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Following the 10 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: two twenty one draft, Jen Mueller alongside John Boyle, we 11 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 1: are the Seahawks Insiders and John. We only have three 12 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: picks to talk about, but it feels like these could 13 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: be significant pieces for the Seahawks. Yeah. I mean, you 14 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: look at all three of these guys and they look 15 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: like they come in and our players who fit needs 16 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: this team has and fit kind of the style of 17 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: player the Seahawks like. Obviously with the six round picks, 18 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 1: don't Forsyth. Maybe he's not a guy that you're expecting 19 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: to start for you right away, but definitely projects as 20 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: someone who can help you down the road, and then 21 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: the other two guys are going to be competing for 22 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: playing time. Right off the bat, it sounds like, so 23 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: we're going to go through these draft picks one by one. 24 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: But here's what I want everybody to get and John, honestly, 25 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: this is something that I recognize for the first time. 26 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: I've watched the draft for I don't know how many years, 27 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: at least seventeen. This is the first year at dawned 28 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: on me that the NFL Draft is an exercise in talking, 29 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: just to hear yourself talk. I don't know why, especially 30 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: when you go seven rounds of it. I mean, there's 31 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: I'm impressed with the people who broadcast all three days 32 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: of the draft, Like, you got to have a lot 33 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: of material to go through. You've got to at least 34 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: be able to pretend you know about hundreds of players. 35 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:52,639 Speaker 1: It's impressive, it is. And this is where I'm going 36 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: with our conversation today. Perhaps it's because the Seahawks only 37 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: had three draft picks, right, and perhaps it is because 38 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: there are a lot of so called experts and pundits 39 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: that are criticizing the Seahawks for their picks. But here's 40 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: the thing that none of the experts truly understand is 41 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: how a player fits into a team. Right. Acquiring talent 42 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: is awesome and it's great, and there's a lot of 43 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: super talented players out there, and you can argue about 44 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: where you're going to take him in the draft, but 45 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: ultimately it comes down to how they fit into the scheme. 46 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: And that's what I want to dive into today because 47 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: I think we had some questions answered about Shane Waldron's 48 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: offense without actually seeing these guys on the field. So 49 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: I thought our goal today, John, and you can tell 50 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: me no, although the consequences would be severe, can tell 51 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: me about what I'd like to do is take a 52 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 1: look at specifically how these guys fit in and what 53 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: we learned about how the Seahawks will look when they 54 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: take the field later this year. I think you and 55 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: I feel pretty good about where the Seahawks are as 56 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: a team. We aren't the only ones. Of course, it 57 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,679 Speaker 1: helps when you hear Pete Carol say this. Really, I 58 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: thought this offseason was really successful at situating the roster 59 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: where we felt good going into the draft, and part 60 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: of the draft and John was, you know, helping me 61 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: get be prepared mentally for this all along without the 62 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 1: normal volume of picks that we needed to make our 63 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: moves and make our decisions early to make sure that 64 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: the roster was situated well. We made it. We made 65 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: it through that offseason. It came to the point where 66 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: we felt like we had guys at every spot. We 67 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: didn't have any holes going in, We didn't have any 68 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: glaring needs. We had concerns and issues for depth in 69 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: competition and all that. So you know, we really we 70 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: have firepower, we've got big plays, we got pass rush. Now, 71 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: we've got the leadership we just have and we have 72 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: depth and we have competitive depth which always helps you 73 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: bring out the best in guys. So we're situated very 74 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: well right now. And to me, that's a point of 75 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: really important point Pe Carol makes about setting up the 76 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: draft so you didn't feel like you had all these 77 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: needs because if you look at you know, when free 78 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: agencies started, knowing a limited draft resources had, there are 79 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: a few positions are like they could be in real 80 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: trouble if guys leave and they don't sign certain guys 81 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: and you know, you look at cornerback, they could have 82 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: the potential lose both starters and in fact they did. 83 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: You look, you know, there's Chris Carson was a free agent. 