Seattle Seahawks: Building Your 2022 NFC West Champions
Andrew Elderbaum
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Item 6 – Shoring up the backfield
Time to fill in the rest of the gaps in our roster with a few undrafted free agents and a few shots in the dark with veterans. Rashaad Penny ended up getting a big offer from Miami, so Alex Collins returns as Chris Carson‘s backup on a two-year deal at about $1.1M a year.
Item 6 – Speed on the edge
After striking out on a few more high-profile edge rushers, we bring in Dante Fowler to add a little speed to our pass rush. With Taylor, Folwer, Dunlap, and Walker/Woods inside, the Seahawks have our deepest group of pass rushers in years.
Dante Fowler incoming 💪@dantefowler | #ProBowlVote
📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/LidWT3b8io
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 12, 2021
Taking Stock
Elam, King, and Reed are the Emerald City’s best group of corners since Richard Sherman, and Brandon Browner were at their peak. With Pro Bowl safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs, it’s a new Legion of Boom in the secondary. At linebacker, Bobby Wagner is still one of the best, and Jordyn Brooks is rapidly ascending.
Even Ken Norton Jr. couldn’t mess this up. I debate pushing to fire him anyway, but Pete Carroll really runs the defense, so it’s an unnecessary headache.
Offensively, we spend the offseason pushing Russ to work on getting the ball out quicker, taking the short gain when it’s there. The team wants him to save the long-distance heaves to when he breaks contain, and the receivers are in the scramble drill. Shane Waldron needs to run HIS offense, with a goal to be middle of the pack in third-down efficiency and possession time.
Seahawks have 2 GREATS playing linebacker.
1. Bobby Wagner – 137
4. Jordyn Brooks – 124The #Seahawks duo sits in the top 4 in tackles together. pic.twitter.com/VxKpFurCrq
— Sports ON Tap Seattle 🎙 (@SONTSeattle) December 7, 2021