28-year old QB Tarvaris Jackson played hurt most of this year and that is because Charlie Whitehurst was playing so awful.  Jackson played in 15 games (14 starts) for the Seahawks last year and he completed 271 of 450 passes (60.2%) for 3,091 yards with 14 TD passes and 13 INTs (79.2 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 40 times for 108 yards (2.7 ypc) with 1 TD run last year.  Jackson has now played in 51 games (34 starts) so far in his NFL career and he has completed 625 of 1,053 passes (59.4%) for 7,075 yards with 38 TD passes and 35 INTs (77.7 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 159 times for 643 yards (4.0 ypc) with 5 TD runs in his NFL career.  Jackson is now 17-17 (50%) as a starting QB in the NFL.

29-year old Charlie Whitehurst didn’t play too well at all last year for the Seahawks.  They were 0-2 in his starts in 2011.  Whitehurst played in 3 games (2 starts) for the Seahawks last year and he completed 27 of 56 passes (48.2%) for 298 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT (62.9 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 4 times for 13 yards (3.3 ypc) last year.  Whitehurst has now played in 11 games (4 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 84 of 155 passes (54.2%) for 805 yards with 3 TD passes and 4 INTs (64.6 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 26 times for 69 yards (2.7 ypc) with 2 TD runs so far in his NFL career.  Whitehurst is now 1-3 (25%) as a starting QB in the NFL.

With Sidney Rice down for the season due to injury, the Seahawks need 23-year old WR Golden Tate to step up.  Tate has played in 12 games this year and he has caught 20 passes for 220 yards (11.0 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  In his last two games, Tate has caught 5 passes for 62 yards (12.4 avg) with 2 TD grabs….and the Seahawks need him to keep up the good work.  Tate has played in 23 games in his first two years with the Seahawks and he has caught 41 passes for 447 yards (10.9 avg) with 3 TD grabs.

28-year old Tarvaris Jackson has been playing injured (pectoral injury) because of how bad Charlie Whitehurst has been this year.  Jackson has played in 10 games for the Seahawks so far this year and he has completed 168 of 278 passes (60.4%) for 1,921 yards with 7 TD passes and 11 INTs (73.1 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 27 times for 96 yards (3.6 ypc) with 1 TD run so far this year.  The Seahawks thought Jackson was going to be much better than he has been this year.  29-year old Charlie Whitehurst has been awful this year for the Seahawks.  He has played in 3 games for the Seahawks so far this year and he has completed 27 of 56 passes (48.2%) for 298 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT (62.9 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 4 times for 13 yards (3.3 ypc) so far this year.  The Seahawks are going to need better play from their QBs if they are going to make a legit run for a Wild Card spot in the next six weeks.

The Seahawks have lost 22-year old rookie OT James Carpenter for the rest of the year as he tore his ACL at practice yesterday.  Carpenter played in 9 games (all starts) for the Seahawks this year.  26-year old Breno Giacomini will take over in the starting lineup for Carpenter.  He has played in 8 games (1 start) for the Seahawks so far this year.  He has now played in 9 games (1 starts) in his first four years in the NFL.  This is another big blow to the offensive line of the Seahawks.

The Seahawks will be without 25-year old, rookie starting guard John Moffitt for the rest of the season.  He needs surgery to repair a right knee injury.  Moffitt played in 9 games (all starts) for the Seahawks this year.  The Seahawks are going to need first year player Lemuel Jeanpierre to step up in Moffitt’s old spot.  He has played in 9 games (1 start) for the Seahawks so far this year.

50-year old head coach Pete Carroll is a rah-rah college coach trying to make that style work in the NFL.  He did get the Seahawks to the playoffs last year despite being 7-9.  Carroll then got his team to upset the New Orleans Saints in the first round.  But, the team doesn’t seem to be responding too well to him so far this year.  The Seahawks are 2-6 on the year and the offense seems to be running in quicksand as they are only averaging 15.3 points per game this year.  His job is probably safe, but the Seahawks need to show some life in the second half of the 2011 season.

Undrafted rookie Doug Baldwin has been the best WR on the Seahawks so far this year.  He has caught 20 passes for 330 yards (16.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs so far this year.  Sidney Rice started late as he was recovery from hip surgery, but he’s trying to make up for lost time.  Rice has caught 17 passes for 264 yards (15.5 avg) with 1 TD grab so far this season.  Ben Obomanu has been so-so for the Seahawks as he has caught 17 passes for 135 yards (7.9 avg) with 2 TD grabs so far this year.  Mike Williams (9 rec, 89 yards, TD) and Golden Tate (8 rec, 77 yards, TD) have been huge disappointments so far this year.  The WRs numbers are down this year due to pretty poor QB play, but they also deserve some of the blame for that.

The Seahawks are only averaging 83.0 yards rushing per game and 3.8 yards per carry so far this year, and that’s just not going to cut it.  The Seahawks need Marshawn Lynch to pick up the pace and help give the offense more balance going forward.  Lynch has played in 5 games for the Seahawks so far this year and he has carried the ball 58 times for 239 yards (4.1 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  He has also caught 11 passes for 83 yards (7.5 avg) so far in 2011.  The Seahawks need to start giving Lynch 20 carries per week, no excuses.  Justin Forsett has played in 5 games so far this year and he has carried the ball 14 times for 33 yards (2.4 ypc) and he has also caught 10 passes for 59 yards (5.9 avg).  Leon Washington has played in five games this year and he has carried the ball 9 times for 39 yards (4.3 ypc) and he has also caught 4 passes for 26 yards (6.5 avg) this year.  Justin Forsett and Leon Washington also need to start getting more work in the running game going forward.

The Seahawks have placed 30-year old cornerback Marcus Trufant on Injured Reserve with a back injury, ending his season.  Trufant played in 4 games for the Seahawks this year and he had 23 tackles, 1 interception, 3 passes defensed and 1 interception.  He has now played in 124 games in his first 9 years with the Seahawks and he has 612 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries, 21 interceptions (2 returned for TDs), 109 passes defensed and 14 tackles for a loss.  24-year old Walter Thurmond will take over for Marcus Trufant at CB.  Thurmond has played in all five games for the Seahawks so far this year and he has 10 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 2 passes defensed.  He has now played in 19 games in his first two years with the Seahawks and he has 47 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 9 passes defensed.  The Seahawks are already giving up 268.2 yards passing per game, so Trufant’s injury certainly isn’t going to help the pass defense going forward.

28-year old QB Tarvaris Jackson might not be ready to get back into action when the Seahawks come off their bye week.  He has a pectoral strain near his right arm.  Jackson has played in all five games for the Seahawks so far this year and he has completed 99 of 157 passes (63.1%) for 1,012 yards with 6 TD passes and 5 INTs (81.0 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 17 times for 78 yards (4.6 ypc) with 1 TD run so far this year.  If Jackson isn’t ready to go, look for 29-year old Charlie Whitehurst to take over as the starting QB.  Whitehurst has played in 1 game for the Seahawks so far this year and he has completed 11 of 19 passes (57.9%) for 149 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs (100.5 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 2 times for 6 yards (3.0 ypc) so far this year.  Whitehurst led the Seahawks to a nice road win over the Giants last weekend, so they have faith in him.