The Seahawks are beset with injuries to all of their top receivers, and their running game is also struggling. With the 49ers offense also stuck in neutral, go Under.
The Seahawks offense is a complete disaster area right now, and the San Francisco 49ers are hardly an offensive juggernaut either.
[articleBanner]who2beton[/articleBanner]We’re talking about a West Coast attack in Seattle featuring a quarterback with a bad back throwing to a receiving corps that has been positively decimated with injuries. Bobby Engram, Deion Branch and Ben Obomanu were all out of action last week (and this week as well). Their lone remaining proven receiving threat, Nate Burleson, got hurt last week and is out for the year. That leaves Courtney Taylor, Jordan Kent and Logan Payne, a trio with nine career catches between them, to be the difference makers in this timing based offense.
To make matters even worse, the Seahawks have shown no signs of improving a subpar running game from last year. Their big free agent signee, RB Julius Jones, managed only 45 yards on the ground last week, 24 of them coming on a single carry. Starter Maurice Morris got hurt last week and won’t play this time around. The Seahawks offensive line was mediocre at best in their opener, with Hasselbeck taking five sacks and the runners consistently getting stuffed at the line of scrimmage. This is not an offense poised to score points in bunches.
The 49ers offense isn’t exactly poised to light up the scoreboard either. JT O’Sullivan will be making only his second career start here, facing a talented and aggressive, blitz happy defense. It’s worth noting that O’Sullivan completed only 14 passes in his debut as the starter last week, with only four of those passes going to wide receivers downfield. In a hostile road environment expect a steady diet of Frank Gore runs to protect their inexperienced quarterback. This has all the makings of a very low scoring ballgame.
Take the Under.
Free Pick: 49ers, Seahawks Under 38 (-110)