O-line continuity remains an issue for Ryan Grubb and the Seattle Seahawks

Many identified the Seattle Seahawks‘ offensive line as a weakness heading into a season and unfortunately these concerns have been confirmed halfway through.

According to ESPN, the Seahawks have a pass-block win rate of just 52 percent and a run-block win rate of 69 percent, which ranks them 28th and 25th, respectively. Even if Geno Smith leads the league in passing, that’s not a recipe for winning football.

But to be fair, continuity has been a major concern for the Seahawks all season. They’re already down to their fourth-string right tackle, as Abraham Lucas, George Fant and Stone Forsythe have all dealt with injuries.

It probably goes without saying, but that lack of continuity makes it difficult to build a strong offensive line.

“There’s a stretch there, but obviously we’ve played a lot of different tackles and we’re continuing to try to work guys back who are getting healthy,” offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb said Thursday. ‘I think that’s the nature of the beast, to be honest.

“So I don’t think we can hide behind that. Whatever the continuity of the week and whoever is going to be there, they have to gel before Sunday. That’s just the reality of what offensive line play is. I think that The boys work very hard to make sure that happens. We as coaches try to make sure that we can arrange things as smoothly as possible for them.”

The Seahawks have also had a problem at right guard Anthony Bradford has struggled all season. However, Grubb likes the growth he has seen from the second-year pro.

“He’s only going to get better,” Grubb said. “I thought he did a better job finishing. His execution was better and he had a really good week of practice. I thought that was something that came out in the game. He certainly wasn’t perfect by any means. is still As a young player he has to work through things, but he is finishing harder and playing with a better pad level. He is starting to deliver on some of the things we think he can do.”

Seattle’s offensive line issues have caused problems all season. Allowing 21 sacks isn’t great, but the run game, which ranks 29th in the league (89.3 yards per game), has been the biggest problem. If the Seahawks want to make a second-half playoff push, the offensive line simply needs to be better regardless of who starts.

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