Seattle Seahawks’ O-Line and Anemic Offense Threaten to Derail Super Bowl Hopes

The Seattle Seahawks entered the 2016 season with the same aspirations they had in 2015—to represent the NFC in Super Bowl LI in Houston.

There’s a big problem, though. One that’s threatening to derail those title hopes. The Seattle offensive line is a hot mess. In fact, the entire offense is.

And unless head coach Pete Carroll, quarterback Russell Wilson and company get things straightened out quickly, the Seahawks aren’t going to have a real chance of winning the NFC West—much less the entire conference.

After a disjointed effort at home that saw the Seahawks score only one touchdown late in a 12-10 win over the Miami Dolphins, the belief was that a trip to Los Angeles would fix all that ails the Seahawks.

Yes, for whatever reason, the Seahawks had trouble with the Rams last year, losing both meetings. But this was a Rams team that just gave up 28 points to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1. A Rams squad that looked like the worst team in the NFL last week.

The Seahawks were supposed to stroll into SoCal, roll the lowly Rams and all would be right with the universe.

Well, think again.

If the Seattle offense was bad against Miami, I don’t know what adjective exactly should be used to describe its performance in a 9-3 loss to Los Angeles.

For the second straight game, the Seattle offense was dominated at the line of scrimmage. The Seahawks managed only 67 yards on the ground, down from 112 against the Dolphins. Tailback Thomas Rawls, who drew his first start of the season, carried the ball seven times for -7 yards before leaving with a leg injury.

Christine Michael actually ran the ball pretty effectively, gaining 60 yards on 10 carries, but he also had a backbreaking fumble late that wrapped up the win for the Rams:

FUMBLE! Christine Michael is stripped by Alec Ogletree to essentially seal victory for the Rams! https://t.co/k2DNb5AfJR

— The Sports Quotient (@SportsQuotient) September 18, 2016

The biggest problem, just as it was in Week 1, was an offensive line that looked offensive. The line’s debacle against Miami earned the team a ranking of 30th in run blocking and 32nd in pass protection from Pro Football Focus.

And if it’s possible, they looked worse against L.A..

Before the game, Wilson told John Boyle of Seahawks.com that he was looking …

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