Seattle Seahawks: Building off a surprising 2022, Part 2 – Defensive Upgrades
Andrew Elderbaum
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This is Part 2 of our three-pronged plan to build off of the Seattle Seahawks successful 2022 season and covers defensive upgrades.
Before the 2022 season began, almost everyone wrote off the Seattle Seahawks. At best, they might eke out 5 or 6 wins. Instead, the Seahawks shocked everyone by going 9-8 and reaching the NFL Playoffs. So what now?
The Seahawks brain trust has some decisions to make this offseason. The answers depend on who General Manager John Schneider and Head Coach Pete Carroll think they are.
Are the Seahawks a contender who is a few pieces away from competing for a Super Bowl? Was the 2022 season a mirage that used a last place schedule and good draft to fool themselves into thinking they’re closer to real contention than they are? Where Schneider and Carroll land on those questions dictates what happens next.
According to the 12s on social media, Seattle should:
- Fire Pete Carroll and both coordinators.
- Let Geno Smith leave as a free agent and go with Drew Lock or David Carr. Wait, no, they should draft Stroud or Stetson Bennett.
- They should also part ways with Jamal Adams, Quandre Diggs, Cody Barton, and most of their defensive front.
Those are all interesting ideas, but not very likely to happen. There are more realistic solutions. We have a three-pronged plan for the Seattle Seahawks to build off what they accomplished in 2022.
In Part 1, we covered who should lead the offense. This time it’s the defense.