The Seattle Seahawks have a low-volume http://www.seattleseahawksteamonline.com/tre-flowers-jersey , high-efficiency passing offense that head coach Pete Carroll has surely been craving after seeing what happened in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. It’s a run-first offense that thrives off of play-action, and Russell Wilson is tasked to make the most out of his limited attempts.Thus far, the results have been positive under Brian Schottenheimer. Seattle currently ranks 6th in pass offense DVOA, which is lower than only the 2012 and 2015 Seahawks, the gold standards for offense under Carroll. Wilson is on pace to set a career-high for touchdown passes, and could have a career-low in interceptions. But while the numbers suggest this is one of the top passing offenses in the NFL, they sure as hell aren’t among the best in every aspect of the aerial attack. In fact, the Seahawks could stand to significantly improve its woeful “Yards After Catch” (YAC) statistics. NFL Team YAC Stats (as of Week 15, 2018 NFL Season)TeamPassing YardsYards After CatchYAC PercentageYAC/ReceptionTeamPassing YardsYards After CatchYAC PercentageYAC/ReceptionInfo courtesy of Stats.com The Seahawks are 27th in passing yards, which is unsurprising due to the number of attempts from Wilson, but they are 30th in YAC, 21st in YAC per reception, and 31st in percentage of passing yards coming from YAC. Only two of Russell Wilson’s 31 touchdowns have come on plays where the receiver gained at least 10 yards beyond the reception point.YAC stats are admittedly all over the place depending on if you use ESPN.com or Stats.com or FootballDB.com, but it’s pretty jarring that Tyler Lockett is 24th in the NFL in receiving yards (800) yet 89th in YAC (211). According to FootballDB, Mike Davis is Seattle’s leading YAC receiver with 225 yards, good for 78th place. Mike Davis has 202 total receiving yards, by the way.This obviously isn’t just a Brian Schottenheimer problem, because ESPN’s stats had Seattle’s receivers only getting 1,543 yards in YAC out of 3,979 total passing yards in Darrell Bevell’s 2017 offense, a pitiful 4.54 YAC/Reception. Now granted, the table shows you that some YAC leading teams are also bad passing offenses, such as the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins, while higher-end passing teams like the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons aren’t exactly YAC machines themselves, but they do have elite #1 options in Michael Thomas and Julio Jones. On the other hand, the Kansas City Chiefs are the #1 passing team, and double as one of the best at generating YAC, primarily due to phenomenal scheming and the individual brilliance of Tyreek Hill.There’s no one answer as to why the Seahawks struggle to get yards after the catch. I tend to think it’s primarily a combination of talent and scheme. This stat shows you how rarely the Seahawks WRs — just WRs, not RBs or TEs — have forced the defense to miss tackles in 2018.In other words, most play-designs are effectively resulting in immediate tackles or getting out of bounds whenever a Seahawks receiver catches the ball. It’s also well established that the Seahawks do not dial up many screen passes, and usually when they ran those under Darrell Bevell it turned into disaster. Whether it was blown blocks, bad throws by Russell Wilson, or bad open field decision-making www.seahawksfootballauthentics.com , they sucked at it. The “eye test” tells me Seattle actually is executing RB screens more effectively this season, but they seldom use them.There’s also a recent statistic that shows the Seahawks throw outside the numbers more than all but a couple of teams this season, and while this number might lack context of number of throwaways, NextGenStats charts essentially confirm that Wilson rarely challenges the middle of the field outside of shorter throws.Then there is Wilson himself. An inaccurate or mistimed pass can essentially lead to “lost hidden yards.” This heroic game-winning throw to Tyler Lockett against the Carolina Panthers really should’ve been a touchdown — it’s a good thing it wasn’t, as Carolina not getting the ball back was better for the Seahawks — and instead of 18 yards after the catch, Lockett ends up with just three.The Seahawks simultaneously have a great passing offense and a very limited one. They are proficient at play-action, deep passing, and frankly... not much else? Screens, pick plays, seam throws down the middle of the field, routes designed for running backs, exploiting zones, straight drop-back passing, these are simply not consistent strengths of the passing game, and that’s perhaps by design. If that’s the case, the lack of YAC is probably here to stay. What is of concern on the other side of the ball is the fact that the Seahawks defense has allowed almost 2,000 yards after catch out of 3,681 total passing yards, making them one of the worst in the NFL. Perhaps that’s what makes losses like the 49ers game last week so frustrating. An objectively