Seattle Seahawks: 3 Big takeaways from loss vs. Broncos in Week 1

The secondary will struggle, but still make big plays

All three touchdowns scored by the Broncos were through the air. And the Broncos weren’t gun-shy, they threw the ball 39 times. Obviously they recognized the inexperienced, talent depleted Seahawks secondary. The secondary gave up a lot of big plays, especially to Emmanuel Sanders.

However, there were some positives to work with. In particular, the three interceptions were a bright sign. If the Seahawks offensive line had been better, the interceptions would’ve given the offense the ability to win the game. Usually the team that intercepts three passes doesn’t lose.

Even though they secondary, especially the cornerbacks, showed their inexperience and struggled to contain Sanders and Demaryius Thomas, it’s only the first game of the season. I expect they will be playing much better by Week 4, but will that be soon enough to keep the Seahawks in playoff contention?

Now that we got the positive things out of the way, the secondary was still to porous. They allowed Keenum to throw for 329 yards, which is just to much. Ideally, they would have held him to closer to 250 yards. If you think that’s asking for a lot, remember that Keenum isn’t even a Pro Bowl quarterback. How do you think they’ll fair against Aaron Rodgers, Jared Goff, and Philip Rivers? In future games the secondary needs to focus on reducing the total yardage they give up.

From what we saw, it looks like star receivers are going to carve up the Seahawks cornerbacks, at least for the first part of the season. Sanders caught ten of the 11 balls that Keenum threw to him and Thomas caught six out of ten. Those are both good catching percentages and show just how effective the Broncos’ two star receivers were. Hopefully once Thomas has had time to practice with his young teammates he’ll be able to help them stabilize their play.