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Russell Wilson - B
Russell been enigmatic this season. He's on pace for career highs in completions, yards & comp % - but he's also on pace for highs in sacks taken & interceptions thrown while on a career low pace for TD passes. He currently has 13 consecutive 200 passing yard games - by far the longest streak of his career, but he's also turning the ball over at a 1 per game clip over that period. He's also on pace for 600 rushing yards.
Marshawn Lynch - C
Injuries have slowed Lynch down a little, but halfway through the season he isn't the team's leading rusher despite 30 more opportunities. He has appeared to miss some holes early in the season, and doesn't really have the pop we're used to seeing. He's in real danger of not making it to 1000 yards rushing for the first time since 2010.
Thomas Rawls - A
It's easy for Rawls to get such a good grade because the expectations for him coming into the season were so low. He leads the team in rushing, even though he's only had significant carries in 3 of the games.
Fred Jackson - B+
The old man can still play, and though I hated losing Turbin, Jackson has filled his role admirably.
OL - D-
They've been improving, it's the only reason I don't want to give them an F.
Jimmy Graham - B
As a receiver he's been everything we hoped for except a touchdown machine - but as he an Russell continue to build a rapport, that may change. His blocking hasn't been good - and despite people claiming we didn't bring him in to block - TEs block in this system.
Doug Baldwin - C+
After starting out the season strong, Doug has gone back to mediocrity. He hasn't had more than 3 catches since week 2.
Jermaine Kearse - C
He's another receiver who started out strong but just hasn't put up anything special since week 3. He saw only 1 target against Dallas and was held without a catch for the 3rd time this season.
Tyler Lockett - A
Lockett has proven himself to be a solid weapon - and in doing so he's been taking targets away from the other WRs (especially Kearse) in hopes to get him the ball. Teams have been doing everything they can to keep the ball out of his hands on special teams, which has benefited the team almost as much as him returning it has.
Michael Bennett - A-
Bennett is Bennett. His good outweighs the bad, but the bad does bring his grade down slightly. A few too many offside calls for my taste, not to mention a couple real bone head plays. He has been an impressive player for the team this year, being nearly as productive as he was in 2013.
Cliff Avril - B+
Avril is having one of the best seasons of his career, playing the run better than he ever has. He's only 10 tackles shy of his career high, and we're only 8 games in. Would like to see him bring his pressure numbers up - but he's been playing very well.
Cassius Marsh - B
Marsh hasn't seen a lot of action (only 77 snaps on defense), but I always seem to notice when he's in. He just always seems to be around the play.
Frank Clark - B-
Clark had such a big pre-season that it seems to be a little bit of a letdown now that the season has started. He's made some big plays though the last few weeks, and as he gets more experience, I expect to see the production go up.
Brandon Mebane - B+
Mebane is always such a force to move in the middle. He has been a big reason why our run defense is always one of the best in football. He's one of those players who never gets the sexy numbers, but does all the dirty work.
Ahtyba Ruben - B
I've liked what I've seen from Ruben. He's been active and is a big body that is difficult to move. Watching a lot of games you'll notice that teams ave most of their running success by running to the outside - but with Mebane and Rubin - it isn't hard to figure out why they don't run up the middle for much.
Jordan Hill - C+
There were some expectations for Hill to continue to be the force in the middle that he was to finish last season, but we've seen little of the pass rusher we hoped we'd have. He has been better against the run, though, and if he can get his pass rush back, he'll be a very good all around DT.
KJ Wright - B+
Wright has been having a very good season, and the only thing keeping him from an A grade is that he's had issues wrapping up from time to time.
Bobby Wagner - B
Bobby Wagner is still a force, but he'd had tackling issues all season, which has been so uncharacteristic of him. Hopefully, he can turn that around the second half.
Bruce Irvin - A
Irvin has turned himself into a very good all around linebacker. It'll be sad to see him go after this season, but he'll play good down the stretch for his contract season.
Richard Sherman - A-
There were times earlier in the season when it appeared Sherman may not be Sherman the way we've become accustomed to Sherman being Sherman. That appears to no longer be the case as he held Bryant to 1 catch for 15 yards yesterday (the other catch he was on Williams and came off to make the tackle).
Carey Williams - C
I know a lot of people would want to give Williams a worse grade - but he has had some good games (and some horrible ones) and now that it appears that they will not be asking him to cover the other teams' #1, he should have fewer horrible games.
Marcus Burley - B
I like Burely and feel he's played a good nickel. He's missed the last 4 games, but I think he's another player we are expecting back after the bye.
DeShawn Shead - B+
Shead has been a decent surprise for the defense. He's played the nickel well in our time of need.
Earl Thomas - B+
He's been a roller coaster this season, playing great at times, but also making some big mental errors as well. Like the rest of the LOB, he's been getting better as the season goes, and so we'll just have to hope that there aren't any more games like Carolina in the future.
Kam Chancellor - C-
His holdout hurt this team, and as such I would be inclined to give him a bad grade just for that, but he put himself behind by skipping camp. He's not really been the enforcer that he has been, and has actually be out of position a lot. He has been playing better overall as he's gotten back in the grove - I just don't think the big hits have been there.
