Ben Solak

Yeah, so this is actually a good one.

I'm fine in the NGS packet right now.

In week 11, when the Seahawks went 12 personnel with two tight ends, the Rams largely matched them with nickel, right?

They kept five defensive backs on the field.

They said, run it on us if you dare.

That nickel defender is Quentin Lake, who just got an extension from the Rams.

Good player.

He got injured, though, before the week 16 game.

And when the Seahawks went 12 personnel in that game, the Rams went base.

They put five defensive linemen on the field.

They didn't like their nickel into that matchup.

And the Seahawks threw the ball out of 12 a ton.

A ton of play action, a ton of rollouts, big explosive passes out of 12 personnel because you only had four DBs on the field.

Now Lake is back.

He's healthy for this game.

So presumably, nickel to 12 personnel.

Lake is back, but Lake is not the guy we saw in the first half of the season in terms of health and NFL readiness.

The Panthers were going after him, and he had some bad plays against the Bears, too.

And so, okay, now you're back to nickel against 12.

A, can the Seahawks run the football?