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Seattle Seahawks: 5 offseason needs in 2019

By Mike Phillips

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 05: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks scrambles in the pocket against the Dallas Cowboys in the first half during the Wild Card Round at AT&T Stadium on January 05, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 05: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks scrambles in the pocket against the Dallas Cowboys in the first half during the Wild Card Round at AT&T Stadium on January 05, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 30: Doug Baldwin #89 of the Seattle Seahawks tries to avoid the tackle by Antoine Bethea #41 of the Arizona Cardinals in the second quarter at CenturyLink Field on December 30, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 30: Doug Baldwin #89 of the Seattle Seahawks tries to avoid the tackle by Antoine Bethea #41 of the Arizona Cardinals in the second quarter at CenturyLink Field on December 30, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

2. Get more weapons in the passing game

We mentioned that Russell Wilson had his lowest passing yardage total since 2013, and a lot of that has to do with a downgrade in his supporting cast. Jimmy Graham and Paul Richardson left in free agency after the 2017 season, and Seattle didn’t really do a great job replacing either.

Doug Baldwin battled injuries for most of the season and his production clearly suffered, recording only 50 catches for 618 yards and five touchdowns. Tyler Lockett was Wilson’s go-to guy, leading Seattle in catches (57), yards (965), and touchdowns (10).

The problem was that besides those two, no one else caught more than 34 passes on the season. Seattle’s running game made up for a lot of the differences, but the Seahawks’ weakness in the passing game was exposed when the Cowboys took the run away in the playoffs.

Better health from Baldwin would help, but Seattle could really use some more playmakers to help Wilson in 2019. Tight end Jared Cook could upgrade over the duo of Ed Dickson and Nick Vannett, while Tyrell Williams (who was really under-utilized with the Chargers) could help replace the vertical element the passing game lost with Richardson’s departure a year ago.

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