Will Tyler Lockett return kicks or punts?

Last week, a not-quite healthy Tyler Lockett only hauled in one reception and was not seen in his usual duties as the team’s primary kick and punt returner.

Lockett is back to 100 percent now, however, he still may cede some return duties to David Moore and Travis Homer – who filled him for him as punt and kick returners, respectively, and earned the praise of coach Carroll.

“That was a really challenging situation with the way the wind was swirling down there, David [Moore] handled those punts beautifully,” Carroll commented. “He made it look easy. Totally comfortable, people around him, the decision making, all of that. We trust David from where we’ve seen him before, but that was his best performance to secure it. It just gives us more depth. The competition is on for who is going to go next week.”

“The other side of it is we saw [Travis] Homer, we’ve been grooming Homer for some time now,” Carroll continued. “We’ve been really wanting him to take this spot for us and be a kickoff return guy. He got one good shot, and he just roared it up in there just like you like to see. I like the fact that he’s a running back and he has all of the skills and training to take care of the football and all that, and he really hits it. He had a 29-yard return and smoked it up in there really nice. Both of those guys made a great first impression in their first chance of really starting with the pressure on them.”

The Seahawks made it clear during the offseason they wanted to eventually transition Lockett away from return duties, allowing him to focus on his increased role in the offense, and now may finally be the opportunity the team was looking for to do exactly that.

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