Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith missed final Sunday’s loss towards the San Francisco 49ers after injuring his groin in a midweek follow. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Smith’s harm is usually a “two-week” absence, which logically means he’s unsure for Monday’s must-win towards the Philadelphia Eagles.
Head coach Pete Carroll didn’t commit a technique or one other so far as Geno’s availability for the Eagles sport. Seattle’s follow schedule has shifted by a day with the Monday kickoff, in order that’s one thing to remember.
“We’ll see how he comes again,” Carroll stated (by way of Seahawks.com). “These couple of days proper listed here are simply so invaluable for him, getting all of the therapy he will get, after which simply the remaining time. We don’t follow once more till Thursday, so we’ve acquired a break right here.”
Carroll elaborated extra on his Seattle Sports 710 radio present why Geno was unable to go towards the 49ers.
“He couldn’t go. He couldn’t run full-speed,” Carroll stated. “He might run round, jog round, however when he needed to push off in a single route away from his groin, the soreness, he couldn’t hearth, so he couldn’t play. It actually got here out fairly clear. He was combating the entire method, he was going, his mentality was precisely what it was imagined to be, and he knew he couldn’t (play). It was clear. So we’ll go one other week and we’ll simply go day after day and see what occurs. … He might have gone on the market and performed, (however) one step and he’s out – what good would that do, you realize?”
Drew Lock made his first begin in a Seahawks uniform in Geno’s absence, throwing for 265 yards, 2 touchdowns, and a couple of interceptions towards a stout 49ers protection. Carroll praised Lock for his performance on what was fairly quick discover given the dearth of follow time.
“I believed he did an amazing job, proper from the start,” Carroll stated. “The opening drive was lovely. That’s a very good signal for Drew that it wasn’t too massive for him in any method. He wasn’t too nervous. He wasn’t jittery in any respect. He got here proper down the sector and threw an amazing ball to DK to get us ultimately zone. And all through, his calm on the sidelines, his skill to speak about what was happening and the right way to alter and the issues that have been developing within the subsequent sequence and the following collection, he was on it. He was an actual professional about it. So he did a very good job.”
Whether or not it’s Lock or Geno beginning, there can be one massive distinction towards the Eagles. Not like the 49ers, Cowboys, and Ravens, Philadelphia will be the worst defense the Seahawks have confronted since beating the Washington Commanders in Week 10. I don’t suppose that’s what many had envisioned with this Eagles staff given the energy of their line of defense and their exterior corners.
Within the meantime, we anticipate Thursday follow to see what’s up.
