Wyman: Breaking down Seahawks’ defensive struggles with the Rams
Dec 11, 2019, 8:45 AM | Updated: 9:29 am
The Seahawks defense struggled against the Los Angeles Rams, mostly in the first half, to stop many of their passing plays. The result was the Seahawks fell behind 21-3 at halftime and lost 28-12.
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Two players in particular, tight end Tyler Higbee and receiver Robert Woods, constantly beat Seattle’s coverage for big gains. Higbee finished with 116 yards and Woods had 98 yards and caught a touchdown.
For Woods, he did a lot of his damage on shallow crossing routes over the middle. One of those plays was the subject of Football 101 with 710 ESPN Seattle’s Dave Wyman of Bob, Dave and Moore.
Wyman, a former NFL linebacker, shows the concept that the Rams ran and how the Seahawks might have been able to stop the play from getting 19 yards.
Wyman later shows how a similar play that the Rams ran in last year’s Super Bowl was stopped by the New England Patriots.
For more play breakdowns from the Seahawks season, click any of the links below:
Week 13
• Heaps: How Hawks set up David Moore’s 60-yard TD
• Wyman: What went wrong and right for Seahawks secondary vs Minnesota
Week 12
• Wyman: Why Quandre Diggs is already important part of Seahawks’ defense
Bye week
• Heaps: Why you should want Russell Wilson to win the MVP award
Week 10
• Heaps: The keys to new WR Josh Gordon’s 2 critical catches
• Wyman: A 3rd DL deserves credit for Reed strip sack, Clowney TD
Week 9
• Wyman: Are Seattle’s problems against the pass fixable?
Week 8
• Heaps: What was so impressive about DK Metcalf’s 2 TDs
• Wyman: How LB Mychal Kendricks made right read on INT
Week 7
• Heaps: How Lamar Jackson beat Seattle time and again on 3rd down
• Wyman: Why Ravens scored on Hawks with 4th down TD run
Week 6
• Heaps: Why Tyler Lockett is so valuable when Russell Wilson scrambles
• Wyman: Don’t point the finger on Hawks giving up 2 straight big plays
Week 5
• Wyman: Seahawks can get run game going with this technique
• Heaps: Why DK Metcalf and Will Dissly are feasting in Seattle’s offense
• Wyman: 4 plays the Hawks won by inches to defeat the Rams
Week 4
• Heaps: What Hawks did vs Cards that could lead to more success
Week 3
• Wyman: Linebacker K.J. Wright is ‘having his best year’
• Heaps: Why Will Dissly has emerged as valuable offensive weapon
Week 2
• Wyman: Russell Wilson’s historic game and perfect pass to Metcalf
• Heaps: How Russell Wilson read Steelers’ defense so well in 28-26 win
Week 1
• Heaps: How Tyler Lockett got so open for go-ahead TD
• Wyman: Hawks already trying new things with Jadeveon Clowney