84 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: You look at they had a couple of starters on 85 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: their offensive line, where if they didn't add the right 86 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: guys or resign the right guys, they could have been 87 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: coming to this draft looking like that. A ton of needs, 88 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 1: and to Pete's point, they filled a lot of them 89 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: before the draft. They still drafted. You know, I'm not 90 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 1: saying they drafted just for need, but they drafted guys 91 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: that tend to fit needs either short or long term 92 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: as well. But they came in feeling pretty good about 93 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: the state of the roster before these three picks. I 94 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: also think it's interesting he talked about being mentally prepared 95 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: for that, because the one thing we did not actually 96 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: ask Pete or John after the draft is how they 97 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: handled it mentally. I mean, there was a lot of 98 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: downtime for them. We know that John likes to acquire 99 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: more picks. I would imagine that that took a lot 100 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: of coaxing and conversation and just like, no, we got 101 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: this plan, We're gonna stick with a plan. Yeah. I've 102 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: got to think it was just killing John in particular. 103 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: I mean, he loves to make his deals and make 104 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:10,799 Speaker 1: some picks here. Who knows, maybe he was just constantly 105 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 1: on the phone proposing picks even if they weren't really 106 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: going to make or trades, just if they weren't going 107 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: to make him, just to keep himself occupied. And as 108 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: they joked, you know, they spent round ones and three 109 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: focusing on Jamal Adams, and then on day three they 110 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: could watch some Carlos Dunlap and Gabe Jackson highlights and 111 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: be happy about the guys they already acquired with those picks. 112 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: But yeah, I'm sure for those guys in the draft 113 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 1: room and their cardboard cut out alter egos, it was 114 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: a weird draft well, and there's no reason to be 115 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: not to be excited about who they drafted. Let's start 116 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: with their second round pick. It was the first time 117 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: the Seahawks had a chance to make their selection with 118 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 1: the fifty sixth overall pick, wide receiver Dwayne Escrits out 119 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: of Western Michigan. When you take a look at the 120 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 1: numbers five, nine, one, ninety, you would assume that he 121 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: profiles as a slot guy. But yet when you hear 122 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: him talk and you understand and his background, he thinks 123 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: he fits into this wide receiver group, but as that 124 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: number three guy in general. Yeah, so I know about russellitioning, 125 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: Tyler Locket and then DK you know, so I just 126 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: come in and bring some more sploshness to it. You know, 127 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: those are all dogs that I mentioned. You know, I'm 128 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: also a dog, So I feel like I'll be able 129 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: to fit fit in pretty good, you know, and just 130 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: take it to another level. Do it I'm paid to 131 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: do now. Yeah, And we don't know where they're gonna 132 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: line him up yet, in part because we don't know 133 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: what this offense will look like. But they you know, 134 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: in the past with the Ox receivers, they've tried to 135 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: kind of have guys who can play multiple spots. Most notably, 136 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: we've seen Lockett spend a lot of time in and 137 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: out of the slot. So I think realistically we could 138 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: see Eskridge lineup kinda all over, but wherever he is. 139 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: I think the biggest point is the one Pete Carroll 140 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 1: made after they drafted him, is, you know, talking with 141 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: Shane Waldron, they want that third weapon in the passing 142 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: game that can really keep teams from just focusing on 143 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: kind of what we saw late last season when it 144 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: was if you take Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf out 145 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: of the passing game. It's a lot easier just slow 146 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: seat down. Well, now, if you have a Nscridge, if 147 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: you have a Gerald Everett adding to what they already have, 148 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: that can make this passing him not much more dangerous. 