It was a valiant effort, but the Seattle Seahawks came up short to the Green Bay Packers to end their season. Seattle needs to get Russell Wilson some help.
They almost got it done, but it wasn’t meant to be.
The Seattle Seahawks came up a possession short of getting to the NFC Championship on Sunday night, falling to the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round 28-23 on the Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field. Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson battled for as long as he could, but he didn’t have the horses to get him where he needed to go.
Wilson completed 21-of-31 passes for 277 yards and a touchdown, as well as leading the Seahawks in rushing with 64 yards on seven carries. Outside of running back Marshawn Lynch finding pay dirt twice in goal-line scenarios and a strong game out of wide receiver Tyler Lockett, Wilson was the Seahawks offense. He is a great player, but the Seahawks star needs some help.
Yes, the Seahawks were ravaged by injuries at the running back position in the final weeks of the season. They lost Rashaad Penny, Chris Carson and C.J. Prosise for the season before the playoffs even began. Lynch stepped up admirably out of retirement and so did fourth-stringer Travis Homer in his expanded role, but the Seahawks have to get their guy some weapons to work with.
Every year, no matter how porous the offensive line is, Wilson will find a way to lead the Seahawks to the postseason, or a winning record at the very least. Admittedly in his 20s, he was largely held up by the Legion of Boom defense and Lynch in Beast Mode to win playoff games. Now, he’s got Bobby Wagner at linebacker and a ton of inexperience at the skill positions. This needs to change.
Wilson is in his early 30s and has plenty of time to get back to the Super Bowl. However, he won’t be able to do that alone. He might be a tractor of a quarterback, but the NFC is too competitive and too unpredictable for him to put this team on his back and win multiple postseason road games. He can win you one for sure because he’s that gifted of a playmaker, but two is pushing it now.
In short, Seattle needs to get to work this offseason to ensure Wilson won’t have a team next year that is inexperienced and completely broken down. Sure, wide receiver D.K. Metcalf can grow into year two and maybe Lockett thrives in his second season as the No. 1 wide receiver after Doug Baldwin hung up the spikes. That said, Wilson is good, but proved he too is human on Sunday.