Pass Rush

The Missing Pass Rush

Two games have been played. The starting defense has played roughly four of those eight quarters. They have a grand total of zero sacks and zero credited quarterback hits (we all saw Bruce Irvin hit Peyton Manning this weekend, but it does not appear in the box score). The quarterback...
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QuarterbacksSeason Preview

Pete Carroll’s Moment Of Truth

In an moment of decision, the best thing to do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. – Winston Churchill Pete Carroll and John Schneider have batted nearly 1.000 in personnel moves since taking over the...
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Defense

Chunk Plays: Seahawks Defense Stingy Versus Big Runs

Pete Carroll will reveal an area of emphasis from time-to-time in his interviews. In between the platitudes, he will mention something worth paying attention to. Chunk plays, or explosive plays, are defined by most as passes over 20 yards and runs over 10 yards. Getting those plays on offense and...
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Passing Game

Chunk Plays: Seahawks Passing Game Improves

Pete Carroll will reveal an area of emphasis from time-to-time in his interviews. In between the platitudes, he will mention something worth paying attention to. Chunk plays, or explosive plays, are defined by most as passes over 20 yards and runs over 10 yards. Getting those plays on offense and...
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Roster OutlookTraining Camp

Meet The Seahawks Bubble Men

There are eleven starters on each side of the ball. Rotational packages (e.g., nickel defense, short yardage offense, etc.) pulls in another 5-10 players. There are three specialists with a punter, a kicker and a long snapper. That means that roughly two-thirds of the 90 players on the current Seahawks...
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Roster OutlookTraining Camp

More Roster Food For Thought

Continuing the post from earlier this evening… Defensive Line Depth Seattle kept eight defensive lineman last season. An argument can be made for all thirteen defensive lineman currently on the roster to make the final cut. We know Brandon Mebane, Red Bryant, Bruce Irvin, Chris Clemons, and Jason Jones are...
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Roster OutlookTraining Camp

Roster Strategy: Getting to 53

The series of obligatory 53-man roster projections is coming. Most will be written in a couple of weeks. It fills space, and attracts readers, but there’s something obnoxious about it. The guys making the decisions on these players do not know where they will land on those choices. The names...
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