149 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: Not that our audience does not believe you and that 150 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: that's what Pete Carroll said. But let's listen to Pete 151 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: because I do think there's a couple of layers here 152 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: as he describes why it is important to have that 153 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:18,239 Speaker 1: third option. Shane has talks since we first started talking about, 154 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: you know, schematically, how we're going about it, philosophically, how 155 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: we're going about the offense, about having three legitimate threats, 156 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: you know, in passing situations so defense can't can't lock 157 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: you down. And it was one of the reasons that 158 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: Gerald was such a big get for us, was such 159 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: a great acquisition for us in the offseason to help us. 160 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: But we always want to have three guys out there 161 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: that they've got to work with and contend with, so 162 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: they just can't double guys up and take him out 163 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: of the offense. So I will find out, you know, 164 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: how well Dwayne fits in in that regard, But we're 165 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: counting on and being a factor, and you know, and 166 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: are other guys too. This is going to be a 167 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: great like as I said a couple of days ago, 168 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a wide open competition this camp for 169 00:07:56,240 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: guys to show where they fit. So when you hear that, 170 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: it sounds to me like he's your number three right 171 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: out of the gate. I know that there's guys with 172 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: more experience on the roster, but that they're leaning towards 173 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: having the newcomer fill that role. I think it's fair 174 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: to interpret it that way. I mean, there's always going 175 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: to be competition, clearly, but you don't usually take a 176 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: second round pick on a guy, especially with the position 177 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: where you kind of have the need and not expect 178 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: him to play and contribute right away. Look, if you 179 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: had a starting quarterback and love the guy in the 180 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: second round draft of him, you're not going to make 181 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: that sumption there. But when you're talking about number three 182 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: receiver appeared to be a need on this team, Freddy 183 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: Swain did some really good things and he's going to 184 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:38,680 Speaker 1: get a chance to compete, and I think he'll be 185 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: on the field one way or another. But yeah, I 186 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: don't Again, I don't think you go out and use 187 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: the fifty sixth overall pick your first pick on this guy. 188 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 1: If you don't expect Escridge to be a big party 189 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: of offense right away, well, and if your objective is 190 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: to not have defenses lock you down. I mean, my gosh, 191 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 1: if you have Eskridge Tyler Lockett in DK Metcalf on 192 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: the field, and I realize, if you spread him out wide, 193 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: you can cover a lot of ground. But imagine them 194 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: in a bunch set and trying to figure out which 195 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: route these guys are going to run and where they're 196 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: going to be on the field. That is a lot 197 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: of speed. There is no way that teams can consistently 198 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,719 Speaker 1: cover that during the course of a game exactly. And 199 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: again this goes back to the whole conversation about three 200 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: guys you don't want. Just as good as that duo is, 201 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:24,959 Speaker 1: it's a lot easier for defense to say, Okay, we 202 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: got two guys who we really need to contend with. 203 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: When it suddenly becomes a third guy with that kind 204 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: of speed, it's just a whole nother factor that it's 205 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: really impossible to match up well. And he's got toughness too, right, 206 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: So five to nine you'd think smaller size, but he's 207 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: one ninety and he played both ways in college, cornerback 208 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: and wide receiver. We've seen Richard Sherman make that switch 209 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: the other way, going from wide receiver to cornerback. I 210 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: was super impressed listening to him and how tough he 211 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: was and how much he wanted to make his mark 212 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: in all phases of the game because he volunteered to 213 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: play specialty. Yeah, and it's not just a you know, 214 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,319 Speaker 1: speed guy. He returns kicks. He liked playing gunner on 215 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 1: the punt team. I mean, he's a guy who will 216 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: mix it up. And Pete Carroll even talked about that 217 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: in the evaluation of Obviously, they evaluated him and drafted 218 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: him to play receiver, but seeing him play as physical 219 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: as he did on defense and special teams shows them 220 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: some things that they think will translate on offensive just 221 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: the toughness you need to play in the NFL, the 222 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: blocking needed for the run game. So