inferior offense was able to get “easy extra yards” that the Seahawks offense repeatedly fails to manage. And who’s coming to town this Sunday? The team that’s 2nd in YAC and YAC per reception. Uh oh.Seahawks cuts tracker 2018: News, trades, rumors, updates, more With the 2018 NFL preseason in the books, the next step for all 32 teams is to trim their respective rosters from 90 to 53 players. For the Seattle Seahawks, it’ll be interesting to see how the depth chart looks at wide receiver, cornerback, defensive line, and even on the lower-rung of the running back ladder. Notable guys on the bubble include WR Amara Darboh, CB Byron Maxwell, DL Poona Ford, and RB Mike Davis.Read more: A final 53-man roster projectionThis is the place for updates over the next two days on cuts, trades, rumors of trades or cuts Seattle Seahawks T-Shirt , and other important news pertaining to the Seahawks roster as we approach the start of the regular season. Read more: Several former Seahawks released on cut-down dayKey Dates and DeadlinesSaturday, September 1, 1:00 PM PT: Roster needs to be cut down to 53 playersSunday, September 2, 9:00 AM PT: Claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction will expireSunday, September 2nd, 10:00 AM PT: Teams may establish a Practice Squad of 10 playersOfficial Roster Cuts:LB D.J. AlexanderS Maurice AlexanderDE Ricky Ali’ifuaLB Emmanuel BealCB Elijah BattleT Isaiah BattleG Willie BeaversCB Jeremy BoykinsWR Marvin BracyTE Kyle CarterWR Amara DarbohLB Josh ForrestWR Cyril GraysonC Marcus HenryRB Gerald HolmesDT Joey IvieFS Lorenzo JeromeCB Akeem KingRB Daniel MarxS T.J. MutchersonQB Alex McGoughS T.J. MutchersonG Skyler PhillipsLB Jacob PughCB Trovon ReedWR Keenan ReynoldsG Jordan RoosWR Caleb ScottTE Tyrone SwoopesRB Justin StocktonWR Damore’ea StringfellowWR Malik TurnerCB Mike TysonTE Clayton WilsonMoved to Injured Reserve (Out for the season)QB Austin DavisT Jamarco JonesCB Byron MaxwellLB Erik WaldenPlaced On Reserve/Non-Football InjuryTE Ed DicksonTradedWR Marcus JohnsonAcquired via TradeTE Darrell DanielsS Shalom LuaniCuts Tracker Updates:CB Trovon Reed thanks Seattle, a sign that he’s likely gone.A surprise cut has been reported, as veteran safety Maurice Alexander has reportedly been cut. Seattle continues to thin out their crowded wide receiver group, releasing Malik Turner. Rookie Alex McGough has reportedly been waived, although the Seahawks will surely push to bring him back to the practice squad.NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported cornerback Akeem King has been waived.It looks like Gerald Holmes has announced he’s been cut, via his Instagram story. DJ Alexander appears to be off the rosterSeahawks News:Report: Austin Davis and Erik Walden to IR, Ed Dickson to reserve/NFI listPerhaps the biggest news of the day: Dion Jordan has been activated off the PUP list.In a bit of a surprise, Joey Hunt has reportedly made Seattle’s 53-man roster to begin the season. Seahawks trade WR Marcus Johnson to the Colts in exchange for TE Darrell Daniels.Raiders trade S Shalom Luani to SeahawksByron Maxwell to be placed on IR, ending his seasonEd Dickson hinted he may be coming off the NFI list in time for Week 1.Earl Thomas trade talks? Well they’re not going very far.—-Seattle Seahawks 90-man roster (players released/traded will be crossed out accordingly)QB - Russell Wilson, Brett Hundley, Austin Davis (IR), Alex McGoughRB - Chris Carson, C.J. Prosise, Mike Davis, Rashaad Penny, Tre Madden, J.D. McKissic, Gerald Holmes, Justin Stockton, Daniel MarxWR - Doug Baldwin, Jaron Brown, Tyler Lockett, David Moore, Brandon Marshall, Keenan Reynolds, Amara Darboh, Damore’ea Stringfellow Seattle Seahawks Hats , Malik Turner, Marcus Johnson (traded), Caleb Scott, Marvin Bracy, Cyril GraysonTE - Will Dissly, Nick Vannett, Kyle Carter, Tyrone Swoopes, Clayton WilsonOL - Duane Brown, Germain Ifedi, Jamarco Jones (IR), George Fant, Isaiah Battle, Willie Beavers, Ethan Pocic, Justin Britt, D.J. Fluker, Jordan Roos, Rees Odhiambo, Skyler Phillips, J.R. Sweezy, Marcus Henry, Joey HuntDE - Frank Clark, Branden Jackson, Quinton Jefferson, Rasheem Green, Jacob Martin, Ricky Ali’ifua, Dion JordanDT - Jarran Reed, Shamar Stephen, Tom Johnson, Nazair Jones, Poona Ford Seattle Seahawks Womens Hoodie , Joey IvieLB - Bobby Wagner, K.J. Wright, Shaquem Griffin, Barkevious Mingo, Austin Calitro, Emmanuel Beal, Josh Forrest, Erik Walden (IR), D.J. Alexander, Jake PughCB - Shaquill Griffin, Dontae Johnson, Justin Coleman, Tre Flowers, Neiko Thorpe, Byron Maxwell (IR), Akeem King, Trovon Reed, Jeremy Boykins, Elijah BattleS - Tedric Thompson, Bradley McDougald, Delano Hill, Maurice Alexander, T.J. Mutcherson, Lorenzo Jerome, Mike TysonST - Sebastian Janikowski, Michael Dickson, Tyler OttNFI/PUP/IR/Other - Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Dion Jordan, Ed Dickson, Malik McDowell, Khalid HillFollow Field Gulls on social media!Twitter - @FieldGullsFacebook - Field Gulls: For Seattle Seahawks News and Analysis