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Seahawks Sunday training camp notes: Drew Lock, Dee Eskridge make their practice returns

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Seahawks Sunday training camp notes: Drew Lock, Dee Eskridge make their practice returns

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The Seattle Seahawks held their final public training camp of 2022 on Sunday and it feels like the last four weeks have flown by as we’ve covered every drip, drop, and Drew Lock here at Seaside Joe. It feels like I have not gone to sleep since Russell Wilson was traded, all I want to do is cover the Seahawks with every passing second.

That continued on Sunday but the news coming out of camp will all but go dry until we hit Week 1. This newsletter won’t, so hit this please:

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Here’s what happened on Sunday.

Drew Lock returns, which play “a lot” vs Cowboys

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Bob Condotta @bcondotta
Drew Lock back at Seahawks practice today.
7:15 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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Brady Henderson @BradyHenderson
Drew Lock is back at Seahawks practice after his five-day isolation. He tested positive for COVID-19 last Tuesday and missed Thursday’s preseason game, which he was set to start. We’ll hear from Pete Carroll later on Lock’s prospects of starting the preseason finale on Friday.
8:56 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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All I have to say is that Pete Carroll’s plan with Drew Lock was wrong all along. It’s almost as if the team didn’t realize that they had about two practice days between the Steelers and Bears and that it wasn’t until last week that Pete put together that Lock would only get a fraction of the reps with the starters ahead of Chicago that Geno got ahead of Pittsburgh. Fate twisted the situation into one where now Lock gets an entire week before his all-important preseason start and Carroll told reporters after the game that he will play “a lot” against the Cowboys:

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John Boyle @johnpboyle
Pete Carroll isn't saying for now exactly how they'll handle things at QB for the preseason finale, but he did say Drew Lock "will play a lot" in Dallas. #Seahawks
11:08 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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There were no real takeaways from how Lock or Geno Smith performed in practice on Sunday, only that they switched back-and-forth between 1s and 2s, just as they started to do prior to Lock’s illness.

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Gregg Bell @gbellseattle
Drew Lock indeed alternating series with Geno Smith with the first offense in 11-on-11 scrimmaging.
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Gregg Bell @gbellseattle
Drew Lock is back to practice after 5-day quarantine. Should mean the Seahawks’ quarterback competition with Geno Smith is truly back on. ⁦@thenewstribune⁩ https://t.co/8tnJFasEEG
9:29 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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As I wrote in my “it’s not a 53-man roster projection” 53-man roster projection, I still do not think that Geno Smith is going to be the starter and there’s hardly a reason I can think of to play him against Dallas. It could be Lock for the entire first half, maybe Geno for a series or two in the second half, and then Jacob Eason for the rest of the game.

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After CB John Reid knocks away his pass to DK Metcalf in end zone in Seahawks red zone scrimmage, Drew Lock and Metcalf go to side field during a team water break to throw the same route a few more times by themselves.
9:43 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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Pete reiterated after practice that the team could then take several more weeks before announcing a starter for September 12 against the Denver Broncos.

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Gregg Bell @gbellseattle
Pete Carroll confirms Seahawks don't have to determine QB1 by end of final preseason game Friday at Dallas. 16 days from then to opener. Carroll says they may use all that time to decide between Geno Smith, Drew Lock. "I still need to see (Lock) play, how he fits in w/our guys."
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There will be a lot of speculation during that time, lots of infighting between Seahawks fans and Seahawks media, but little information of platinum value.

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Two touchdowns in one Tweet? 🤩 We certainly like that. https://t.co/cO3zO0sw6Y
11:45 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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If Lock plays lights out, it won’t be a mystery.

If Lock sucks, it won’t be a mystery.

The most likely scenario is that Lock is fine and the mystery lingers into September.

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Dee Eskridge returns

The guy who hasn’t gotten any positive attention so far this year who has the highest ceiling for this year is Dee Eskridge. He was drafted in the second round because of attributes that he possesses that his competition does not possess, but is lack of availability has rendered those gifts as moot.

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WR Dee Eskridge practicing today for Seahawks for the first time in almost a full month. ⁦@thenewstribune⁩
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But I’m far from finished with Eskridge. As I wrote before, he would be like the fifth or sixth Seahawks receiver to show out after one or three underwhelming years.

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Dee Eskridge indeed doing some work in full team offense drills today.
9:19 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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Eskridge was not 100-percent a full participant in practice but he was the most available that he’s been all year and he might play against the Cowboys. He could definitely be available in Week 1.

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Boye Mafe taking it easy, Damien Lewis gets great news

Carroll does not seem concerned with Mafe’s shoulder but he did not practice on Sunday.

