Field Gulls on Kyler Murray
From the article
MM blitzed while in man 35%, in '26 before Sunday it was 30%, this week was 56% of the time. Macdonald was calling man 6% of redzone plays Weeks 1-8, Week 9 he called 60% man.
STACKED’s take
Seahawks' aggressive blitz scheme and red-zone man coverage (60%) stifled Cardinals' offensive execution.
The source's All-22 analysis of the Seahawks-Cardinals game shows Mike Macdonald's defensive scheme effectively neutralized the Cardinals' offensive options. Macdonald deployed aggressive blitzing (56% of plays with man coverage, up from 30% earlier in the season) paired with varied coverage looks—including 60% man coverage in the red zone (Week 9) versus only 6% in Weeks 1-8—to disrupt timing and force difficult decisions. The Cardinals' play-calling choices, such as keeping the RB in to block rather than flaring out, and hiding receiver releases under tight end McBride, suggest the offense struggled to execute cleanly against Seattle's pressure packages. Minshew's throws into the blitz and the Cardinals' inability to threaten coverage even with time indicate the Seahawks' scheme created sustained pressure and coverage confusion.
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