongside Michael Dansby and Jordan Washington.
Without looking at every single snap, I think Fuller has been exclusively a slot guy, which is pretty interesting given his size (6’1 and about 200 lbs) seems more apt for the boundary.
Two down, one to go. The Seahawks wrap up their preseason on Friday, Aug. 28 at the Kansas City Chiefs.
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