Russell been enigmatic this season. He's on pace for career highs in completions, yards & comp % - but he's also on pace for highs in sacks taken & interceptions thrown while on a career low pace for TD passes. He currently has 13 consecutive 200 passing yard games - by far the longest streak of his career, but he's also turning the ball over at a 1 per game clip over that period. He's also on pace for 600 rushing yards.
Marshawn Lynch - C
Injuries have slowed Lynch down a little, but halfway through the season he isn't the team's leading rusher despite 30 more opportunities. He has appeared to miss some holes early in the season, and doesn't really have the pop we're used to seeing. He's in real danger of not making it to 1000 yards rushing for the first time since 2010.
Thomas Rawls - A
It's easy for Rawls to get such a good grade because the expectations for him coming into the season were so low. He leads the team in rushing, even though he's only had significant carries in 3 of the games.
Fred Jackson - B+
The old man can still play, and though I hated losing Turbin, Jackson has filled his role admirably.
OL - D-
They've been improving, it's the only reason I don't want to give them an F.
Jimmy Graham - B
As a receiver he's been everything we hoped for except a touchdown machine - but as he an Russell continue to build a rapport, that may change. His blocking hasn't been good - and despite people claiming we didn't bring him in to block - TEs block in this system.
Doug Baldwin - C+
After starting out the season strong, Doug has gone back to mediocrity. He hasn't had more than 3 catches since week 2.
Jermaine Kearse - C
He's another receiver who started out strong but just hasn't put up anything special since week 3. He saw only 1 target against Dallas and was held without a catch for the 3rd time this season.
Tyler Lockett - A
Lockett has proven himself to be a solid weapon - and in doing so he's been taking targets away from the other WRs (especially Kearse) in hopes to get him the ball. Teams have been doing everything they can to keep the ball out of his hands on special teams, which has benefited the team almost as much as him returning it has.
Michael Bennett - A-
Bennett is Bennett. His good outweighs the bad, but the bad does bring his grade down slightly. A few too many offside calls for my taste, not to mention a couple real bone head plays. He has been an impressive player for the team this year, being nearly as productive as he was in 2013.
Cliff Avril - B+
Avril is having one of the best seasons of his career, playing the run better than he ever has. He's only 10 tackles shy of his career high, and we're only 8 games in. Would like to see him bring his pressure numbers up - but he's been playing very well.
Cassius Marsh - B
Marsh hasn't seen a lot of action (only 77 snaps on defense), but I always seem to notice when he's in. He just always seems to be around the play.
Frank Clark - B-
Clark had such a big pre-season that it seems to be a little bit of a letdown now that the season has started. He's made some big plays though the last few weeks, and as he gets more experience, I expect to see the production go up.
Brandon Mebane - B+
Mebane is always such a force to move in the middle. He has been a big reason why our run defense is always one of the best in football. He's one of those players who never gets the sexy numbers, but does all the dirty work.
Ahtyba Ruben - B
I've liked what I've seen from Ruben. He's been active and is a big body that is difficult to move. Watching a lot of games you'll notice that teams ave most of their running success by running to the outside - but with Mebane and Rubin - it isn't hard to figure out why they don't run up the middle for much.
Jordan Hill - C+
There were some expectations for Hill to continue to be the force in the middle that he was to finish last season, but we've seen little of the pass rusher we hoped we'd have. He has been better against the run, though, and if he can get his pass rush back, he'll be a very good all around DT.
KJ Wright - B+
Wright has been having a very good season, and the only thing keeping him from an A grade is that he's had issues wrapping up from time to time.
Bobby Wagner - B
Bobby Wagner is still a force, but he'd had tackling issues all season, which has been so uncharacteristic of him. Hopefully, he can turn that around the second half.
Bruce Irvin - A
Irvin has turned himself into a very good all around linebacker. It'll be sad to see him go after this season, but he'll play good down the stretch for his contract season.
Richard Sherman - A-
There were times earlier in the season when it appeared Sherman may not be Sherman the way we've become accustomed to Sherman being Sherman. That appears to no longer be the case as he held Bryant to 1 catch for 15 yards yesterday (the other catch he was on Williams and came off to make the tackle).
Carey Williams - C
I know a lot of people would want to give Williams a worse grade - but he has had some good games (and some horrible ones) and now that it appears that they will not be asking him to cover the other teams' #1, he should have fewer horrible games.
Marcus Burley - B
I like Burely and feel he's played a good nickel. He's missed the last 4 games, but I think he's another player we are expecting back after the bye.
DeShawn Shead - B+
Shead has been a decent surprise for the defense. He's played the nickel well in our time of need.
Earl Thomas - B+
He's been a roller coaster this season, playing great at times, but also making some big mental errors as well. Like the rest of the LOB, he's been getting better as the season goes, and so we'll just have to hope that there aren't any more games like Carolina in the future.
Kam Chancellor - C-
His holdout hurt this team, and as such I would be inclined to give him a bad grade just for that, but he put himself behind by skipping camp. He's not really been the enforcer that he has been, and has actually be out of position a lot. He has been playing better overall as he's gotten back in the grove - I just don't think the big hits have been there.
