The Seahawks weren't very impressed by Mark Sanchez. (USATSI)
In Seattle's 24-14 win over Philadelphia on Sunday, the Seahawks defense held the Eagles to 139 yards of total offense. It was Philly's lowest offensive total under Chip Kelly and the team's lowest output since 2005.
Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett has a theory on how the Seahawks were able to stop the Eagles and his theory is that Mark Sanchez just isn't a good quarterback.
"Tell the Philadelphia police to put an APB out," Bennett told USA Today Sports. "Sanchez is trying to impersonate a good quarterback."
After the game, Bennett was asked what he saw in Sanchez, "The same thing everyone else saw -- not much," Bennett said.
Sanchez threw for 96 yards, which was not only his worst game with the Eagles, but it was the fourth-lowest passing total of his career.
Not everyone put the Eagles' struggles on Sanchez though. Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner said Philadelphia was easy to stop because they run a 'basic offense.
"No matter how fast they ran a play, we were just on it," Wagner said, via ESPN.com. "We knew what plays were coming and it's a pretty basic offense."
As for Sanchez, he seems ready to move on to the Eagles next game.
"This most important thing is just to get past this one, to watch the film and move on and get ready for another huge game," Sanchez said. "All of these games down the stretch are so important. Big picture is too far out in front of us. We really just need to focus on what is right in front of our nose, and that's getting this bad taste out of our mouth and going out and playing Dallas and giving our best effort next week."
If the Eagles do give their best effort and beat the Cowboys, it will likely mean Philly will make it to the playoffs for the second straight year -- and you can bet the Seahawks would love to see them there.
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