1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Seahawks Insiders. Russell It takes the snap, 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: steps off of the pocket, looks half time. Now he's 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: gonna throw Tyler Locking, looks for the ball. He's got 4 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Seahawks getting you ready for Seahawks football every Sunday. 5 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: The handoff inside the Carson starts up the metal. Now 6 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: bounces it, the cross the lot even touchdown. Seahawks powered 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: by Seahawks dot Com for the first time in the 8 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: regular season for twenty twenty one. It is the Seahawks 9 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: Insiders Podcast. I have been looking forward to this. I 10 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: don't know that John Boyle has been looking forward to it. 11 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 1: Highlight of my week. Okay, workwise, I'll take your work. 12 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: I'll take your work for it. Work word. I apparently 13 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 1: this is going to be a challenge today. I will 14 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: take your word for it. Like the Seahawks starters, we 15 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: didn't have a preseason. You know what that says? Good point. 16 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: I feel like we have to work back into The 17 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: Seahawks are playing the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. It is 18 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: the Week one matchup. It is an early kick in Seattle. 19 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: I know what John and I are going to be 20 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: doing early on Sunday morning as we get ready for 21 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: the game. But I do want to put a plug 22 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: in that if fans have missed getting together and they 23 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: want a chance to do that at the stadium, there 24 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: is a chance to be at Lumen Field on Sunday. 25 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 1: Fans twenty one and over can go and enjoy the 26 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: kickoff viewing party, the games on big screens. You've got 27 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: musical performances. They've got food trucks coming in, so you've 28 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: got plenty of options for food, and you can take 29 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: your picture with the Seahawks Super Bowl ring the Lombardi Trophy. 30 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: Seahawks dot com slash viewing Party is where you will 31 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: get all the details and be able to get your 32 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: tickets for that. So I expect that there are a 33 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: lot of fans who are trying to figure out what 34 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: is going to happen on Sunday, not just with their 35 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: pregame plans, but for what we expect to see on 36 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: the field. So John, here's what I thought we would do. 37 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: I feel like they're still so many things we don't 38 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: know about the offense that it's easier to start with 39 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: what we do know. And the guys who made the 40 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: roster on both sides of the ball. Dive into that 41 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: just a little bit, get an idea of what we 42 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: might see from the offense, and then we'll look at 43 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: the Colts exactly. Yeah, I mean that. I think it 44 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: was very much by design. Part of the reason we 45 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: didn't see all those starters out there is it's hard 46 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: to judge a brand new offense with a new coordinator 47 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: when you're not seeing Russell Wilson. You're not seeing DK 48 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: metcalf tiwalk at all those guys. So that's gonna be 49 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: I think to me, the number one storyline with this team, 50 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: other than obviously the wins and losses, is how does 51 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: this new offense look? We saw, you know, the Seahawks 52 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: were so good last year for half a season offense 53 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: and then they cooled off. They know that, you know, 54 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: they need to be more consistent throughout the year, and 55 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: they're hoping Shane Waldron can help him get there. Okay, well, 56 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: here are the pieces that he has to work with 57 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: on offense. Let's just go by position groups. Look quarterback. 58 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: Nothing surprises us there, it's Russell Wilson, Geno's the backup. 59 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,839 Speaker 1: You got a local product though? Is a third straight Yeah, 60 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: Jake Luten, Guy Marysville, pilchuckt To came in, you know, 61 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: pretty recently to join the team, and you know, it'll 62 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: be interesting to see, you know, how that develops in 63 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: terms of do they want to carry three quarterbacks all year? 64 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: That isn't something they've done in the past, but they 65 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: saw enough intrigue and Jake Luton to put them on 66 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: their roster for now and see how that develops. Okay, 67 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: So the wide receivers that that quarterback group will have 68 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: to throw too, Dk Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, d Eskridge. How 69 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: good was it to see him out in that last 70 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: siding player, even you know, limited snaps. We saw the 71 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: explosiveness on the end a round. We saw the nineteen 72 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: yard catch, and I you know, he might need to 73 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: ease in a little bit in terms of playing time 74 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: because he got in so late in the game, but 75 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: I think he's a guy who can make an impact 76 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: even in limited touches. Right away. I mean that speed 77 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: boy did it jump up. You would never guess that 78 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: