The Seattle Seahawks head to Nashville for Sunday’s preseason matchup with the Tennessee Titans, and while the game won’t count in the standings, there’s still plenty worth tracking. For Seattle, this one is about development, depth, and a few roster battles that could start to take shape.
One of the biggest eyes will be on Jalen Milroe and what he looks like in his second preseason outing. The backup quarterback competition with Drew Lock is less about sorting out the immediate answer if Sam Darnold were to go down and more about how much upside Milroe can show in Seattle. Last week’s preseason opener gave him a little of everything: a dazzling 20-yard scramble, a third-and-10 completion to Montorie Foster Jr., and then stretches where the offense stalled and couldn’t finish drives or cash in in the red zone.
Michael Bumpus said there was more good in that debut than some fans may have seen.
“I felt like he tucked the ball and ran when he needed to, did complete some big third-down passes as well. I just want to see what he looks like (in a second game),” Bump said.
“It wasn’t that bad. It really wasn’t.
It’s hard for people to watch that game last week, the TV version, and come up with a definitive answer about how he played. You don’t get a true look into the bigger picture because that version just focuses on the football, it doesn’t see guys being covered downfield.
And I think sometimes people don’t understand pass protection and where this guy should be blocking and whether the running back did his job. Everything’s connected.
And this is no knock on people; you should be able to express yourself and cheer and boo. But Milroe played better than, I think, people realize.”
What Seattle wants to see Sunday is simple: more of the smart scrambling, more timely conversions, and better finishing when the field shrinks in the red zone.
The secondary is another spot to watch closely. The Seahawks plan to sign free agent Terrion Arnold and recently added Trevon Diggs, though Arnold won’t be eligible to play once he’s on the Commissioner’s Exempt List, and Diggs is still working his way back after spending the offseason away from an NFL team.
Both were brought in to help a room that’s still missing rookie Julian Neal, though Mike Macdonald said Friday Neal is close to returning. With that in mind, the cornerback competition remains very much alive.
Nehemiah Pritchett should get a heavy workload, and Noah Igbinoghene is likely to start if he plays.
At receiver, the question is which player can turn preseason momentum into a real roster argument. Montorie Foster Jr. has been the camp breakout, and his rise has been notable for a player who signed with the team shortly before the Super Bowl and entered camp fighting for a shot at the 53-man roster.
That path looked like a long one not too long ago, but Friday’s season-ending knee injury to Jake Bobo opened a door for someone else to push through. Cody White appears to be the front-runner, though Foster and former draft pick Ricky White III are in the mix too.
Bumpus pointed out that Sunday’s production won’t be judged only by catches.
“You’ve got to be good on special teams,” Bump said. “You’re not going to get much playing time.
It’s about special teams, being where you’re supposed to be. And it’s hard for receivers because we’re not tacklers, but it’s about being able to contribute.
And who knows, as the season progresses maybe you show more development and they start giving you more reps. But at this point, I think all these guys can play the (receiver) position, it’s about helping out on specials.”
So for Seattle, Sunday is less about the final score and more about who keeps making the kind of plays that matter when roster decisions get real.
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