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Raiders 30 Seahawks 19: Winners and Losers from Seattle’s 2018 preseason finale The 2018 NFL preseason is over Authentic Frank Clark Jersey , and now we can focus our attention on roster cuts, then the start of the Seattle Seahawks’ quest to get back into the playoffs. Seattle fell to the Oakland Raiders 30-19, and in case you’re wondering, no team in the 16-game era has ever gone winless in the preseason and gone on to win the Super Bowl. However, the 1982 Washington team did go 0-4 in preseason and win the Super Bowl, although that was a strike-shortened year, so 16 games weren’t played. Anyway, after a seemingly endless final preseason game, here’s the final Winners and Losers recap before we turn the calendar to September and Week 1 of a brand new season.WinnersMike DavisDavis rushed for 45 yards on 9 carries and a walk-in one-yard touchdown. If you go by DVOA, Davis was only marginally better than Eddie Lacy and Thomas Rawls in his handful of starts last year. He won’t be starting this year unless we have another merry-go-round of injuries, so I’m more than fine with seeing Davis as a third-down back.Damore’ea Stringfellow and Malik TurnerThey won’t make the cut, and perhaps only Stringfellow is in practice squad consideration, but Stringfellow had a beautiful 81-yard touchdown in the 1st half on a dime from Austin Davis, while Turner had 3 catches for 69 yards, and was unlucky not to get a TD himself on this incredible bomb by Alex McGough. On a night where there weren’t that many entertaining moments by the Seahawks offense, they certainly provided reason for the crowd to cheer.Austin CalitroI’ve neglected Calitro’s presence for far too long. He recorded a sack, seven tackles, and throughout preseason he’s shown good closing speed and an ability to pursue the ball effectively. Don’t be surprised if he’s earned a spot as a reserve middle linebacker.Shaquem GriffinThe rookie is expected to start in K.J. Wright’s place on opening day, and he was all over the field in the 1st half, racking up eight tackles (four of them solo). One of his better plays was preventing Chris Warren from turning up the sideline to get a third-down conversion in the 2nd quarter. There will be growing pains, but there are many non-sentimental reasons to be excited about Shaquem. Hopefully he kicks ass in Denver.LosersThe secondaryEven with almost nothing but backups in the game... you can’t let this happen. Off the top of my head, Delano Hill was at least partially culpable on two of those three touchdowns. Mike Tyson got scorched by the apparently unstoppable Keon Hatcher for his third touchdown. There were multiple blown coverages and missed tackles. It was really bad even by preseason standards. Pass rushManuel and Cook had all day to throw for the most part, and that didn’t make the secondary’s job any easier. Jacob Martin had a couple of “almost sacks” but the pressures were few and far between.Sebastian JanikowskiTwo missed extra points was Hauschka-esque. Under the current PAT distance Youth Will Dissly Jersey , Seabass had only missed three from 2015-2016. Both of his misses on Thursday were wide left. Thanks for providing some nervousness in the kicking game just in time for the regular season to start, Mr. Janikowski! We sure needed that.Amara DarbohPete Carroll said on Wednesday that Darboh would play on Thursday. He didn’t play, and he’s surely not here to stay after missing the entire preseason. I admit I vouched for drafting Darboh in 2017. There are many reasons why I’m not a scout.Cyril GraysonNot that he was ever in consideration to make the team, but he had at least one drop, a muffed punt, and a miscommunication on a deep ball thrown by Alex McGough. He’s also not a very good returner. It’s time to pull the plug on the Grayson experiment, meaning no practice squad for the former LSU track star.Michael DicksonI can’t believe he actually punted for a touchback. This is mindblowing to me. We might need to pump the brakes on Michael Dickson’s league MVP push if he’s going to actually show that he’s human. In a patently ugly game in Arizona, the Seattle Seahawks topped the Cardinals 20-17 on a last-second field goal to improve to 2-2. The result, and ending, were greatly overshadowed by Earl Thomas’s season-ending leg injury. Barring something unexpected, Thomas will join Kam Chancellor and Richard Sherman as players who appeared in a Seahawks uniform for the final time in Glendale, Arizona.Also overshadowed in Sunday’s win were some points of interest stemming from Seattle’s snap counts against the Cardinals. Check out the team’s full snap counts here, and what stands out below:David Moore worked into the offenseAfter a promising preseason, Moore began the season well behind both Brandon Marshall and Jaron Brown in the wide receiver group. Marshall put together a few lackluster weeks, capped off with a drop-filled start against the Dallas Cowboys, which saw him lose snaps to Brown. In Week 4, both veteran additions were passed by Moore. The second-year receiver played a season-high 65% of the offense’s snaps, catching two passes for 39 yards. Moore’s day could’ve seemed a lot worse had it not been for a lucky bounce which saw a fumble return to his hands. Marshall was washed up in 2017 and is another year older in 2018, with two more surgeries behind him as well. Brown was never more than a part-time player in Arizona. Moore, a highly athletic, big-bodied receiver, should be seeing more snaps than Brown and Marshall. It took a month, but it appears the Seahawks finally see it that way. Doug Baldwin featured in his returnEven before going down with a second knee injury in Week 1 http://www.seahawksauthorizedshops.com/authentic-michael-dickson-jersey , it appeared that Baldwin’s snaps were being managed by the team. Making a quicker return than expected in Week 4, it didn’t seem as though Seattle was concerned about pushing Baldwin. The team’s best offensive weapon played 76% of the offense’s snaps in his return, second to just Tyler Lockett among all wide receivers. Baldwin finished with five catches for 41 yards, and was at the center of a couple odds moments as the Seahawks continued to throw short of the sticks on third down. Expect Baldwin’s playing time to grow in the next couple weeks, as he slides back into his role as Seattle’s number one wide receiver. Frank Clark’s consistent playing timeNot only did Clark put together his best game of the season in Week 3, it was his busiest, as well. Eased in over the first two weeks as he recovered from offseason surgery, Clark played 77% of the defense’s snaps in Week 3. In Week 4, that figure was matched. As the Seahawks’ premier pass rusher, Clark should hover around the 80% range over the course of the season. It’s the perfect workload for a starter who also needs to remain fresh to impact the game on passing downs. If weeks three and four are any indication, Clark is exactly where he should be moving forward. Nazair Jones’ continued absence When the inactives were announced ahead of Seattle’s Week 1 game against the Broncos, Jones was a surprising inclusion. He was one of the better rookies for the Seahawks in 2017 and was expected to take on a greater role in 2018. Instead, he seems to have gone backwards.In Week 2, Jones played 12 snaps. In Week 3, six. In Week 4, Jones’ playtime grew to a grand total of eight snaps. A ninth was whistled dead when Jones was flagged for a neutral zone infraction. Making matters worse for Jones is that he’s seemingly been passed by UDFA Poona Ford, who was also inactive to begin the year. Ford played over twice the amount Jones did in Week 4, playing 28% of Seattle’s snaps. The defensive tackle group is a depleted position for the Seahawks in 2018, but Jones cannot crack a rotation he was a key part of in 2017. Now .500, Seattle returns home in Week 5 to face the buzz saw that is the Los Angeles Rams. With L.A. missing Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters still slowed by an injury, Moore will get a chance to continue his increased role against a depleted secondary, in a game that will surely see Russell Wilson dropping back to throw a lot.