he had been dealing with a toe injury based on 79 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: how fast he could still get down the field. And 80 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: it's adding that speed to already an incredibly faster bids. 81 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: You know, there's enough good athletes in the NFL. If 82 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: a team has one burner, a defense can kind of 83 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: figure it out. But when you got dk Metcalf, Tiger Lockett, 84 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: Andy Eskers out there, there's not enough fast guys on 85 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: any defense to handle that. Yeah, corners are not going 86 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: to be able to handle that. You add a little 87 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: bit of misdirection and I cannot wait to see the 88 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: highlights at that group makes Freddie Swain and Penny Hart. 89 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: Freddie Swayne had a nice preseason. We've seen that from 90 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: him before though. Yeah, I mean he was very opportunistic 91 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: last year. He didn't play a ton, but when he 92 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: got on the field, he made some plays. He had 93 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: a couple of touchdowns, and you know, the word opportunistic 94 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: kind of comes to mind again. Where he came into camp, 95 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: We're kind of thinking the second round pick d Eskridge 96 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: is going to be the number three guy, but he 97 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: was hurt and excuse me, Freddie Swain stepped into that 98 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: role and he had a great camp. He looks really good. 99 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 1: He's also most likely going to be returning punts based 100 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: on what we saw in the preseason game. So he's 101 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: going to have a role, and he's just a real 102 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: solid football player do a lot. He can do a 103 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: lot of things well. And I wonder how any of 104 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: those touchers are going to be split with the tight 105 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: ends because traditionally in this offense, you do not think 106 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: about the tight end as being the targets as the 107 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: pass catcher. But Gerald Everett, Will Disley, and Tyler Maybury 108 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: are in this group. Gerald Everett did not come to 109 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: Seattle to work with Shane Waldron to not touch the 110 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: ball this year exactly. I mean, we've had this conversation 111 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: a few times of you know, who's going to be 112 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: the number three receiver this year in terms of targets 113 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: and receiving yards. It could just as easily be Gerald 114 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: Everett as an actual player listed as a receiver. Specially again, 115 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: if escrowdge needs to kind of be ease back in, 116 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna see a ton of Jerald Everett. 117 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,679 Speaker 1: They'll do a lot of different things with him. We've 118 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 1: seen it in practice. We've seen it in you know, 119 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: if you go look at what the Rams did with 120 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: their tight ends, they use them in a lot of 121 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: different ways. Yeah, there are a lot of packages that 122 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: are tight end heavy and they run them frequently. This 123 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: is not just going to be a special one off. 124 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: This is going to be a consistent part of the exactly. 125 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 1: I mean, you go that one preseason game that the 126 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: tight ends all played first play of the game for 127 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: the offense, disleyan Ever both on the field. Yeah, there's 128 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of twelve personnel in there. We 129 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: will note that Colby Parkinson begins the season on the 130 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: injured reserve LAT. That means that he's got to miss 131 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: at least three games. Here's the good news. We have 132 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: seen him without the walking boot. Pete Carroll says that 133 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: he is running, he is making progress. He's just not 134 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: going to be ready for Week one. And I think John, 135 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 1: there was a point in time you weren't sure if 136 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: he was going to take the field at all this year. 137 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: This is fairly good news. Yeah. I mean, you hear 138 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: when he goes down with that foot injury, and then 139 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: you hear Pete Carroll say it's similar to the one 140 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: from last year. The immediate reaction is, oh, no, he's 141 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 1: gonna miss most, if not all, the year, because that 142 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: one last year cost him most of the season and 143 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: he looked so good before that injury in camp, so 144 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: to hear that it's not as serious. And as you said, 145 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: he's out there running with the trainers. He's you know, 146 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: he looks like he's running pretty good. He's just not 147 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: quite ready for football. And the thing to remember here 148 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: for fans is they change the IR rules this year, 149 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: so when you hear a guy going on injury reserve, 150 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: it's not necessarily as serious as it used to be. 151 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: Where oh no, I r I mean a while ago 152 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 1: it was the whole season, but even before it was 153 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: six games. Now you only need to miss three games, 154 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: so it can be a fairly insignificant injury, and it 155 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: team can still give a guy time to recover while 156 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: getting that roster spot back, and