Seattle Seahawks Week 11 Review: Colt McCoy Unleashes His Fury on the ‘Hawks—Again

Russell Wilson is sacked by Chandler Jones (Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports)

Today, the Seahawks welcomed their rival, the Arizona Cardinals, into Lumen Field for a battle on the gridiron. The Cardinals were promised a fierce battle with a formidable foe that they loath. Except, instead of a dangerous army of battle-tested warriors led by a genius war tactician, the Cardinals got the 2021 Seattle Seahawks and their disheveled head coach. Though the Cardinals may have been stunned by the state of their opposition, that wouldn't stop them from having Colt McCoy--yes, McCoy owns the Seahawks now--pillage the Seattle secondary with his armaments named Zach Ertz and AJ Green.

On a serious note, the 23-13 score doesn't do the Cardinals any justice--they alienated the Seahawks from the win column. They did a great job of shutting Russell Wilson down as well as torching the worst secondary the NFL has seen in a decade. Oh, and Tre Brown--the promising rookie corner on the Seahawks--has an injury to his patellar tendon. I doubted Tre when we drafted him, but he was our best corner this season--he will surely be missed.

The defense may have only given up 23 points, but the score should've been 27-13 due to a missed PAT and field goal by Cardinals kicker Matt Prater. Other than giving up a respectable amount of points, the defense looked awful. Colt McCoy shouldn't be escaping pressure on should be sacked and then completing 20-yard bombs to Zach Ertz--that is inexcusable. Bobby Wagner had one of his worst games this season, and so did Jamal Adams--it's really not a good look when the highest paid defense players on your team look bad for a complete game.

Colt McCoy scans Lumen Field for a pass (Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports)

Over on the offense, the Russell Wilson did make some characteristic plays to Tyler Lockett that gave me some reassurance that he may go back to his old self--oh boy, was I wrong. The only good thing Russell Wilson did all game failed to turn the ball over. For a good team, that would be seen as a great thing to happen, but seeing as the Seahawks don't have even a decent team, not turning the ball over means nothing.

Wilson was failing to read simple schemes on the defense, and this allowed Chandler Jones and company to harass him all game long--I don't think there was a single game where Russell Wilson looked good in the pocket. The only time Russ looked himself was when he was able to get the ball to Tyler Lockett. Lockett was by far the best Seahawk of the game with another 100-yard performance. But, that wasn't enough for Seattle to win this game--or even come close to winning, for that matter. Despite Lockett's great game, the Seahawks looked lost on offense.

The 'Hawks made three trips to the red zone and scored on all three of those possessions--which is what you want. However, the two possessions that ended in field goals should've been touchdown passes. Wilson overthrew a ton of his receivers once they got inside the Cardinals' 10-yard line. Waldron drew up some nice plays on that the receiver's execution went very well. Gerald Everett--who also had a good game--beat the defenders and was wide open for a touchdown, but Wilson uncharacteristically missed him. Granted, the Seahawks did pull within three points of the Cardinals late in the fourth, but when they needed a big stop on defense, Jamal Adams was called for pass interference in the endzone and the Cardinals ran away with the game from there--at no moment did it feel the Cardinals didn't have control of this game. If the past two games have taught us anything, Russell Wilson is not ready to play football. The Seahawks have had these offensive woes for about a year now, so yes, 12s, it's time to panic.

Zach Ertz celebrates one of his two touchdowns against the Seahawks (Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports)

I'll admit that I've been slightly biased and optimistic about this Seahawks team this season--even though they've proven they're one of the worst teams in pro football. Week after week, they have looked disoriented, lost, and downright defeated before they have even taken the field. What more is there to say about this team? The Seahawks have found their identity as one of the most troubled teams in football, and they've officially run out of time to change that narrative--it's time to break up the band.

This Seahawks team was fun in their prime--and I don't necessarily mean the Legion of Boom days. From 2018-2020 the Seahawks were a good football team that was fun to watch, but now, they've come crashing to earth.

There is one easy move that the Seahawks need to make, and that's the firing of long-time head coach Pete Carrol. Pete brought a championship to Seattle--something no other head coach has done. But, his time is up. This team has kept getting worse and worse, and now it is only a matter of time before their star players want out.

I can guarantee that Russell Wilson will not be in a Seahawks uniform come the start of the 2022 season. Especially after fans kept booing him whenever he threw an incomplete pass. Wilson was threatening to leave the team after a 12-4 season that saw them win their division--do you think he'll come back after this season? I don’t. Expect him to be under center for the Chicago Bears next season—though it will be a chore to clean up that offensively inept team.

Here’s a picture of what Russell Wilson look like in a Bears’ jersey—it will happen (photo curtesy of @ChiSportsUpdates)

If Wilson leaves, then that means they would clean up the house. They should trade all of their best players away and hope to land the first overall pick in the 2023 draft--there is no hope for this team anymore. Their future is bleak, they have no direction, and their star players look more like soulless husks than human beings playing a sport.

The Seahawks were once seen as the most exciting team to watch in pro football, and now nothing is exciting about them. They sit alone at the bottom of the NFC West with nothing but their pride and mistakes. They didn't need to trade a boatload of future assets to the Jets for Jamal Adams, but they did. They didn't need to resign Pete Carrol to an extensive contract, but they did. They've made so many mistakes that all they can do now is trade away all of their promising players to better teams and hope for a sizeable return. This offseason is going to be ugly 12s--it's the beginning of the end. Go 'Hawks!