Most of the Seahawks' starters will sit in their second preseason game on Saturday after the team's first joint practice since 1991.
haven’t taken part in a joint practice since 1991. Even then, it was constructed vastly differently, with Seattle hosting the Atlanta Falcons in Portland, Oregon, for a July scrimmage that
“We’ve talked about this before, of why we’re doing it. But one, the science behind it, to kind of callous the team, get ready to go for the long haul, so that’s number one,” Macdonald said on Monday. “And just looking for the competition within a structured setting. think got a great team, they got a great coaching staff, so to do it in a tight manner, like right here, instead of in a game and kind of control the environment.
It also reduces the risk of in-game injury to any starters and allows players on the bubble to have more game snaps. For the veterans, those snaps are far less valuable than they are for a first- or second-year player. Those are the players who the coaching staff wants to evaluate in that environment.
Callahan said the joint practice will also affect how much the Titans play their starters in the game on Saturday, per the The ties run deep in this joint practice setup, with both of the Seahawks’ starting safeties from last year signing with the Titans ahead of the 2024 season. Both, who were cap casualties this offseason , each signed with Tennessee following the June announcement of the joint practice.
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