Seattle previews, stats, game intel...

[KB_fan]

I'm beginning to see some interesting Seattle v. Carolina articles & stats.  Figured it would be good to create a thread where such can be posted.

I'll start with the PFF summary grades / highlights for Seattle from yesterday's game:

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/10/12/sea-cin-grades-hot-handed-andy-dalton-continues-to-shine/

Seattle Seahawks

– It was a rare afternoon of coverage breakdowns and missed tackles for the Seahawks secondary (seven total missed tackles for the starters, including one negated by penalty) as they gave up a number of big plays to Cincinnati. Wide receiver Marvin Jones (-0.3) was left wide-open streaking through the secondary early in the first quarter before a communication breakdown left tight end Tyler Eifert (+3.8) open for a touchdown on the very next play. Throw in a negated 72-yard touchdown that featured a missed open-field tackle by free safety Earl Thomas (+0.3), and it was a first quarter to forget for the Legion of Boom.

– Among the culprits in the secondary were CB Cary Williams (-4.1) and SS Kam Chancellor (-4.6). Not only was Williams targeted seven times, surrendering five catches for 73 yards and a touchdown, but he was also flagged for two downfield pass interference penalties which could have made matters worse. Meanwhile, Chancellor was on the receiving end of 11 targets, surrendering nine catches for 102 yards. He was a part of a miscommunication resulting in the first-quarter Eifert touchdown catch, and he also was isolated on WR Mohamed Sanu for a 25-yard gain on a slant.

– The offense was sparked by rookie running back Thomas Rawls, who finished with 169 yards on 23 carries, good for his third consecutive positive grade (+2.5) filling in for the injured Marshawn Lynch. He ran through and around the Bengals’ defense on his way to a 69-yard touchdown run, but even on the additional 22 carries, Rawls did a nice job of finding the open hole in Seattle’s zone blocking scheme.

Top Performers:

OLB K.J. Wright (+3.2)

QB Russell Wilson (+3.2)

OG J.R. Sweezy (+3.2)

RB Thomas Rawls (+2.5)

DE Frank Clark (+1.8)

[KB_fan]

What's REALLY worth reading, however, is a great piece at BBR:

Tale of the Tape: Panthers vs. Seahawks since 2012

http://blackandbluereview.com/tale-of-the-tape-panthers-vs-seahawks-since-2012/

Tons of great stats!

[bigpoppa]

The past few years outside of the playoff game there have only been one or two plays per game that made the difference (the Deangelo fumble). I'm really concerned this is the game where dropped passes finally catch up to us.

[KB_fan]

Also, a great resource, Sporting Charts "Matchup" feature.

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/teams/matchup/364-carolina-panthers-vs-361-seattle-seahawks/

Here are some of the stats they include in their matchup page:

Offense

[KB_fan]

Offense - continued:

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Defense:

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Defense continued:

[KB_fan]

Finally, a side-by-side look at current stat leaders for each team:

[KB_fan]

All of the above 5 graphics taken from Sporting Charts, where there's a bit more than what I've pasted...

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/teams/matchup/364-carolina-panthers-vs-361-seattle-seahawks/

[KB_fan]

Two tweets today from BBR re: Seattle stats:

Black & Blue Review ‏@BlackBlueReview 47m47 minutes ago

Last time SEA allowed a receiving TD at home during the regular season: Preston Parker from Eli Manning in Wk 10 last year.

 

Black & Blue Review ‏@BlackBlueReview 27m27 minutes ago

Thought #Panthers OL was bad last yr? Through 5 games, they allowed 12 sacks. Russell Wilson’s been sacked 22 times so far in ’15.

 

[KB_fan]

Mike Kraft at Panthers.com has a short film clip showing plays when Panthers' D was successful in containing Wilson last year, suggesting certain ways we can limit his effectiveness:

http://www.panthers.com/media-vault/videos/Self-Scout-Keeping-Russell-Wilson-in-check/8eebff2b-0c06-4bce-bbcf-a024b8557b9b

[Newtcase]

This Sunday is why Kevin Norwood is here!  All he's done since he arrived is catch questions about Seattle!

[KB_fan]

Was just checking out some posts at Field Gulls, the Seattle fan site at SB Nation.  One of the threads discussing their OLine woes had an interesting link to relative spending at each position by team.  Seattle currently is spending 3rd least on their OLine in the league:

http://overthecap.com/positional-spending/

[KB_fan]

Watching Panthers talk tonight... either Mick or Eugene just made a comment that Jared Allen has already played Seattle this year (while with the Bears, just before Panthers signed him).... I'd forgotten this.  So he can hopefully give the defense some good intel.