Seahawks snap counts vs. Packers: Marcus Burley handles the slot

For all the talk last week about cornerback Richard Sherman’s temporary move to the slot, it apparently was just that: temporary.

Marcus Burley remains Seattle’s primary nickelback. That was evident Sunday night against Green Bay as he was on the field for 69 of 71 defensive plans, something that stood out while reviewing the snap counts from the Seahawks’ loss to Green Bay.

Here are the position-by-position totals and a few notes:

DEFENSE (71 total)

Defensive backs

DeShawn Shead: 71 (100%)
Richard Sherman: 71 (100%)
Cary Williams: 71 (100%)
Earl Thomas: 71 (100%)
Marcus Burley: 69 (97%)

That Burley was on the field for all but two plays means Seattle spent much of the night in nickel, which has been the case in their last few games against Green Bay.

Linebackers

Bobby Wagner: 71 (100%)
K.J. Wright: 62 (87%)
Bruce Irvin: 36 (51%)
Kevin Pierre-Louis: 8 (11%)

Pierre-Louis replaced Wright when he was ejected following a fourth-quarter skirmish.

Defensive linemen

Michael Bennett: 55 (77%)
Cliff Avril: 50 (70%)
Brandon Mebane: 44 (62%)
Ahtyba Rubin: 34 (48%)
Jordan Hill: 25 (35%)
Frank Clark: 17 (24%)
Cassius Marsh: 14 (20%)
Demarcus Dobbs: 12 (17%)

Clark played a similar percentage of snaps as he did in the opener while Marsh played twice as many snaps as he did last week. Dobbs saw much of his playing time in the second quarter while Bennett was being evaluated for an injury.

OFFENSE (60 total)

Wide receivers

Doug Baldwin: 44 (73%)
Jermaine Kearse: 43 (72%)
Tyler Lockett: 32 (53%)
Chris Matthews: 16 (27%)
Ricardo Lockette: 15 (25%)

The playing time among Seattle’s receivers was much more spread out compared to last week, when Matthews and Lockette combined for only eight snaps. B.J. Daniels was inactive for the second straight game.

Tight ends

Jimmy Graham: 50 (83%)
Luke Willson: 23 (38%)
Cooper Helfet: 2 (3%)

The playing time breakdown was similar to last week and is probably what we can expect to see on a regular basis.

Running backs

Marshawn Lynch: 45 (75%)
Derrick Coleman: 16 (27%)
Thomas Rawls: 9 (15%)
Fred Jackson: 5 (8%)

Seattle used a fullback – Coleman – on 16 plays compared to six in the opener. Will Tukuafu was again inactive.

Offensive linemen

Russell Okung: 60 (100%)
Justin Britt: 60 (100%)
Drew Nowak: 60 (100%)
Garry Gilliam: 60 (100%)
J.R. Sweezy: 59 (98%)
Alvin Bailey: 1 (2%)

Bailey came in for one play at right guard because Sweezy had to miss a play after being tended to by trainers on the field.

Quarterback

Russell Wilson: 60 (100%)

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