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Tariq Woolen’s Fast Start, Scorigami & More

Tariq Woolen’s Fast Start, Scorigami & More


@onlyusethelaces asks, “Who starts at cornerback opposite Tariq Woolen this week?”

A: Mike Jackson has started all four games at left cornerback and is listed as the starter on this week’s depth chart, so there’s no reason to believe it will be anyone else when the defense takes the field for the first time on Sunday. That being said, this is a valid question this week seeing as we saw Sidney Jones IV get action in that position in place of Jackson for a couple of series in last weekend’s game. Carroll said last week that with Jones and Artie Burns getting back to full health, the competition is on at cornerback, so it wouldn’t surprise me if we see one or both of those players getting some reps again this week.

@antdellafave asks, “Should we expect to see more of Ryan Neal?”

A: Neal saw his most significant playing time of the season in Sunday’s win, playing 36 of 74 defensive snaps, and on Monday Carroll said they hope to get Neal involved more. So the short answer is yes, but the part we still need to wait to figure out is how that playing time comes about. Do the Seahawks do more three-safety packages—either by replacing the nickel corner with a safety, or by replacing a linebacker with a safety—or do they play more dime, putting a sixth defensive back on the field, against pass-happy teams? Or could Neal eventually push Josh Jones for a starting job? We don’t yet know the answers to those questions, but made it clear he wants to keep finding ways to get Neal on the field.

“I really think that he’s going to continue,” Carroll said. “I talked to him just before this game about this week coming up. We had prepared him to play against Detroit, but I had told him that I wanted to try to expand his play time and give him more opportunities to do stuff. I just liked the guy on the field. He’s an aggressive, fiery, feisty dude and he hits people and seems to make things happen. So, I’m anxious to see if we can continue to grow his opportunities.”

Mitch Stinson from Kelowna, BC asks, “Statistically speaking, the Seahawks defense is the second worst in the league right now. Do the players pay attention to those numbers?”

A: Yes and no. What’s generally most important to the players is that A. the team is winning games, and B. they’re helping the team win by limiting the opponent’s point totals. So if, for example, the Seahawks were giving up a lot of yards but ranked pretty high in scoring defense, they probably wouldn’t care too much. But when lot of yards…

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