you do not have 157 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 1: to designate them to return the same way you can 158 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: get multiple guys back. Okay, running back fullback group, and 159 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: I kind of throwing fullback. I honestly don't even think 160 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: I think he's a full time linebacker now he's gone 161 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: to the other side. It would not surprise me. We 162 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: will get to that in just a second. Zero surprise 163 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: here though, Chris Carson, Rashad Penny, Travis Homer. It was 164 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: nice to see him get some snaps. DJ Dallas has 165 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: looked phenomenal in the preseason. Alex Collins, I gotta be honest, 166 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: I thought he was kind of a placeholder, you know, 167 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: like when they brought him in last year, I thought, ah, 168 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: you know, he's a placeholder. He's getting some reps in camp, 169 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: He's looked good. Yeah, I mean, you're right, going into camp, 170 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: you think, well, if everybody's healthy, do you need him? 171 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: And they've got all these other guys. They brought him 172 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: in late last year because injuries, and he did well, 173 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: but he basically played his way to the point if 174 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: they couldn't cut him because he's just too darn good. 175 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: So you know, normally you wouldn't have five running backs necessarily, 176 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: but when you think of Dallas and Homer in particular 177 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: are big best teams contributors, that kind of makes makes 178 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: easier to keep them on their roster. And then just 179 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: everything we saw at Ox Collins made him too hard 180 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: to get rid of. So you know, I don't know 181 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: how it'll be interesting to see how they we know 182 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: Carson's gonna be the guy, He'll be the start of it. 183 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: How do the touches go after that? Who's the third 184 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: down guy, I'll be here to see how all that 185 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: looks well and what do those plays even look like? 186 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: Right when that Actually, I don't think, just based on 187 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: what I've seen and what we saw in the preseason, 188 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: I don't think there's a lot of straight handoffs. I 189 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: think this run game might be a little more you know, 190 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: I don't know what the word I'm looking for here is, 191 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: but just a little more dynamic, you know, maybe a 192 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: little more misdirection to it. I remember early on, I 193 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 1: can't remember which running back was what I'm kind of 194 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 1: referred to as being a running back friendly offense. I 195 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: don't think that necessarily meant, hey, we're going to get 196 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: to get just forty carries a game between us and 197 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 1: pound the ball. I think they meant that it's a 198 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: kind offense that's designed to make it, you know, create 199 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: open lanes for us, make it a little easier on us. Well, 200 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: and we did see some of those open lanes, and 201 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: we have seen some nice runs. But the guy that 202 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 1: we were talking about, I don't even know if he 203 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: belongs in this group anymore. Nick Bulloor he had to 204 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: step in on defense. Now. It is not as odd 205 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 1: as you might think. If you have not followed Nick 206 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: Buller's career. Perhaps you did not realize that he was 207 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: a linebacker in college. In fact, in twenty sixteen, he 208 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: recorded eighty three tackles for San Francisco ten games that year. Yes, 209 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: some of that came on special teams. A lot of 210 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: that came as an inside linebacker. He's been working a 211 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: lot with the linebackers in practice. I don't know where 212 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: they're going to use him most, certainly special teams in 213 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: the cast. Yeah, for sure, special teams is his main role. 214 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,560 Speaker 1: But it was funny because you go back early in camp. 215 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 1: I think it was Radigan and Cody Barton both got 216 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: hurt at the same time. So all of a sudden, 217 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: they're just lacking depth, so they switched his jersey, come 218 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:48,719 Speaker 1: and put him out there. We've seen that from time 219 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: to time over the course of the season in practices 220 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: or maybe scout team, because he does have that background. 221 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: But usually it's been Okay, it's a week they need 222 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: a body, and then he goes back to fullback. But 223 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 1: it's pretty much become a full time I believe we 224 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: even changed his position on Seahawks dot Com. It was 225 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: a big moment. Now we made that we huddled up 226 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: and said should we do it and got the okay 227 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: to change him. So we'll call him a linebacker now, 228 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 1: and he's number two on the depth chart behind Bobby 229 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 1: Wagner right now, middle line. Did you get the okay 230 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 1: from Nick Bolore himself or did not know that could 231 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: cause a Twitter spat, Well, I'll have to. I'll check 232 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: with him, all right. We'll check in with him last 233 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: offensive group before we hear from Pete Carroll on what 234 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson and Shane Waldron had been doing together offensive line. Look, 235 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: I am relieved to say Dwayne Brown with great certainty 236 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: that he is now playing Week one. That was a 237 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 1: big question. Yeah, I mean having him back is just massive. 