Seattle Seahawks: Building off a surprising 2022, Part 2 – Defensive Upgrades
Andrew Elderbaum
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The other spot Schneider and Carroll need to address, at some point, is linebacker. Seattle Seahawks incumbent MLB Jordyn Brooks will miss significant time in 2023 with a knee injury. Cody Barton can’t be the team’s best linebacker.
A free agent, Barton can be brought back to Seattle on the cheap, but he needs a partner better than him in the middle. Whether that’s via the draft or a free agency remains to be seen.
Draft-wise, Clemson’s Trenton Simpson and Arkansas’s Drew Sanders are some early draft possibilities for the Seattle Seahawks.
There are some quality linebackers on expiring contracts who could fit in as a placeholder for a year while Brooks rehabs. Drue Tranquill is coming off a solid season in Los Angeles. Tampa Bay may let veteran Lavonte David walk now that it’s rebuilding time in Tampa.
The other intriguing option is Buffalo’s Tremaine Edmunds. At just 25 with a world of talent, Edmunds could be a game-changing type of player if he reached his full potential.
DBs are OK
Finally, there’s Jamal Adams. While his last two seasons ended with injuries, they weren’t the chronic types of problems that could derail his career.
The Prez will only be 28 years old next season and had no injury issues before coming to Seattle. There’s every reason to believe he can return and be an impact player next season.
If the Seattle Seahawks young corners continue to progress and safety Quandre Diggs gets back to form, then Adams can be that dominant in-the-box safety we saw in his first Seattle season.
How do you think the Seattle Seahawks will address their biggest defensive deficiencies?