The Seahawks dropped their Sunday preseason contest 19-16 to the Tennessee Titans, and honestly, the box score from the other side of the ball is just wild. We saw three different Titans quarterbacks out there, none of them exactly lighting it up, yet somehow, we still couldn’t pull out the win. This was Preseason Week 2, folks, and an early look at our guys when the other team’s QBs combined for a pretty unimpressive outing.
Titans QBs Lookin’ Shaky, But We Couldn’t Close It
It’s tough to wrap your head around a loss when the opposing quarterbacks don’t exactly inspire fear. Cam Ward, Mitchell Trubisky, and Will Levis all got snaps for the Titans. Ward, the second-year guy, went 8 for 12, putting up just 69 yards. Zero touchdowns, zero interceptions, but he did get sacked once. He even connected with Tony Pollard early for some big yards. Ward himself thought he’d improved from his last preseason game, where he finished just 5 of 12 for 57 yards. But the buzz? Not a lot of excitement around his Sunday night performance, despite that tantalizing talent. The word is, if Ward doesn’t make a big leap, Tennessee could be looking at another rough 3-14 season. It’s hard to ignore that their upside is totally tied to how he develops.
Levis’ Struggles and the Backup Battle
Then there’s Will Levis, who played a good chunk of the second half. His stats for the game were an even tougher read: 4 completions on 9 attempts for a measly 15 yards. He also added 15 rushing yards on four carries. Through two preseason games, Levis is now 7 of 17 for 91 yards with 37 rushing yards. And let me tell you, it doesn’t sound like he’s doing anything to snatch that backup spot from Trubisky. In fact, the chatter is he’s looking like a “very real cut candidate” as they trim down to the 53-man roster. Trubisky, for his part, went 7 of 9 for 49 yards, also with no touchdowns or picks, getting sacked once. He seems to be holding steady.
What’s Next for the Emerald City?
So, here we are, facing a 19-16 preseason loss to a team whose quarterbacks are struggling to impress, and one of them is apparently on the chopping block. While we don’t have all the details on our own squad’s performance from this game, seeing the other guys put up such mild numbers and still walk away with the W has to raise some eyebrows. As we head further into preseason, we need to see our Seahawks tightening things up. Every game, even these early ones, is a chance to dial in the focus and show us what this team is truly made of before the games really start to count. Let’s see some grit next time, Hawks!
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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