238 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: I mean, Russell Wilson kept bringing it up throughout camp 239 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 1: of the you need that guy out there. He's an 240 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 1: elite left tackle. I know he's thirty six and he's 241 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: been playing forever, but he last year was still one 242 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: of the very best in the NFL. And he looks great. 243 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 1: He said he feels better than he did at this 244 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: time last year. So let's have him back and seemingly 245 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: very happy. I know things maybe didn't go exactly how 246 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: either side wanted, but as Dwayne Brown said yesterday, they 247 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: reached a compromise and everyone seems happy. So what we're 248 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: projecting the offensive line, at least the starting unit to 249 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: look like it will be Dwayne Brown at left tackle, 250 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: Damian Lewis at left guard. That is a new position 251 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: for the rookie center, I believe. I think it's going 252 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: to be kind That's that's how it is on the 253 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: depth chart right now, and based off you know, Ethan 254 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 1: Postic all the time he missed. In what we're hearing 255 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: from Pete Carroll, it does sound like fuller. But I'll 256 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:31,959 Speaker 1: be curiously how that one plays out. That might be 257 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: one where they let him kind of continue to compete 258 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: and maybe maybe there's a chance for Postic to win 259 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 1: it back at some time during the year, depend on 260 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: how that goes. Yeah, Gabe Jackson is going to be 261 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 1: your right guard and Brandon Shell will be your right tackle. 262 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: You've got some backups there, Jamarca Jones, Jake Currnstone, Forsyth 263 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 1: in there. I don't know that there's any surprise. I 264 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 1: think it's just nice to be able to say Dwayne's 265 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: name in there. But I don't think any of the 266 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: rest of that is no. I mean, center was the 267 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: one that we really were waiting to see how that 268 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,239 Speaker 1: played out, and injuries kind of settled out one unfortunately 269 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: instead of an on field competition. But we'll see how 270 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: that plays out. You can never have too many of 271 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 1: them as the years go As the year goes on, 272 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: I should say that you always need to have a 273 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: backup at those positions. Now we've talked about who the 274 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: Seahawks have on offense. What we can't wait to see 275 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: is what the offense looks like ken While we're going 276 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: to get our first look on Sunday. Here's what Pete 277 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: Carroll knows to be true about Russ and Shane Waldron. 278 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: What's maybe most special about it is, and I'm hoping 279 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: it shows, is the relationship between Shane and Russ. You know, 280 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: what they've what they've been able to do together and 281 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: to get to this point, man, the excitement they both 282 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: feel to you know, to turn out this offense and 283 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 1: and maximize all of the strengths of it and all that. 284 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: And as we learn and as we grow, you know, 285 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: we'll find out, you know, how far along we are. 286 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 1: But that that's something I'm really excited about because that's 287 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: been it's been really obvious that there's something going on there. 288 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: It's a good chemistry. To me, that word relationship is 289 00:12:57,679 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 1: the one we've heard the most from Pete Carroll and 290 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously everybody out there is important, but how 291 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: those two see things, I'd eye how they work together, 292 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: you know, on game day in the headsets. If those 293 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 1: two are clicking, I mean, that's the biggest piece for 294 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: this offense to work well. And I remember when Shane 295 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: Waltern was announced and hired. His opening press conference, he 296 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: had at least three phrases that we here regularly in 297 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson's press conference. I don't think that was planted. 298 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a coincidence. I think it's intentional 299 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: that you've got two guys that were on the same 300 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: page before install ever happened, Right, They've got the same mindset. 