Field Gulls
It is the preseason, when training camp battles rage across the league, and fan debates about who should and should not make the roster of their favorite team rage even harder.
It’s no different for the Seattle Seahawks, who appear set to enter the 2025 season with third-year, 24-year old Anthony Bradford at right guard. This comes in spite of the fact that John Schneider has used five draft picks in the past two seasons on linemen the team lists as guards, including:
Should the current presumptions that Bradford will be the 2025 starter prove to be true, then it would be the third time in three seasons that the offensive coaching staff of the Seahawks has tabbed Bradford as the primary starter at the position, in spite of declarations from fans that Seattle needs someone, anyone, other than Bradford to be at right guard or the team is doomed.
Thus, to analyze how devastating it would be for the team to trot Bradford out as the starter, today’s task is to analyze the games the Seahawks have lost when Bradford has started to see exactly how many games he has cost the franchise. With that plan laid out, here’s a chronological review of the nine games Seattle has lost when Bradford started at right guard, so without wasting further time, it’s straight to the analysis.
Loss 1: 2023 Week 6: Seahawks 13, Cincinnati Bengals 17
Here’s Bradford in his second career start allowing B.J. Hill to get to Geno Smith and force an incompletion on fourth down. That it was the Seahawks second possession in the red zone in the final minutes of the game that ended without points, and that both Charles Cross and Jake Curhan allowed sacks during those drives is irrelevant. Bradford couldn’t block Hill and that alone cost the Seahawks the game.
Blame: 100% Bradford
Loss tracker: 1 of 1
Loss 2: 2023 Week 13: Seahawks 35, Dallas Cowboys 41
This is the unforgettable Thursday Night Football game the Seahawks lost when Shane Waldron called a pass to DeeJay Dallas on 4th & 2 that left Micah Parsons unblocked. Demarcus Lawrence famously threw things off completely by moving Abe Lucas back and blocking Dallas’ route out of the backfield, leading to a turnover on downs and the end of the game.
Parsons and Lawrence came from the offensive right side, and Bradford makes up half of the right side of the offensive line, and half rounds up to one, so Bradford takes full blame for this loss.
Blame: 100% Bradford
Loss tracker: 2 of 2
Loss 3: 2023 Week 14: Seahawks 16, San Francisco 49ers 28
Seattle held a 10-7 lead early, but could not hold on. Drew Lock, starting in place of injured Geno Smith, was under pressure all day. That obviously led to...
