Hyak
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Schneider certainly hinted that the Seahawks would like to add a veteran OL to the mix, presumably at one of the tackle spots. At the same time, he certainly went out of his way to praise Cable as an OL coach and to point out the importance of a cohesive unit that can stay together long term.
I totally get the continual hand wringing about the OL play but I can make an argument that their final OL lineup did show some potential to play well and it's not a stretch to project improvement in years 2/3 for the young players and even Britt given center was a new position for him.
The Seahawks offense produced 21.8 points/game, which ranked 14th in the NFL in 2016.
In the first 6 games where Sowell was the LT and Webb was the primary RG, the Seahawks averaged 18.5 offensive points/game. In fairness, Wilson was playing at probably 60% health and Michaels was the primary RB.
Fant started in game 7. Britt missed game 11 versus TB entirely in the infamous 5 point game (2 came on a defensive safety). Gilliam got benched in game 11 after 3 plays and didn't get his job back until early in game 14 versus the Rams.
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In games where the final OL lineup played all or most of the game (Fant, Glowinski, Britt, Ifedi, Gilliam), the offense scored 25.8 points/game, which would have been 6th best overall.
In games where Britt was the center and Fant was the LT, they averaged 25.2 points/game.
Granted, they have plenty of room to improve but it may not be quite as bad as some think. I do think they could add a veteran but it may be someone they view as a long term starter (i.e. first time unrestricted FA) as opposed to a vet with only a couple of years to go career wise.
I totally get the continual hand wringing about the OL play but I can make an argument that their final OL lineup did show some potential to play well and it's not a stretch to project improvement in years 2/3 for the young players and even Britt given center was a new position for him.
The Seahawks offense produced 21.8 points/game, which ranked 14th in the NFL in 2016.
In the first 6 games where Sowell was the LT and Webb was the primary RG, the Seahawks averaged 18.5 offensive points/game. In fairness, Wilson was playing at probably 60% health and Michaels was the primary RB.
Fant started in game 7. Britt missed game 11 versus TB entirely in the infamous 5 point game (2 came on a defensive safety). Gilliam got benched in game 11 after 3 plays and didn't get his job back until early in game 14 versus the Rams.
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In games where the final OL lineup played all or most of the game (Fant, Glowinski, Britt, Ifedi, Gilliam), the offense scored 25.8 points/game, which would have been 6th best overall.
In games where Britt was the center and Fant was the LT, they averaged 25.2 points/game.
Granted, they have plenty of room to improve but it may not be quite as bad as some think. I do think they could add a veteran but it may be someone they view as a long term starter (i.e. first time unrestricted FA) as opposed to a vet with only a couple of years to go career wise.