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Wednesday I took a look at the 2018 on field production of Frank Clark compared to the defensive ends that made the Pro Bowl for the NFC squad Womens Frank Clark Jersey , and in both the comments and on social media fans asked for a similar comparison for Seattle Seahawks third year defensive tackle Jarran Reed. So, without having to lay too much groundwork, I’ll simply take a look at the same production numbers that I looked at for Clark. Jumping right into it, here are the first set of numbers for the defensive tackles who made the Pro Bowl roster, Aaron Donald, Fletcher Cox and Akiem Hicks, over Reed. Jarran Reed compared to 2018 NFC Pro Bowl DTsPlayerSacksQB HitsTotal PressureSnaps PlayedPlayerSacksQB HitsTotal PressureSnaps PlayedSo, he’s obviously at least in the conversation with Hicks, but nowhere even close to being in the same discussion as Donald or Cox. The next step is obviously to take a look at the impact of these players in the run game. Turning to the same stats we looked at for defensive ends, here is a look at how Reed stacks up next to the Pro Bowlers. Jarran Reed compared to the 2018 Pro Bowl defensive tackles against the runPlayerTacklesTFLSnaps PlayedPlayerTacklesTFLSnaps PlayedSo, we once again see that Donald is simply from another planet, presumably having fallen from space and landed in a small town in Kansas when he was a young child. From there, Reed, Hicks and Cox have numbers that are not dissimilar, and an argument can certainly be made that Reed was as deserving of a Pro Bowl spot as Hicks. However Youth Ethan Pocic Jersey , Hicks had two big things going for him. For starters, while I am not a huge fan of PFF’s grades for most positions, their advanced metrics are phenomenal, and Hicks is absolutely dominant in the run game. When Hicks is on the field and the opposing offense calls a running play, the odds are very good that Hicks will be involved in making the stop. In fact, Hicks is the number one defensive tackle in the entire NFL in this metric, and it’s not even close. While Reed’s numbers this season have him ninth in this category, the difference between Hicks at number 1 and Reed at number 9 is the same difference between Reed at 9 and Denico Autry in 43rd place. In fact, Reed could make the stop on 30% more running plays than he currently does and he’d still be in second place in this metric behind Hicks. In short, Hicks has been an absolute monster against the run in 2018. Further, as a member of the Chicago Bears defense that is stopping every offense that it meets this season, Hicks has had his stock increased by the fact that he plays for a strong defense. How impactful is the fact that Hicks plays for the number one defense in the NFL? Well, here’s a tweet from the Bears official Twitter account showing the members of the team that made the Pro Bowl this season. For those who don’t recognize those five players just by their last name, they are Return Specialist Tarik CohenCornerback Kyle FullerDefensive tackle Akiem HicksFree Safety Eddie Jackson and Linebacker Khalil MackThat is, simply put Youth Russell Wilson Jersey , four of Chicago’s eleven defensive starters and their returner, which is the result of a rising tide lifting all boats. The Bears have fielded a phenomenal defense this season, a defense that is third in the NFL in points allowed, first in generating turnovers and the top overall defense by DVOA. Basically, he’s part of the best defense in the NFL this season so he gets the benefit of the doubt, while Seattle has the number 19 defense by DVOA, which didn’t help Reed’s case. So, for those who may take offense at the omission of Reed from the NFC Pro Bowl roster, it’s probably best to take it up with Pete Carroll and Ken Norton.6 things to be stoked on despite Seattle’s loss to Denver It’s easy to be disappointed in the Seattle Seahawks Week 1 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, because the loss was in fact disappointing. Like pretty much any loss. But the Seahawks seemed to have opportunities to win or at least tie the game, and even when you remove the egregious mistakes against them by the referees, Seattle left too much on the table.Some of that was covered in my post-game article on 7 problem areas that were exposed on Sunday. However, I still think there’s an overall optimistic outlook to this outcome. Most importantly of all, that the Seahawks — a team some have deemed potentially one of the worst in the NFL this year — should have beaten the Broncos on the road. That they did get screwed more than a few different ways; that touchdown reversal of call before the review being one of the saddest displays of judging nonsense I’ve ever seen. (If it was so close that two refs had different opinions than wouldn’t it make the most sense to let the call stand and then make a team throw a challenge flag if they felt necessary? Rather than make a huge call like a touchdown when you know irrefutable evidence might not exist?)Also, Seattle lost by only three points despite no K.J. Wright Womens Tom Johnson Jersey , pretty much no Doug Baldwin, and several plays without Earl Thomas in which the Broncos made some of their biggest gains. If they can do that, maybe they can get a little healthier, see their young guys grow a little bit more, and continue to get better throughout the season.There’s also plenty to be stoked on from Sunday.Safeties - Earl Thomas, Bradley McDougaldAll the offseason predictions that said, “And no Earl Thomas...” were stupid because Thomas was always destined to return. It was extremely obvious. Thomas said after the game that he knew he wasn’t going to miss a game check, that it was too much money. Seattle also never had a serious reason to trade him, not in their minds. Not for less than a first round pick, apparently. And Sunday showed why. Thomas was Thomas and he forced the first turnover of the day.McDougald, perhaps the best bargain on the team, had two picks of his own. His career-high for interceptions in a season? Two. So he’s pretty close to beating that already. The idea of starting Tedric Thompson or Delano Hill at this point does seem kind of terrifying though.Wide Receiver - Brandon MarshallIt took awhile to get going, then there was another very questionable call on a Marshall touchdown catch that was called back. He later caught a touchdown that the refs I guess decided to let stand and he seems to be the early number one for Russell Wilson while Baldwin recovers his knees. He looks like the pretty normal version of Brandon Marshall that we remember from before last season.Running Back - Chris CarsonSeven carries for 51 yards, three catches for 28 yards. Why did Rashaad Penny get one more touch than Carson. Why did Carson only get 10 touches? This is a fairly significant question for me. Carson again looked like one of Seattle’s best offensive weapons — outside of a strip takeaway by maybe the best defensive player in the NFL — but they are giving equal time to Penny. It doesn’t make sense to me. Yes, Penny could be great Youth 12th Fan Jersey , but Carson is great right now. I think if history of Pete Carroll has taught us anything, Carson will start to get 75% of the touches. Carroll will change things.Tight End - Will DisslyAll of his production came in the first half, but it was still 105 yards of production. He nearly had another big one, but Wilson overthrew him. It’s exciting to see Dissly break some records in his debut and the Seahawks could have a special tight end on their hands. With so much focus on Penny, Rasheem Green, Shaquem Griffin, Michael Dickson, and Poona Ford, this was not even a rookie we talked about. You could argue he was the least-discussed in the class.Seattle was keeping a secret that’s clearly out of the bag now.Linebacker - Bobby WagnerJust a reminder that if Von Miller is the best defensive player in the NFL, Wagner isn’t far away. The Seahawks still have Wagner and Thomas. That’ll always give the defense a shot at a stop, even though this team needs to get a lot better at run defense and right cornerback.Punter - Michael Dickson