Former NFL QB believes Seattle's greatest strength is its 'positionless secondary'
Much of the 2023 season is banking on a familiar narrative for the Seattle Seahawks — defense. And working in the Seahawks' favor is the secondary, which is relatively positionless. Former quarterback Brock Huard was asked by former Seahawks player Michael Bumpus about the Seahawks' defense, and Huard indicated that the team's success does — in fact — rely on […]
Much of the 2023 season is banking on a familiar narrative for the Seattle Seahawks — defense.
And working in the Seahawks' favor is the secondary, which is relatively positionless.
Former quarterback Brock Huard was asked by former Seahawks player Michael Bumpus about the Seahawks' defense, and Huard indicated that the team's success does — in fact — rely on the secondary.
“Where I think Pete and (Seahawks general manager John Schneider) the first time around changed the game with big (cornerbacks), long corners, the physicality of that Legion of Boom,” Huard said, “now I see them evolving and going, ‘You know what we’re going to be? We’re going to be more positionless.'”
He continued, explaining that Seattle has the privilege of having players that can lineup at multiple positions.
“Back in the day, it was, ‘You’ve got to deal with us, and we’re going to play post-safety and this is what we are.’ And now, you’re going to have to deal with a crew on that back end that’s got Julian Love and Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs and (Devon) Witherspoon and Coby Bryant and three corners,” he said. “Certain weeks, if we want to match up and play Julian Love at nickel, we’ll do that. Certain weeks, if we want to play Jamal Adams at weak linebacker, we can do that.”
It is clear that Seattle has entered an era of positionless football. That means having players in the secondary that can do, and be more on the football field. And so far, it appears to be working.
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