Video: Russell Wilson on the Seahawks’ issues with pass protection

In the video above, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson talks to the media about the pass protection problems that have plagued Seattle in its first four games of the season.

Included below are additional quotes from Wilson’s press conference.

(On if it felt different playing without Marshawn Lynch) “Well any time you don’t have Marshawn you miss him. He’s arguably the best running back in the National Football League. He’s so physical, he’s so talented, so smart, understands the game so well. It’s fun playing with him, standing next to him and playing with him. But I think that Thomas Rawls and Fred Jackson have done a phenomenal job of stepping up and stepping in. Fred’s such a veteran, you expect that out of him. He’s played I think it’s 10 years, and done it at such a high level. You saw the plays that he was making the other day before he got hurt. And then Thomas Rawls, a rookie who’s playing so physical, gets up the field, has very physical runs and has great speed, and he loves to learn, he loves to practice, and you enjoy being back there with him. But like I said, you don’t have Marshawn in there you miss him. Hopefully he’ll be back here soon, who knows, but I know he’s working his butt off to get ready to go.”

(On what he has seen from the Bengals defense) “Yeah, those guys are coached extremely well first of all. They fly around, they’ve got tons of athletes on that side of the football. So we’re going to have to be on it. We’ve got to trust our reads, trust our preparation, and get ready for that. The good thing about the blitz, when they blitz a lot when a lot of people come, it’s one of those things where you’ve got a lot of green grass behind it. You can make a lot of good, explosive plays. So we have to capitalize on those plays, and not be scared of the blitz. Invite it, and just capitalize on that.”

(On what is keeping the offense from playing more efficiently) “I think we’ve played some tough teams, I think we just have to play better, and I think that’s across the board. Like I said, it starts with me, and just try to find ways to play better and play at a high level where we can score a lot of touchdowns, and we will. We have no doubt about that. We’ve got great players, and a great scheme, and great coaches, so we’re looking forward to that.”

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