yeah, he's you know, 223 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 1: he's obviously undersized, but he's not gonna play small and 224 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: he does not lack for confidence. Is I thought this 225 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: might have been the best part of his post draft 226 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: press conference with the media. He like a semi you know, 227 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: he moving a whole lot of velocity, you know, so 228 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: I'm definitely gonna run that race. So I'm not gonna 229 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: say he's gonna beat me in a race, but you know, 230 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: we were gonna take it there wherever it goes. And 231 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 1: that was Escrich talking about DK Metcalfe, who well built 232 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,319 Speaker 1: very differently, runs a similar speed and if you want 233 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: to see how fast he looks on a track, you 234 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: can tune in an NBC. I believe it is this weekend. 235 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: He's going to be competing against some pretty legit sprinters 236 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 1: in the track and field meat on Sunday, which will 237 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 1: be kind of fun to see how that goes. It 238 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: will be and I have not yet seen DK respond 239 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: to the rook. I would imagine that he's busy training 240 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: for his Olympic trials. However, I cannot wait to see 241 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: that play out. I hope that's a competition Wednesday thing 242 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: where the media can actually watch the sprint go down, 243 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: just saying, let's do it end a practice line them up. 244 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, I am definitely cheering during that one, like 245 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: you're not going to be able to keep me quiet. 246 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,559 Speaker 1: On the sidelines, and I am probably going to be 247 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: cheering the first time Trey Brown makes a hit in 248 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: the Seahawks secondary. That was the hawks second pick, came 249 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: in the fourth round, one thirty seventh overall. It was 250 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: also a result of a trade the Seahawks made as 251 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: they traded down in order to get Tampa Bay's pick, 252 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: and I think people expected Seattle to address the secondary 253 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: and cornerback. I'm not sure where Trey Brown came up 254 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: in the conversation because he does not profile as a 255 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: corner that would traditionally fit in Pete's system. What do 256 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: we learn about Pete's changing parameters. Yeah, I mean, obviously 257 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: we know Pete loves his long corners, long arms, tall guys, 258 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: but they also are willing to make exceptions at times, 259 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 1: and I think dj Reid was the really clear example 260 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: of that was he did not fit the mold at 261 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: all last year, but kind of injuries forced him a 262 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: little bit into putting him as an outside corner and 263 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: he thrived out there, and now you've got to consider 264 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: him a strong candidate, if not a favorite, for one 265 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: of the starting jobs on the outside. And that showed them, Look, 266 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,319 Speaker 1: you know, John Shire may since kind of like Russell Wilson, 267 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: different position obviously, but sometimes guys can overcome. They have 268 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: enough compsame factors to overcome whatever that supposed flaw is. 269 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: And look, he is tough, he's scrappy, he's got great 270 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: ball skills, and he does enough things well that they think, yeah, 271 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: he's not the ideal size, but he could still play 272 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: outside well. And there are other corners that are five 273 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: nine in the league that are crushing it. And he's 274 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: got a pretty good pedigree. Coming from Oklahoma, he faced 275 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 1: no shortage of talent, as he discussed with the media 276 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,079 Speaker 1: after he was drafted, and it helped me a lot 277 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: build my confidence up. I feel like, if we're being honest, 278 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm the corner that's played every every 279 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 1: top top receiver that there is that was taken in 280 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: the draft. You know, you got all the guys from Alabama, Lsu, 281 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 1: Thailand Wilders, Jane reagor Zelman, does you name it? You know, 282 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: and also practicing with guys like Markeys Brown and Ceedee Lamb. 283 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 1: I was I was prepared well prepared for it, you know, 284 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: just being in that league where it's a past savvy 285 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: league and stuff like that. And uh man, I just 286 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: build confidence in me and I can I can handle 287 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: anything in anybody. So I feel like I'm very I'm 288 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: very ready for the child I love. I can handle 289 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 1: anything in anybody. I think it was a kire with 290 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,319 Speaker 1: Peter John but talked about kind of the cockiness, not 291 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: in a bad way, but you need kind of that 292 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: swagger in that edge, especially that particular position. You've got 293 