Seattle Seahawks: MVPositions
Besides Russell Wilson, the pass rushers and corners are the most important positions on this Seattle Seahawks team.
The Seattle Seahawks are going into 2021 with a lot riding on two Most Valuable Positions (MVPo?). The pass rushers and cornerbacks. The Seahawks have Carlos Dunlap II returning after resigning during free agency. He’ll be counted on to lead the pass-rushing group. The Seattle secondary is led by veteran safties Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams.
Well, maybe Adams. He’s currently holding out or is it holding in, as he waits for a new contract from the Seattle Seahawks. The team has given him an offer. However, it’s not to his liking, so he hasn’t signed it. Last year, Adams led the team in sacks (9.5). While setting the record for most sacks in a season by a defensive back. He’s an essential piece to the defense. Will he play this year or end up being traded? If he’s traded, this will go down as GM John Schneider’s biggest mistake.
Pass Rushers
Alright, so let’s get into the group of pass rushers. As previously mentioned, Dunlap will be leading the charge in sacks. Most likely, he’ll be seeing lots of double teams especially, if no other player can step up to be a reliable pass-rushing threat. The candidates to fill the second pass rusher spot consists of Kerry Hyder Jr., L.J. Collier, Darrell Taylor, and Benson Mayowa.
Hyder is probably the guy most expected to be Dunlap’s compliment. He’s the Seattle Seahawks big free agent signing. Last year, he recorded a career-high with eight and a half sacks. That would have been second on Seattle. Could this be another steal from San Francisco, like D.J. Reed? More on Reed later.
Taylor and Mayowa are coming in with their own set of expectations. Mayowa finished last year with six sacks, third on the team. Will he be able to repeat that kind of productivity or maybe even exceed it? He’s currently third string. So, he has some work to do. Taylor was the Seahawks’ 2020 pick the team expects to be an impact rusher. He has yet to play an NFL down as he was recovering from his college leg injury. Currently, he’s having a good camp. Taylor will, however, have to have a strong camp or have a couple of injuries happen ahead of him to move up the depth chart.
Carlos Dunlap, Seattle Seahawks, sacks Kyler Murray.