Seahawks safety Julian Love is “day-to-day,” head coach Mike Macdonald confirmed Monday, a critical update after our defense gave up a go-ahead field goal in the brutal 33-31 heartbreaker to the Commanders on Sunday. Love missed that game with a calf injury he picked up last week, and let’s be real, his absence was felt in a big way out on the field at Lumen.
The Day-to-Day Hope for Our Secondary
Look, the news from Coach Macdonald is a sliver of hope we desperately need. Love went through “extensive work” Monday morning, and by all accounts, it “went well.” That’s huge! Macdonald said himself, “As far as Julian goes, it’s a day-to-day thing right now. We’ll see how that shakes out. He did some extensive work this morning and it went well. We’ll see how that translates to Wednesday and move forward.” While his practice status for this week is still up in the air, the fact that he’s even got a shot at returning for Week 4 against the Los Angeles Chargers is a massive boost for our Emerald City squad. We’re all holding our breath until Wednesday evening when the first injury report drops.
Finley’s Struggles and a Shorthanded Unit
Without Love back there, our secondary looked like a “shell of themselves” in Week 3, and honestly, that’s being kind. Rodney Thomas II and AJ Finley had to step up, both guys who started the season on the practice squad before injuries forced them onto the active roster. Finley, active for the first two games but without seeing the field, was thrown into the fire against Washington. And yikes. He struggled in coverage, was the closest defender on Treylon Burks’ first half touchdown, and then got flagged for a costly penalty in the fourth quarter that led directly to the go-ahead field goal. You just can’t have that when the game is on the line. With fellow safety Ty Okada also sidelined with a hamstring injury and no update on his return, Love’s potential comeback isn’t just a boost, it’s absolutely vital for a secondary that is hurting bad.
We need Julian Love back on that field. More information will hit us on Wednesday, and the 12s will be watching closely. Next up, it’s the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4. We gotta get this secondary fixed and secure that W, no matter what. Let’s go Hawks!
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Originally reported by Field Gulls.
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