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: to have a really strong belief in yourself and he 294 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: has that, and it's yeah, he's a very exciting player 295 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: when you put on the tape and it's that cornerback 296 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: competition is going to be really fun to watch play out. 297 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: You know, as I mentioned earlier, they did lose both 298 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: Skil Griffin and Quintin Dunbar, so you've got starting jobs 299 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: to battle for. But it's you know, with the guys 300 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: they've added free agency and now Trey Brown, it's going 301 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: to be a pretty deep and interesting field competing for 302 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: those jobs well. And he's got every reason to be 303 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: confident and to fit right into that competition because he 304 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: allowed the lowest passer rating and single coverage of anybody 305 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: in that twenty twenty one draft class. And that's playing 306 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: on an Oklahoma team that, let's be honest, does not 307 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: play defense first, right, But yeah, it's the whole conference though, 308 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: it's some of that. You got to give credit to 309 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: the offense. Is it's like, as we talked about earlier, 310 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: the guys he goes against in the schemes he goes 311 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: against playing defensive back in that ofference has got to 312 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: just be mentally grinding of just knowing that teams are 313 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: coming after you all the time. And yeah, you just 314 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: mentioned that stat he had a great college career. Yeah. 315 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: Do you think we see the Seahawks trend more towards 316 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: the smaller profile guys because this has been a trend, 317 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: right that they had corrected. I'm going to say corrected. 318 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: That might not be right. It's just the preference. Right 319 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: ten years ago, before Pete came in eleven twelve years ago, 320 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: all the cornerbacks were smaller. Then they went larger. Do 321 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: you think this is regressing toward a mean or do 322 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: you think this is a one off because of his 323 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: talent and his physicality. You know, I don't know for sure. 324 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: We'll have to wait and see how it plays out. 325 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: I think there's a couple things a factor and some 326 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: of it is what the Seahawks did. I mean, like 327 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: you mentioned, teams used to play small guys, and you 328 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: used to be able to get a Richard Sherman in 329 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: the fifth round. Richard Sherman, that same player is not 330 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: going in the fifth round five years later, let alone 331 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: ten years later because the league is adjusted that way, 332 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: So it's harder to find those guys now they're more coveted. 333 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: And also, guys like Richard Sherman are the exception, not 334 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: the norm that they can move well enough at that size. 335 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: There are a lot more five ten guys who have 336 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: the quick hips and feet to play cornerbacks. So yeah, 337 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: I also think we're seeing more and more of the 338 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: smaller I mean, the Eskridge type receivers thriving in the NFL, 339 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: So maybe there's an adjustment there of you know, Tyreek 340 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: Hilbing the most obvious one, but these small, super fast guys, 341 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: they're may be a little easier to cover with a 342 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: Trey Brown size cornerback, So it could be a little 343 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 1: bit of adjusting that way. So look, I don't think 344 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: we're going to see you over the next five years. 345 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: Every tall cornerback gone in the league, and the Seahawks 346 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: are playing all five, nine, five ten guys, but we 347 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: have seen them become more open to it for sure. Yeah. 348 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: Well and probably because they're victims of their own success, right, Yeah, 349 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: like you said, you can't find those guys anymore. Well, 350 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: the guy that they did find to bolster that offensive line, 351 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: I think has the best name for an offensive lineman 352 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: still is perfect. I mean, it's not a whiff name. 353 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: What's your job? Go Stone the tackle trying to get 354 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: by me for the defensive and trying to get by me. 355 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,640 Speaker 1: It's perfect. And yeah, I thought for sure it's gonna 356 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 1: be a nickname. And then he got asked why. I 357 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: was like, no, yeah, just my name. I love that 358 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 1: his parents had a sense of humor about it too, 359 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: and said, well football doesn't work out for you, go 360 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: try wwe you know, like they'll be the rock. And 361 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: sure enough he was the rock for Halloween. It looks 362 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,399 Speaker 1: like a couple of years ago we posted that social 363 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: media photo and