Can the Seahawks’ struggling run defense turn itself around in 2023?
Don’t be surprised if ... the Seahawks have a much better run defense this season.Yes, the Seahawks made a bunch of changes up front personnel-wise , and they hope those will help a unit that allowed more rushing yards per game than all but two teams last season and more yards per carry than all but six . But what really helps is that this will be Year 2 of the new defensive scheme installed last season.
Defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt told me he thought one of last year’s biggest problems was introducing a lot more split-safety looks into the defense than Seattle had run in the past, and that as a result, the run fits were confusing to the guys in the secondary. That should come a lot more naturally this year, and the Seahawks are expecting to be a lot better in that area as a result.
Personally, I think that prediction is spot-on. I don’t know that I’d go as far as to predict Seattle will be in the top-10 in run defense, but “much better” is somewhat subjective and top-20 seems infinitely doable. Honestly, if Seattle’s offense is as good as we expect it to be, top-10 might be within reach simply because teams that are playing from behind tend to abandon the run . . . and Seattle’s opponents should be playing from behind on a regular basis.NFC West:
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