What I want to know is why defend and damage control this coaching failure?
Do you get a reward?
--> "but.but...bbut 2013!!!."
They had a legendary defense then, you could afford to be sub-optimal on offense and still win. Unless Pete can build another defense like that, they are going to have to be smarter on offense if they want to win a Super Bowl.
Running into loaded boxes for 3 quarters with no success, and treating your Franchise QB like he is Blake Bortles is indefensible.
The experts, analysts, observers, fans, media, math nerds, coaches, players, and the QB himself acknowledge/or admit it was a mistake.
538 not only broke down the Seahawks, but the whole league, it is foolish to consistently utilize the r-r-p sequence, it leads to the most failure league wide. The Seahawks lived in it at 26%, far more than anyone in the league, and they still failed right alongside everyone else, They weren't bucking the trend of failure which makes it even more baffling to continue with it.
Just because the Seahawks succeeded at times despite this does not justify it. Kind of like justifying keeping CaBevell because they are going to the playoffs every year. They were going to the playoffs every year in spite of them, not because of them. Likewise here, the Seahawks went to the playoffs in spite of r-r-p, not because of it.
The Seahawks just need to balance out their offensive attack by 5% Run/Pass ratio, With nearly all of it being playaction on 1st down. Which will make the running game even more effective. Then make the natural improvements to their defense this off-season and they can win the Super Bowl next year. Do it Pete.