301 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: It will translate on the field. Yeah. I mean that's 302 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson from back when we talk to him, and 303 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: you know, as soon as his hire was made, he's 304 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: been on board the whole time. You know. I don't 305 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: think he was the one making the higher but he 306 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 1: was involved in the discussions a little bit and this 307 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: is this is gonna be a very good partnership. Well, 308 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: and I tell you what, let's hear just one more 309 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: thing on Russell Wilson. It is hard to imagine that 310 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: he could get any better when you look at the 311 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: body of work over the course of his career. But 312 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: there is perhaps perhaps something a little different about Russ 313 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:06,679 Speaker 1: The relationship with with what we're doing and and and 314 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:10,559 Speaker 1: how how tuned he is to that just generates maybe 315 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: in another level of excitement from him, you know, for 316 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: what he's he's hoping to, uh, you know, put out 317 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: there and through his work and the potential that he 318 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: can feel by the way we're interacting and communicating and 319 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: stuff that can lead us to you know, some really 320 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: cool stuff and and uh and really help our guys 321 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: maximize what they bring to So um, there's he's got 322 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: a look a little special juice about him, you know. 323 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: And I think that's probably what I'm mentioned about the 324 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: chemistry between he and the coordinator. Yeah, we cannot wait 325 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: to see that on Sunday. And you know what, I'd 326 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: like the Seahawks defense to give us maybe a couple 327 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: of takeaways, give him a few more opportunities to get 328 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: down the field. You certainly have a lot of playmakers 329 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: in that front seven. How about if we take a 330 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: look at the defensive line to start, We'll get to 331 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: the real fun guys at the end. Although I don't 332 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: know Carlos Dunlap guys a front or funking things. No, 333 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: I know, I was. I know that was poor choice 334 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: of words. I hope those guys don't hear it. I'm 335 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: just gonna say this, Carlos Dunlap has provided me with 336 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: so many life mantras, and I have known him because 337 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: I saw that on Instagram. Yeah, I'm I'm all on 338 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 1: board with this. He needs to create a line of 339 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: T shirts. So you've got Carlos Dunlap, who was back, 340 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: You acquired Carrie Hider June. You're in the offseason. Darryl 341 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: Taylor might be the one that intrigues fans most, and 342 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: after what we saw in the preseason, I know why. Yeah, Jen, 343 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: Darrell Taylor has been a guy that's I mean, he's 344 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: We've been so excited about him just to finally see him. 345 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: There's this whole year of you know, Willie get back, 346 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: Willie get back, and unfortunately he missed the entire season. 347 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 1: The word every teammate has used when you ask about him, 348 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: is explosive and we saw it in the preseason games. 349 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: He's just so fast flying off the edge, and he's 350 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: going to get a chance to play a lot because 351 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: it sure sounds like he's going to be in that 352 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: dual strong side linebacker role and an edge rusher, which 353 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: is you know that the prototype in this defense is 354 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: Bruce Servant. And I'm not saying he's gonna come out 355 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: be brew serving right away, but that's sort of what 356 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: they're looking at him to be that guy that can 357 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: he can drop and coverage, he can set the edge 358 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: against a run, and then he can get out for 359 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: the passer. But that distinction is important when you take 360 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: a look at the breakdown of this roster, because they've 361 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: got ten offensive linemen, you have three linebackers listed on 362 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: this roster. Right. If you just looked at that, you 363 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: would say, hey, where's the depth of linebacker? Right? But 364 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: what you just laid out is an important point for 365 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: fans to recognize. This is actually a slightly different defense 366 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: than what we have seen the Seahawks play in the 367 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: last few years. It is much more of a bare 368 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: front than a last It's a month. Yeah, there's a 369 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: lot of three four elements to this defense. And it's 370 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: you know, it's not just Errol Taylor, Alton Robinson. We've 371 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: seen that role. Benson Mayoa can play that role. So 372 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: it is when you talk about the linebackers listed on 373 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: the roster, you're really talking about the off ball the 374 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: Bobby Wagner's, Cody Barton's that weak side and strong side guy. 375 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: And when you add all the edge rushers, you can 376 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: play that strong I'm sorry, I say weak side and 377 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: middle the week side. The strong side guy is almost 378 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: a defensive end now. Yeah. And also on that list 379 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: of defensive linemen, Poona Ford, al Woods in the middle. 