How Can Seattle Seahawks Better Support Geno Smith, Offense? - Locked On Podcast

Scoring fewer than 20 points in three of the past four games, the Seattle Seahawks desperately need their offense to play to its potential for the team to have any shot at an NFC West crown. How can Pete Carroll and Shane Waldron help get the group untracked?

Corbin K. Smith | Nov 9, 2023

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While still in the driver's seat to win the NFC West with nine games left to play, the Seattle Seahawks have to find a way to get Geno Smith and the offense back on track in quick order to rebound starting with a home contest against the Washington Commanders on Sunday.

Since their Week 5 bye, the Seahawks have only eclipsed 20 points once in the past four games, including being held to a season-low three points by the Ravens in a blowout road loss last weekend. During that offensive skid, while numerous factors have impacted his performance such as injuries along the offensive line, Smith has turned the ball over eight times and the team has converted on just 17 out of 49 third down opportunities.

What has gone wrong for Smith and company? And how can coach Pete Carroll and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron provide much-needed help for the quarterback and his blockers?

On the latest installment of Locked On Seahawks, hosts Corbin Smith and Rob Rang discuss what Seattle's coaching staff can do to help get the best out of Smith and the offensive line after a recent slump, including utilizing more play action passing under center and maximizing on the talent in the tight end room with better personnel usage.

Smith and Rang also break down six key positional battles to watch as the Seahawks host the Commanders in a critical Week 10 home contest on "Matchup Wednesday," starting with a tough matchup for guards Damien Lewis and Phil Haynes dealing with standout defensive tackles Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne.

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Published Nov 9, 2023

CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.