Postmortem: Seattle v Metcalfdropsemburgh

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The Seahawks noted that further review showed it was just the third time since the 1970 NFL merger that a team scored a touchdown on a kickoff recovery in the end zone, with the only other instances occurring in 1984 and 2017.

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Seahawks OC Kubiak on Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet: "We’ve got to keep finding ways to get them both involved. But I see two starters."

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I had seen this referred to before, the fact that the line is pressuring qbs without using blitzes. Here it says they are best at it. I think the defense could get into elite status if they can keep it up

The above chart is really pretty astounding. What that means is the Seahawks are the best in the NFL at pressuring the opposing quarterback.

They also do it by virtually never blitzing! Four times less frequent than the Denver Broncos, three and a half times less than the Minnesota Vikings, and on it goes. Seattle is able to keep seven guys in coverage, while Macdonald and his voodoo pressure package make Aaron Rodgers have a Passer Rating of 58. Ironically, that’s also his age. Pretty sure.

The combination of scheme plus diversity of talent along the line has led to some great individual success. Not the least of which is the very noteworthy frontrunner, second-year Byron Murphy.

https://www.fieldgulls.com/seattle-seah ... -pressures