Every year since Russell Wilson's rookie campaign it seems like the preseason has led to fans worrying about the state of the first-team offense. Russ' rookie year if you remember, Matt Flynn was tabbed as the starter, and the offense looked pretty bland while Russ was tearing it up with the second and third stringers.

Last year we feared that Russ might never even see Week 1 as he was getting sacked left and right. And this year through the first two weeks fears were arising as the first-team unit had failed to score a touchdown together.

Come week 3, they could not have picked a better time to get it in gear. Week 3 is usually reserved as a dress rehearsal before giving any players on the bubble an extended look in Week 4 and making sure the starters get to the regular season healthy and without rust. And it was quite an impressive dress rehearsal against the Dallas Cowboys in front of the home crowd and CenturyLink Field.

Russell Wilson looked to be in mid-season form going 16-for-21 for 192 yards and two touchdowns while hitting multiple receivers throughout. He hit Paul Richardson for a 9-yard score off play action before showing why he's so dangerous for his second touchdown toss.

Making something out of nothing, Russ scrambled around the backfield buying time and luring defenders away from Tyler Lockett who stood alone in the front corner of the end zone for another 9-yard touchdown.

The running game continued to look superb, or rather Christine Michael continued to look superb. If there has been one solitary constant this training camp and preseason, it has been that Christine Michael has looked like a starter.

The man rushed for 58 yards on only seven carries against the Cowboys, pushing his preseason total to 157 on only 24 carries. It seems he may finally be realizing the potential Seahawks staff and management had seen in him all along, but let’s reserve judgment.

Michael did look good in the second half of last year, although not no. 1 material. He did eliminate the problems that made him inconsistent and ineffective before he was cut the first time around however. Once he came back, he hit holes with more decisiveness and didn’t shy away from contact as much.

In Pete Carroll’s offense that is key. Being able to not only absorb contact, but be able to gain yards after it, that is what Pete is looking for.

Michael has done that in spades this preseason, and it looks like Thomas Rawls’ top atop the depth chart may not be that safe if he shows any signs of slippage from his rookie year.

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