Pete Carroll: Richard Sherman ‘looks like’ he’ll play Sunday

The run game never gets an opportunity to get going to open up the offensive attack because Seattle can not get any initial push off the line to form running holes for the backs.

Unfortunately for the 49ers, if things go according to how the odds think they will, they could be in for a rough day in Seattle on Sunday afternoon. “Everybody knows those plays, they’re comfortable with them”.

He played the entire game Sunday in Green Bay, but Carroll said Sherman was playing through some pain in the 17-9 loss.

The defensive miscues included a blown coverage by cornerback Donate Johnson on the Panthers’ 40-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, a mis-tackle by safety Jaquiski Tartt on the same play and an unnecessary roughness penalty against Tartt later in the game.

When the Seattle Seahawks take the field on Sunday at CenturyLink Field they will look to continue their trend of dominant performances against the San Francisco 49ers dating back to the 2012 season. Wilson is likely going to have his breakout offensive game after being in a slump dating back to past year, and the Seahawks come close to this total by themselves. More rushes by him could have resulted in more big plays for the offense. There was no shame in losing to the Packers; they are a good team. And with Seattle’s offensive line having its hands full as is, that would present another challenge. Kaepernick was never exactly great against the Seahawks. “You can try, but I’m not going to go any farther than that, OK?” The third-round pick played 24 snaps in his first game for Seattle and is the primary rotational backup to Jarran Reed and Sheldon Richardson. Seattle is still trying to find the best use for Eddie Lacy, who had just five carries for 3 yards in the opener. Quarterback Cam Newton was able to lead his offense to just 287 total yards, as the rebuilt San Francisco defense demonstrated it would not be the easy pushover it was in 2016.

Linebacker Terence Garvin is doubtful with a shoulder injury. Right tackle Germain Ifedi had his own problems with Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews and Perry on the other side as well. Defensively, San Francisco is allowing 23 points and 287 yards per game.

“We’re just working, competing every day, but there’s no sense to panic or do anything insane like that”, Seattle offensive line coach Tom Cable said.

In 2015, the Seahawks beat the 49ers 20-3 four days after a stunning last-second loss to Carolina and then 29-13 after an nearly equally stunning home defeat to Arizona.

Lynch also said on 950 AM he is rebuilding the 49ers following much of Carroll and general manager John Schneider’s blueprint in Seattle. Their most recent home-opening loss came in 2008 – Mike Holmgren’s last season – a 33-30 overtime loss to.