The Seattle Seahawks are in 11 personnel (1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR), starting in a 2×2 set. Before the snap, Smith-Njigba shifts from his position on the right to the backfield, aligning to Sam Darnold\u2019s [14] left. It\u2019s not a normal split for Smith-Njigba; he\u2019s set outside the left tackle.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re running a Scissors concept on the left, with Smith-Njigba and Rashid Shaheed [22] crossing their routes down the field. Cooper Kupp [10] is the other receiver on that side, and he\u2019s running a little pivot route, starting outside and cutting back in. Scissors is a popular concept in this area of the field, but I love the way the Seahawks get to it here, releasing the deep Sail\/Corner route from the backfield.<\/p>\n
The Seahawks catch the Rams in zone coverage, and they bust it. Nate Landman [53] drops with Smith-Njigba through the intermediate portion of the field, then drops back down in the middle, passing him off to Cobie Durant [14]. However, Durant is following Shaheed to the middle of the field, leaving the corner wide open.<\/p>\n
Darnold knows he has Smith-Njigba, but the pocket gets messy around his feet so he fades to the left and throws to the corner as Jared Verse [8] crashes into his face.<\/p>\n
Nice design and a great playcall in a big moment. There were 25 seconds left in the 1st half with the Seahawks down 13-10 when this ball was snapped.<\/p>\n
Just like the Seahawks did, we\u2019re going to run it out of 11 personnel. Per SumerSports<\/a>, the Packers were the 7th-best team at red zone passing out of 11 personnel this season, so we can likely find some success with this approach. We\u2019re going to show a 3-play package, but we\u2019ll start with this Scissors look (even though it would likely be the payoff play).<\/p>\n RB: Josh Jacobs [8]. A healthy Marshawn Lloyd makes a little more sense here, because his explosiveness would allow for a little more versatility in how you can run this. However, for now, we\u2019ll stick with Jacobs. He\u2019s still a threat with the ball in his hands. The other option would be Chris Brooks, who works as the FB in some of the Spinner run stuff the Packers do.TE: Tucker Kraft [85]. We\u2019re assuming health here, but, with only 1 TE on the field, Kraft is the obvious choice. Since we\u2019re running a vertical route out of a Nub look, we could pretty easily sub Luke Musgrave into this role. As the season went on, he looked more and more comfortable in that role.WR1: Christian Watson [9]. We want to threaten vertically from the outside and threaten the safety to that side, which makes Watson the obvious pick.WR2: Matthew Golden [0]. He should be a bigger part of this offense in 2026, and the quickness\/footwork on that pivot route should play right into his strengths.WR3: Jayden Reed [11]. If we\u2019re aligning a WR in the backfield, Reed is the obvious choice. He\u2019s had a lot of experience in that role and the Packers run enough plays with him back there (both pass and run) that having him in the backfield isn\u2019t a giveaway for what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n So there\u2019s our personnel group. The Scissors concept is straightforward.<\/p>\n But, again, that\u2019s likely the payoff play. A variation of this that could work well is an old West Coast Staple, originally designed to attack Tampa 2. That\u2019s right, baby, we\u2019re running Texas.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Seahawks-2025-NFCG-Scissors.jpeg\"\/)
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