Seahawks Snap Counts
A look at the number of offensive and defensive snaps each Seattle Seahawks player logged during Sunday’s ugly, yet dramatic, win over the San Francisco 49ers at Qwest Field. These snap counts do not include special teams plays, as broadcast limitations make charting those plays difficult. Plays nullified by penalty are not counted, either.
OFFENSE
Offensive Personnel Groupings
Group |
Name |
Pass |
Run |
Total |
1 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE |
Zebra |
13 |
10 |
23 |
2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE |
Regular |
12 |
10 |
22 |
2 RB, 3 WR |
E |
5 |
2 |
7 |
1 RB, 2 WR, 2 TE |
Tiger |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 RB, 1 WR, 2 TE |
U |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 RB, 4 WR |
Eagle |
8 |
3 |
11 |
2 RB, 3 TE |
Y |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 WR, 2 TE |
0-3-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
|
40 |
29 |
69 |
Offensive Snap Counts
Here’s the number of snaps each offensive player on the Seahawks was in for on Sunday, and the percentage of the team’s total number of offensive plays that represents.
Player |
Plays |
Total |
% |
8-M.Hasselbeck |
68 |
69 |
98.6% |
11-D.Butler |
11 |
69 |
15.9% |
14-M.Teel |
0 |
69 |
0.0% |
15-S.Wallace |
1 |
69 |
1.4% |
20-J.Forsett |
23 |
69 |
33.3% |
22-J.Jones |
46 |
69 |
66.7% |
32-E.James |
0 |
69 |
0.0% |
33-J.Griffith |
26 |
69 |
37.7% |
35-O.Schmitt |
4 |
69 |
5.8% |
40-L.Rankin |
1 |
69 |
1.4% |
60-M.Unger |
69 |
69 |
100.0% |
64-M.Gibson |
0 |
69 |
0.0% |
65-C.Spencer |
69 |
69 |
100.0% |
66-M.Wrotto |
0 |
69 |
0.0% |
67-R.Sims |
69 |
69 |
100.0% |
69-S.Vallos |
0 |
69 |
0.0% |
71-W.Jones |
0 |
69 |
0.0% |
74-R.Willis |
69 |
69 |
100.0% |
75-S.Locklear |
69 |
69 |
100.0% |
77-B.Frye |
0 |
69 |
0.0% |
77-D.McIntosh |
0 |
69 |
0.0% |
78-K.Williams |
0 |
69 |
0.0% |
81-N.Burleson |
67 |
69 |
97.1% |
83-D.Branch |
41 |
69 |
59.4% |
84-T.Houshmandzadeh |
64 |
69 |
92.8% |
86-J.Owens |
8 |
69 |
11.6% |
87-B.Obomanu |
5 |
69 |
7.2% |
88-C.Morrah |
0 |
69 |
0.0% |
89-J.Carlson |
49 |
69 |
71.0% |
Good use of personnel: Seattle had been using Ben Obomanu almost exclusively as a blocker this season, with the former Auburn star logging just 38 snaps and targeted twice all season.
So with the Seahawks facing 3rd-and-1 from their own 22-yard line, and in regular personnel with Owen Schmitt in at fullback and Obomanu split wide left, odds were good that the Seahawks were going to play it safe with a run. Obomanu sold the run even more when he motioned to just outside of left tackle, giving the appearance that he was going to block down on a run play to the left.
Matt Hasselbeck took the snap, play-faked to Julius Jones, and bootlegged to the right. The 49ers were totally fooled by the play-fake, and Hasselbeck hit a wide-open Obomanu, who had crossed behind the line of scrimmage, for a 12-yard gain.
Bad use of personnel: Deon Butler was used in “Eagle” personnel only on Sunday.
Tight end John Owens was used in “Zebra” personnel as an additional blocker on a pair of third down plays. The 49ers sent four rushers on both occasions, yet Hasselbeck was sacked on one play, and forced to scramble for four yards on the other. Owens didn’t necessarily do a bad job—in fact, on one play he effectively blocked his assignment—which shows how disjointed the offensive line is.
DEFENSE
Defensive Formations
Package |
Pass |
Run |
Total |
Base |
20 |
7 |
27 |
Nickel |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Dime |
14 |
4 |
18 |
5*3*3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3*2*6 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
Total |
46 |
12 |
58 |
Defensive Snap Counts
Here’s the number of snaps each defensive player on the Seahawks was in for on Sunday, and the percentage of the team’s total number of defensive plays that represents.
Player |
Plays |
Total |
% |
21-K.Jennings |
28 |
58 |
48.3% |
23-M.Trufant |
58 |
58 |
100.0% |
24-D.Grant |
58 |
58 |
100.0% |
25-J.Adams |
0 |
58 |
0.0% |
26-J.Wilson |
47 |
58 |
81.0% |
27-J.Babineaux |
56 |
58 |
96.6% |
28-T.Fisher |
0 |
58 |
0.0% |
31-K.Lucas |
0 |
58 |
0.0% |
34-R.Lewis |
0 |
58 |
0.0% |
36-L.Milloy |
35 |
58 |
60.3% |
50-L.Laury |
0 |
58 |
0.0% |
51-L.Tatupu |
0 |
58 |
0.0% |
52-D.Lewis |
0 |
58 |
0.0% |
54-W.Herring |
0 |
58 |
0.0% |
55-D.Tapp |
45 |
58 |
77.6% |
56-L.Hill |
36 |
58 |
62.1% |
57-D.Hawthorne |
58 |
58 |
100.0% |
59-A.Curry |
34 |
58 |
58.6% |
79-R.Bryant |
0 |
58 |
0.0% |
90-C.Cole |
30 |
58 |
51.7% |
91-M.Bennett |
0 |
58 |
0.0% |
92-B.Mebane |
32 |
58 |
55.2% |
93-C.Terrill |
36 |
58 |
62.1% |
94-C.Redding |
0 |
58 |
0.0% |
95-L.Jackson |
23 |
58 |
39.7% |
97-P.Kerney |
48 |
58 |
82.8% |
98-N.Reed |
13 |
58 |
22.4% |
99-D.Walker |
0 |
58 |
0.0% |
Hybrid Moments
Continuing to track where Cory Redding, Lawrence Jackson, and Jordan Babineaux, the Seahawks’ “hybrids”, have lined up so far this season:
Redding, Jackson |
DT |
DE |
Total |
94-C.Redding |
183 |
150 |
333 |
95-L.Jackson |
73 |
294 |
367 |
Big Play Babs |
S |
CB |
Total |
27-J.Babineaux |
609 |
149 |
758 |
Babineaux played some cornerback earlier this season, mainly in the first meeting with the Arizona Cardinals. Over the last month, though, 46.8% of Babineaux’s snaps have come as either a cornerback in five- or six-defensive back packages, or playing cornerback opposite Marcus Trufant in base personnel.
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