pretty pretty good version of it. And 364 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 1: look there was a college football player too, so maybe 365 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: that's true. Was Stone fourth sights Halloween costume worn better 366 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: than our own NASA showbies. Oh that's a tough one, 367 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: very realistic in life. NASA pulled it off very well, 368 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: although you do have to give Stone the slight advantage 369 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: on just size, NASA, that sounds like a little bit 370 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: of a diss. I mean, this is coming from the 371 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: small five nine, you know, new wave Seahawks cornerback sized 372 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 1: guy talking here. So I'm not anybody's size minus all 373 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: the speed and athleticism. I just have the height. You 374 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: can think my wife for that. She's a big Halloween person. 375 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: She came up with the idea. She's when you got 376 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: the whole get up, so she gets all the credit. 377 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: I don't quite look like Stone or the Rock, but 378 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 1: close enough. Okay, back to the conversation about Stone. Here's 379 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: what Here's what we should probably do is figure out 380 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: where he could fit into things. And again, I think 381 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 1: that his selection tells us a little bit more about that. 382 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: Shane Waldron offense, as Pete Carroll's explains the potential Forsyth 383 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: pass Stone was a guy that really because of his uniqueness, 384 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: he's really a unique player. I mean, how many times 385 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: have I said that to you guys about you know, 386 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 1: we're always looking for traits and and uh, he really 387 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: brings a great level of potential in his what he's being. 388 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: He played a lot of football, he said, over a 389 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: thousand pass rushes against him in the SEC. His numbers 390 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 1: are really good. Is his stats are really good from 391 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,399 Speaker 1: in pass protection. He can come off the football and 392 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 1: he runs pretty well. He runs, He runs well for 393 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,919 Speaker 1: a big guy. So he moves. He moves, all right, 394 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 1: we just gotta get him where he's coming off the 395 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: football the way we want to. That means he's got 396 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 1: front side blocks where he's got to reach really you know, 397 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 1: flashy athletes. And then you also got to cut off 398 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:14,159 Speaker 1: big defensive tackles when the ball is going away. So 399 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: he's shown the ability to do that, so we're not 400 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: worried about his foot quickness in that regards. Yeah, and 401 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,360 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll mentioned this, this is a guy who has 402 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: very much been a pass blocker in college. And much 403 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: like we talked about Trey Brown having to go against 404 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:31,479 Speaker 1: these offenses and these passing games, if you're pass blocking 405 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: against SEC defenses and pass rushers, you're seeing some of 406 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: the best. And he held up really well that number 407 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll reference. According to Pro Football Focus, he faced 408 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: I think it was five hundred and thirteen pass rush 409 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: snaps and gave up two sacks and eight hurries, so 410 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: that is incredibly good past blocking ability. By his own emission, 411 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: he didn't run block very often and needs to work 412 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: on that. But this shows you that, you know, this 413 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 1: is why this guy was a very polarizing guy in 414 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:00,959 Speaker 1: the draft. He was you know, guys had him as 415 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: a second third round draft pick and some people had 416 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: him further back because he's, you know, maybe not a 417 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: complete NFL lineman yet, but he's got upside in the 418 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: most important part of playing tackle well. And he has size. Right. 419 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: When I asked him what he's most proud of in 420 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: his game, he said, my size. You can't teach size. 421 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 1: I'll figure everything else out. And look, if you've got 422 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 1: those arms, extremely important right to have long arms as 423 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: an offensive tackle so that you're not getting locked up 424 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,880 Speaker 1: on that one. But I think he's got enough talent there. 