2 weeks Ago By Bellingham Herald mcclatchy
The signs may play for the this week? They aren’t exactly great. The team’s lead running back again came out before practice began Thursday to jog with a trainer on a side field. But it wasn’t as long or appear as extensive as it was Wednesday, which .
Walker did not practice again Thursday. Asked Wednesday if Walker would practice this week, coach Mike Macdonald said: “We’ll see.” He hasn’t practiced since Sept.
8. That’s the day he injured his oblique late in his 103-yard rushing day leading the Seahawks’ rally in the second half remains on track to be ’s lead back Sunday when the Seahawks (2-0) play the (1-1) at Lumen Field (1:05 p.m.
, channel 7). Charbonnet made his third career start last weekend in . His first two game last year as a rookie, when Walker injured his oblique in November then missed the next 2 1/2 games.
Charbonnet rushed 14 times for 38 yards last weekend against the . Macdonald said after the game his offensive line has to get better push in its drive blocking for any running back, Charbonnet or Walker, to be productive. Seahawks offensive-line coach Scott Huff echoed that to The News Tribune following practice Thursday.
“The second half of the Denver game really felt like we came off the ball, ran the ball well,” Huff said. “Obviously, we didn’t run the ball to our standard in the New England game. “We want to be balanced at the end of the day.
We want to give the option (to quarterback and Ryan Grubb, Seattle’s offensive play caller) to run or throw. “So I think just, we need to be more consistent with our communication and fundamentals.” Grubb said Thursday he called many run or pass options for Smith, and that the Patriots “kept giving us the throw looks.
” Charbonnet did pick up free blitzers multiple times in New England to allow Smith some of his career-high 33 completions in 44 throws for 327 yards to beat the Patriots. And Charbonnet had a key reception in the game, a third-down conversion in overtime on which the running back caught Smith’s pass in the left flat then bulled past a tackler and the line to gain. That extended what became the Seahawks’ drive to ’ game-winning field goal.
practices As expected, DK Metcalf returned to practice and fully participated. He’d missed Wednesday’s work with a newly listed hand issue. Metcalf is on track to start Sunday.
Geno Smith says WR DK Metcalf is sending him spreadsheets on opposing defenses, film cut-ups of DBs he’s about to face so the QB and the can formulate a game plan and anticipate during the game. — Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) Two starters rest In all, four Seahawks starters did not practice Thursday. In addition to Walker, linebacker remained out with the sprained knee he got in the Seahawks’ final preseason game Aug.
24. Defensive tackles and got veteran rest days. They are on track to start against Miami.
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