380 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: It's nice to have the big guy back and you've 381 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: got Brian Money. Those will be your nose tackles, yep, 382 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: Poona Ford. I think is he's gonna be really good 383 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: this year. I mean he's been he's been good, very good. No, 384 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: I'm saying he's been good. I think he started to 385 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: show some pass rush as the season went on last year. 386 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: That would add a whole new dynamic to his game 387 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: if that improves, and I think it will, so I 388 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: think he could be you know, all of a Sudden, 389 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: the guy who's not just big stout run stopper, but 390 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 1: getting after the quarterback quite a bit as well. Well. 391 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: And you know that you could get Jordan Brooks going 392 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: after the quarterback. Cody Barton would like that, Bobby probably 393 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 1: lobbies for that. That is your linebacking core. No surprises there, 394 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: you got Bobby as the defense of captain again. Yeah, 395 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: when the when the captains came out this year was 396 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 1: not shocking, Oh Russell Wilson, Bobby Wagner and Nick Bollod. 397 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 1: That was very predictable. Yes, well, we like predictable. That is, 398 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:54,639 Speaker 1: that's going to be the guys that you see in 399 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: the middle of the field. Now here are the really 400 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: interesting positions. And I say this for a couple of reasons, 401 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: not because of personalities, but look, the Seahawks have made 402 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: nineteen moves at cornerback since August twenty six. That's that's 403 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 1: a lot of recent Yeah, a lot of recent turnover. Right, 404 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: So what we think we are going to see is 405 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:20,439 Speaker 1: Trey Flowers and DJ read Yes, and that's not a 406 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: big shock. I mean really, when you looked at they 407 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 1: I know they had competition on both sides, but really, 408 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: to me, it always came down to three guys for 409 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 1: two spots. It was Witherspoon, Read and Flowers seemed like 410 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: the most likely three guys battling. It was obviously a 411 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 1: little surprising that Witherspoon was traded, and you know, he 412 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: looked like kind of front runer for that job. But 413 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 1: so to me, if you told me, you know, the 414 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,440 Speaker 1: beginning of camp, we're going to see Read or yeah, DJ, 415 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 1: Read and Flowers as a starters, I'd say, Okay, that's 416 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 1: not too surprising. Now if you told me every other 417 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: cornerback on the roster will have been acquired in like 418 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,959 Speaker 1: the last week, Okay, that's that's a little different. And 419 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: that's where you kind of worry a little bit of 420 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: how ready are they going to be week one? You know, 421 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: I think, you know, especially City, all those guys, especially 422 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 1: Sidney Joe has a ton of upside and could help 423 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 1: this defense a lot down the road. But if you 424 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 1: need Sydney Jones to play a bunch of this week, 425 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 1: I'll see how that goes well. And it might be 426 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: helpful that it is a relatively inexperienced group of wide 427 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: receivers for the Colts, right, you don't have t y 428 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: Hilton in there, and so maybe there's I don't want 429 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 1: to say I'm not gonna say that jan I don't 430 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:23,919 Speaker 1: want to give Minny Bolton board. That's true. There's some 431 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,160 Speaker 1: talented players, a couple of second round picks out there. 432 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that there's not talented players. I was 433 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: saying t White Hilton isn't on the field fair enough, 434 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: A little something, fair enough. I'll tell you what safeties 435 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,640 Speaker 1: no surprise, Jamal Adams, Quandri dig Marquise Blair, Ugomati, Ryan Neil. 436 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 1: Here's where the question mark is what do you do 437 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: with Marquise Blair and who plays Nicol? That's a great question. 438 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,160 Speaker 1: You know. I would have thought just because Blair won 439 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,360 Speaker 1: that role last year and looked so good in it 440 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: before his injury, I would have thought, Okay, he comes 441 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: back and takes it back, and that's still very possible, 442 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,400 Speaker 1: and I think maybe long term he does. But Ugomanti 443 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: had a great camp. He's he's he played really well 444 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: in that role last year, but he's come back and 445 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 1: looked even better. So you know, one thing that's interesting. 446 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,159 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll was asked, doesn't have to be one of 447 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,679 Speaker 1: those guys he said no, and that he said no, 448 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: that's a good question because I think you could see 449 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,159 Speaker 1: a situation where it might be matchup based off, you know, 450 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: Blair's more your big nickel. If if you're looking a 451 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: match up with tight ends and early downs, if you're 452 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,479 Speaker 1: looking at just teams with a bigger slot receiver, whereas 453 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 1: if it's the you know, team spreading guys out on 454 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 1: third and eight, then maybe it's a new go Amadi situation. 