425 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: He protected Kyle Trask. He allowed two sacks and four 426 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty eight dropbacks at Florida, and that Gator 427 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: offense was putting up three hundred and eighty seven yards 428 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: a game most of that through the year. So there's 429 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: a track record back to your point there, Yeah, Andy 430 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:48,959 Speaker 1: gets to come in and learn from Dwayne Brown, one 431 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: of the very best in the business. And you know, 432 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: I think, again, we look at this pick and we 433 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: probably assume this isn't a guy, you know, barried injury 434 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,440 Speaker 1: that you see starting for the Seahawks this year. But 435 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: when both your starting tackles are only under contract through 436 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one, you know that doesn't mean they're gone 437 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: after this year. But we don't know what's going to 438 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: happen yet with Brown and Brandon Shell and Cedric Kabuie, 439 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 1: they're all kind of the end of deal. So this 440 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:11,959 Speaker 1: could be a guy you're looking at, you know, as 441 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: a future starter for you hopefully. Yeah, And I would 442 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 1: say this, let's not put pressure on him to be 443 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: the future left tackle, right like, Let's just let him 444 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: do his thing. And I know that there's a lot 445 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 1: of people out there that think the Seahawks should have 446 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: taken more offensive linemen or done more on the offensive line. 447 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: And here's what I'm gonna say. There's a lot of 448 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: names out there that we have never called in a game. Right. 449 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,199 Speaker 1: There actually is depth on the offensive line. There are 450 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 1: guys there who are getting reps in practice and on 451 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: the practice squad It's why they felt this is the 452 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 1: guy that they needed and that they wanted and that 453 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 1: they didn't need to do anything more at that position group. Yeah, 454 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:51,719 Speaker 1: and I think I think the narrative around the Seahawks 455 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: offensive line got a little thrown off this offseason. I mean, yeah, 456 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 1: there are you know, there are injuries down the stretch, 457 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: but if you go back the first half of the 458 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: season when they were mostly healthy and you know, the 459 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 1: sack numbers were still a little bit high, but you 460 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 1: look at some of those you know ESPN Advanced metrics, 461 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: they were a good pass protecting unit and Brandon Shell's 462 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: playing well. Dwayne Brown is a really really elite left tackle. 463 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: So you know, Damian Lewis is only getting a better 464 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: than year two. If Postick wins that starting job, you know, 465 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 1: it sounds like he'll compete with Kyle Fuller, but it 466 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 1: will only be his second year starting there. So I think, 467 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: you know, there's room for improvement even if they didn't 468 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: add a ton of new guys. Well, and I know 469 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 1: that we need to wrap up here, but remember we 470 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: are comparing and we're evaluating that offensive line based on 471 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 1: an old offensive scheme, right, And it sounds like from 472 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: what we learned from Pete and John prior to the 473 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:43,880 Speaker 1: draft that Shane Waldron system. What we know from him 474 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 1: being with the Rams is the ball is going to 475 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: come out quicker. You are going to use more kind 476 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: of screenplays. You're not just going to line up and 477 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 1: run the ball, nor are you going to drop back 478 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: and try to get it to DK forty yards down 479 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 1: the field. There's a mix of all of those things, 480 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: and they think if you think about it in context 481 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,200 Speaker 1: of what the new system could look like, it changes 482 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:09,360 Speaker 1: how you evaluate the effectiveness of any of those players. 483 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 1: Oh for sure. I mean I remember when Waldron was 484 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: hired looking this up again. This won't be a carbon 485 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: copy of the Rams offense, but they're going to take 486 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: elements of it. And they over the last few years 487 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 1: have been one of the best past protecting teams year 488 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: after year after year. And that's not just the guys 489 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: up front. They do have some good lineman there, but 490 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 1: a lot of that is a scheme, the way they 491 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: move the quarterback around to get the ball out quickly. 492 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:30,920 Speaker 1: So you bring some more elements of that to the 493 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 1: Seahawks offense, and you know, still sprinkle in the shots 494 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: you want to take I think we could hopefully see 495 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 1: those sack numbers go way down a little fly sweep 496 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:42,159 Speaker 1: with Dwayne Eskridge. Yes, I'm already thinking about it. I 497 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: am already thinking about seeing the guys on the field 498 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: in July for training camp. I hope that we're going 499 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,719 Speaker 1: to talk to you guys before then. Thanks so much 500 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 1: for listening to this edition of the Seahawks Insiders podcast. 501 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:59,120 Speaker 1: For Jen and John, I'm Jen. He's John. We'll see 502 00:23:59,160 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 1: you next time.