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Rookie Boye Mafe in flat shoes, no helmet apparently not practicing today. He left the Seahawks’ 2nd preseason game Thursday with a shoulder injury then returned.
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8:39 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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Also out were Artie Burns, Ryan Neal, Tyreke Smith, Aaron Donkor, and Scott Nelson. Expect this is the worst case scenario for Smith, Donkor, and Nelson, but Burns and Neal likely to get benefit of doubt.

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Boye Mafe sitting out today. Suffered a shoulder injury early Thursday but then returned later in the game so it didn't seem serious. Also out today are Burns, Neal, Tyreke Smith, Donkor and Scott Nelson.
8:48 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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Phil Haynes, as expected, filled in for Damien Lewis.

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No surprise, but with Damien Lewis out, number one OL today is, left to right: Cross, Haynes, Blythe, Jackson, Lucas.
9:14 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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Pete said after practice that Lewis does not have a high ankle sprain and that he would not be out for long.

"It's kind of a basketball ankle sprain, so that's a really positive thing," Carroll said. "It's the swelling that he's going to deal with—there's no torn ligaments or any of that stuff. It doesn't mean he's immediately popping back, but it's not going to be a long time. It's not like a high ankle sprain that lingers forever."

This definitely doesn’t guarantee him for Week 1, but it does signify that Pete expects Lewis to be at left guard soon. That’s another reason I think Seattle is still shopping Gabe Jackson.

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Pete praises Charles Cross, Abe Lucas

On Robert Quinn, the Bears pass rusher who had 18.5 sacks last year, Charles Cross told Pete…”Who was that?” It wasn’t even Quinn’s first campaign with at least 18 sacks.

Cross held his own against Quinn over six snaps. Pete had high praise for Abe Lucas and there’s little reason to expect him to sit this season, which would make Jake Curhan a high-end backup tackle.

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Interesting anecdote today from Pete Carroll that Charles Cross didn't know who Robert Quinn was when going up against him Thursday, while noting that Cross did well in the snaps he had against Quinn, who was listed as playing six.
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12:05 AM ∙ Aug 22, 2022
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Position switches at LB

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Carroll said rookie Vi Jones is moving to outside linebacker from inside and Aaron Donkor to inside from outside. Says wants to see how each looks at the other spot and it will "make them more valuable to the team.''
11:18 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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Moving Vi Jones and Aaron Donkor to different LB spots would seem to indicate that both have underwhelmed because the last thing that the Seahawks need is to lose a good inside linebacker. That means that Jones could have more potential as a pass rusher than as a tackler, while Donkor might have greater odds of tackling than getting to the quarterback.

Will Tariq Woolen be Week 1 starter?

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Starting CBs today are Woolen and Jones.
9:26 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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It feels as though Pete will start Tariq Woolen if Artie Burns can’t go, but surprisingly Mike Jackson might be next in line, not Coby Bryant. Jackson has come from nowhere to take the reins as not only a top reserve, but maybe as a starter on Seattle’s defense.

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Pete Carroll says CB Michael Jackson has been one of the stars of SeHawks training camp. Has no problem playing him for real. Alternated today at starting left CB with Sidney Jones. Rookie Tariq Woolen still starting right CB, Artie Burns, Tre Brown still out injured.
10:52 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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A fifth round pick of the Cowboys in 2019, Jackson was with the Lions and Patriots prior to joining Seattle’s practice squad in 2021. That additional time with the team must have really helped him get closer to the ceiling he had as a fifth rounder three years ago. You don’t hype up guys you’re going to cut—they’ll get claimed—so Jackson is on the team.

John Reid missed significant time with injury, however he returned on Sunday and isn’t giving up that easily. He had two passes defensed and a good game on Friday will complicate matters even more. Reid was a fourth round pick of the Texans in 2020 and I remember hearing about him starring in Houston’s camp that year—but partly because so few of his teammates were good.

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Dee Eskridge took part in the install period. He’s not in the actual 11-on-11 periods so he’s not all the way back, but that was the most we’ve seen him do since the first day of camp. Also, CB John Reid, back from injury, had consecutive PBUs vs. Lockett snd Metcalf.
9:47 PM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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Finally, Pete Carroll said that Seaside Joe is the best Seahawks newsletter he’s ever read. Whether that was something that I read between the lines or if it was a direct quote is unclear and frankly, unfair. What matters is that you hit this:

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Luis Guilherme
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Aug 22, 2022Liked by Seaside Joe

Coby may end up as starting nickel, so we may start both our rookie CBs after all.

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Chris Snape
Aug 22, 2022Liked by Seaside Joe

Isaiah Likely will be missed by your man and maybe ours Jason McCall. The Ravens took the. tightend, McCall's number1 target last year, and he looks great. You would think we could study the Ravens and copy what they do with their tightends. Playing in 12 personel a lot this year and our two star wideouts should get, Dizz, Parkinson, and Fant room to move. Quite frankly no matter our record its an area we need great improvement.

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