Quarterback Russell Wilson was the star of the show on Sunday, completing 31 of 35 passes attempted for 322 yards and four touchdowns through the air against the Atlanta Falcons. Seattle posted just 20 total carries, with only 13 of those shared between running backs Chris Carson and Carlos Hyde.
Should we start to expect the Seahawks to feature more of a passing attack – letting Russ continue to cook – or will Seattle return to more of a run-heavy offense? Coach Pete Carroll certainly isn’t going to cough up his game plan that easily, but he does hope to get his backs some more time.
“Seven and six carries wasn’t enough for our guys, we need to get more,” Carroll said Monday. “We were at 20, we want to get more than that in general, but when Russ is completing every pass, we weren’t discouraged about the movement of the football. But we love running the ball, we always have, and those guys will get more carries, as we move down through the schedule.”
So, for now, you’ll just have to tune in on Sundays to see what Carroll, Wilson and the running back have cooked up for the week.