455 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 1: So I both those guys are too good a players 456 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: to not be on the field at some point. Just 457 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: how how that kind of breaks down is going to 458 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: be fun to see. Well, we already know that Jamal 459 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 1: Adams is one of the elite safeties in the NFL, 460 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: and year two should be even better. Everything he's gonna 461 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 1: He's in better control of everything that we're asking him. 462 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 1: We've we've we've expanded the things that we're asking him 463 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: to do because we've had time to really work it 464 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: out and get him ready for it. And he's playing 465 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,359 Speaker 1: in a position that a lot of the guys that 466 00:20:57,359 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: have coached over the years would give anything to be 467 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 1: able to do the things he's He's got a lot 468 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 1: of really cool things that he does in the scheme. 469 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:04,159 Speaker 1: He's going to be called on to excel at him, 470 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: of course, but we're really counting on his instincts and 471 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:10,479 Speaker 1: his awareness and the savvy that he brings to fit in. 472 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: I love Pete Carroll talking about a lot of guys 473 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: would kill to get to be in that role, because, yeah, 474 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: I don't think a lot of players have had quite 475 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: the freedom in Pete Carroll's defenses that Jamal Adams enjoys. 476 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: And it's because he's such a unique player. And also, 477 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 1: let's give some credit to Quandary Diggs. You can't give 478 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 1: that kind of freedom to your strong safety if your 479 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 1: free safety is not a hell of a player. Well, 480 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:30,959 Speaker 1: and I thought it was interesting. Jamal, when he met 481 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 1: with the media this week said when he was hurt 482 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 1: last year and in the offseason when he had to 483 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,400 Speaker 1: go and study film, he was able to identify what 484 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: his teammates were doing around him, and now he knows 485 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: where to take the chances. It's not just about understanding 486 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: the defense exactly, it's your teammates knowing how the guys 487 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: around you will react. Because again, if if Quandary Diggs 488 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: isn't reading it right, and in the same place and 489 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:54,120 Speaker 1: on the same frame of mind. It can be a disaster. 490 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: But if you guys are on the same page, then 491 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: great things can happen. Well. And what the Seahawks would 492 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: like to do is see the defense jump out and 493 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 1: be that steady force early, not wait to the second 494 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: half of the season. And there's really only one way 495 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 1: to avoid that up and down season on defense. Really 496 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: a couple of basics would be the consistency one and 497 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:16,200 Speaker 1: elimination of explosive place, you know. And last year was 498 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: a really unusual year. We were scoring so much early 499 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: in games, and early we got ahead so far that 500 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: we gave up just an extraordinary amount of yards in 501 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: the fourth quarters. I give up one hundred and eighty 502 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:29,159 Speaker 1: or two hundred yards in a fourth quarter, and all 503 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: your numbers look crazy, you know. And and we didn't 504 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: handle that situation well enough. I hope we get ahead 505 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:36,879 Speaker 1: again and we can do all that have that same challenge, 506 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: you know. But the season changed some in the whole, 507 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:42,719 Speaker 1: and we shifted with it and took advantage of it 508 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: and just got better as we went along. We were 509 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 1: giving away easy stuff, you know, We're given away catching 510 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 1: run stuff, and just wasn't we weren't as sharp as 511 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 1: we needed to be. And when the teams go into 512 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: that mode and they're in a you know, in a 513 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: two minute situation for a quarter, they put up a 514 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: lot of yards. You don't have to do a whole 515 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: lot to do that. You just keep thinking the ball 516 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: around and it works. So we have to be better 517 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:01,879 Speaker 1: in that situation. But we gotta get rid of the 518 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:04,160 Speaker 1: explosives and we got to be more consistent. Yeah. I mean, 519 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: to me, if on offense, if the big storyline is, 520 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: you know, the new offense and how do things look? 521 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 1: On defense, the big story to me is can this 522 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: be the second half? Can they pick up where they 523 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,239 Speaker 1: left in the second half and be that team on 524 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: defense versus the one in the first eight games of 525 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,639 Speaker 1: the season that was getting gashed quite a bit as 526 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 1: Pete Carrolls had given up a lot of big plays, 527 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 1: a lot of yards. And if they can, I mean, 528 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: I think the sky's limit for this team. They don't 529 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:28,359 Speaker 1: even need to be I mean they I think they 530 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:30,400 Speaker 1: were tied for the fewest points allowed in the second 531 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: half the season. That'd be awesome thing do that. They 532 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: don't even need to be that good, not as much 533 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: firepower as they have on offense, but just you know, 534 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: be a really strong, solid defense throughout the year. And 535 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 1: that's where I think this team can go from being 536 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:43,400 Speaker 1: a really good team to a great one. All Right, 537 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: we have got to touch on Sunday's matchup. We're going 538 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: to do this in like three minutes. John already. When 539 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:51,679 Speaker 1: we think about the Colts, here's what we know. Carson 540 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: Wentz is going to be the quarterback. He reunites with 541 00:23:55,920 --> 00:24:00,040 Speaker 1: Frank Reich. They worked together in Philadelphia the year the 542 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: Eagles one the Super Bowl. Yeah, and that's when, by far, 543 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 1: Carson Wantz to look the best was with Frank Raik leading. 