It might be time to worry about the Seahawks.

Yes, yes, I’ve insisted that preseason games don’t mean much, with one exception.

Injuries.

And now the Hawks, who were going to have serious depth problems even if things went perfectly, are watching key players fall like everyone’s under heavy mortar fire.

Pete Carroll got credit for a mini-miracle by squeezing 10 wins out of last year’s group, but this time around it may take more than that.

Consider…

There was already a major worry at wide receiver with the retirement of Doug Baldwin.

Seattle seemed to solve that issue with the surprise draft of physical marvel DK Metcalf, among other additions.

Metcalf has been spectacular in practice and scrimmages, and simply flew away from defenders in the first exhibition against Denver.

But now Metcalf needs what Carroll classifies as minor surgery on his knee, and “might return” for the start of the regular season.

We’ll take Pete at his word, but history suggests that very few knee surgeries are really, ah…minor.

CONSIDER: There is no meaningful depth along the line of scrimmage.

On offense, left guard Mike Iupati and tackle/tight end George Fant are both out injured — with no specified return dates.

On defense, it’s even worse with first draft choice L.J. Collier hurt, tackle Jarran Reed suspended for six games and rush end Ziggy Ansah a complete question mark as he rehabs from shoulder surgery.

Two players who were major doubts to even make the 53-man roster just a few weeks ago — center/guard Ethan Pocic and linebacker/rush end Barkevious Mingo — have become starters.

Pocic is playing in Iupati’s spot and Mingo has been moved to the rush role with Ansah still not having hit anyone since late last season.

Unfortunately, there’s more.

Consider: Rookie safety Marquise Blair injured his back last Sunday against Minnesota, and he was fighting for a starting spot in a muddled picture at that position.

It’s both good and bad that DeShawn Shead, a member of the Legion of Boom until he tore his ACL and spent a wasted season with Detroit, has returned to fight for a backup safety role in Seattle.

Shead is versatile, knows the Seahawks’ system and is hugely popular — the whole team raced to greet him after an 88-yard interception return for a TD at Minnesota.

But Shead has limitations, and in fact, was beaten on a play right before the pick — which was thrown right to him.

ONCE AGAIN remembering that we’re still only halfway through the preseason, it’s still worth noting that after Russell Wilson and the starting unit sat down after two series against the Vikes, Seattle produced absolutely nada offensively.

Paxton Lynch regressed a bit at QB, but he really didn’t have much chance behind the porous second-team line.

It was even more dispiriting on the other side of the ball, as Minnesota’s reserves moved up and down the field at will.

The Seahawks did not have a single sack, and registered just three quarterback hits.

Even with all the caveats about time left until the regular season, there’s a serious worry here that Seattle does not have enough depth with legitimate NFL players — at least not healthy ones.

You get the feeling that Wilson might have to create incredible magic on his own to make this team competitive.

Of course, he’s the highest-paid player in the league and he’s done it before, so there’s always hope.

And hey, maybe all the wounded will return at once.

Let’s hang on to something.

Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns for The Press appear on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Steve also contributes the “Zags Tracker” package on Gonzaga basketball once monthly during the offseason.

Email: scameron@cdapress.com