544 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 1: And the big question is, you know, how ready is 545 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 1: he going to be for the season. He's been injured, 546 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:14,160 Speaker 1: he's been on the COVID list, He's barely practiced really 547 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:16,200 Speaker 1: before this week. So it helps that he's getting know 548 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: the offense, but he hasn't really practiced with these teammates 549 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: a ton, So you know, it'll be interesting to see 550 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 1: how their offense comes out firing well. And again we've 551 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: already mentioned that t Y Hilton is not going to 552 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: be playing. What we have not mentioned is the running 553 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: backs that they have available and if you have not 554 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: heard of Jonathan Taylor, well you should probably watch out 555 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,399 Speaker 1: because he stands out. Both those guys, they're just an 556 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,959 Speaker 1: explosive play waiting to happen with the speed that they have. 557 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 1: So sometimes guys weren't really good times and you don't 558 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: notice it. You notice it with these two guys. Both 559 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: these guys have rocket acceleration, and they're both strong enough 560 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: to break tackles and make the most of a play 561 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 1: that isn't necessarily a good play. I think I'm not 562 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 1: sure about that. You guys verify this one, but I 563 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 1: think Jonathan's got like six hundred something yards after contact 564 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: last season. I mean that's crazy numbers. As half of 565 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,199 Speaker 1: his rushing yards was after he was hitting, you know, 566 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: and had a chance to get tackle and he didn't 567 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: let it happen. So those are fantastic players. In fact, 568 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: it was six hundred and eighty five yards after contacts, 569 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: thirty five runs of ten or more yards, that was 570 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 1: the third most in the league, and he forced forty 571 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,880 Speaker 1: one missed tackles. And it's not just him having Hinz back. 572 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,439 Speaker 1: There is more of the you know, pass catching. He 573 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,360 Speaker 1: led the team in receptions last year. I mean that's 574 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:33,439 Speaker 1: having that dual threat at running back. It's you know, 575 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 1: it's what Pikrel always talks about. His ideal is and 576 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 1: whether injuries are different things. Seahawks haven't always had that, 577 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,159 Speaker 1: and that's what the Colts have going right now. All right, 578 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 1: here's what we've got going for us. Hot seat time. 579 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,639 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, two things that you need to have happen 580 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,679 Speaker 1: on Sunday for the Seahawks to get a win. Do 581 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 1: you want me to go first? Sure? You like? No? 582 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: You go right ahead, Chin, Okay, here's what I'm gonna say. 583 00:25:55,440 --> 00:26:00,639 Speaker 1: I would like to see the Seahawks defense limit Jonathan 584 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: Taylor's explosive plays. I would ideally like to not see 585 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: him get a run over ten yards, but you know what, 586 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: if he does that twice during the game, I'm probably okay, 587 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 1: But limit those overall yards. And the Indianapolis Colts defense 588 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: made a goal of forty takeaways this year. I need 589 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:23,679 Speaker 1: to see the Seahawks offense take care of the football, 590 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: make him get forty and sixteen games. Yes, all right. Offensively, 591 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 1: I want to see maybe no penalties is asking too much, 592 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,400 Speaker 1: but very few penalties to me, that's when you're talking 593 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 1: about new offense. And some newness. That's where sometimes things 594 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:41,640 Speaker 1: could just you make it hard on yourself. We've seen 595 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 1: it over and over again. You get that false start, 596 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: that hold. Just avoid those, you know, let's say keep 597 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 1: it under three offensive penalties. Give give this new offense 598 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:53,880 Speaker 1: a chance to function without you know, self inflicted wounds. Defensively, 599 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: I want to see the pass rush. We talked about, 600 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 1: you know, kind of two different defenses last year. The 601 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: pass rush getting better was what really help the turnaround. 602 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: So let's see him get after Carson Wentz, get some sacks, 603 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:05,920 Speaker 1: get a lot of hits on them. I'll say, give 604 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 1: me three or more sacks. Okay, that's impressive. I would 605 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: love to see all of those things happen. We will 606 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: see how we did, and we will see how the 607 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,439 Speaker 1: Seahawks do in Week one, and of course break that 608 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,679 Speaker 1: down for you the next time we are back with 609 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,879 Speaker 1: you on Seahawks Insiders podcast