Under Quinn’s guidance, the 2013 and 2014 Seahawks defense helped bring the team to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances by leading the Legion of Boom and dominating the NFL for two years. Not after it moved to the NFC. One of the key figures in improving the Seahawks’ defense is Ken Norton Jr., who is entering his third year as defensive coordinator in Seattle. Not a member? I don’t think the defense is good and I put that on Ken Norton Jr. but the talent there is creating take aways needed. Soon they’ll realize that Wilson is winging it too. Not too bad. The biggest difference between those Saints and these Seahawks is that the Saints went 7-9 in 2012, but the Seahawks are 5-0 this season. Game shows up, lights turn on, he shows up and that’s really good to see at this age.”. (Getty), two interceptions in Wednesday’s mock game, he is partnered with good friend and All-Pro Adams. Norton didn’t go into detail about the WILL linebacker position or the five-technique defensive end competition, but he did say what will ultimately decide who starts outside at cornerback opposite Pro Bowler Shaquill Griffin. He was the team’s 2012 first-round pick and according to both Norton and head coach Pete Carroll, he’s the best SAM linebacker they’ve had in Seattle and he will slide into that role once again. On Monday, head coach Pete Carroll left the door open on the discussion of bringing his colleague back, but has yet to speak to him. The Seahawks acquired Diggs from Detroit ahead of the trade deadline and he was a defensive standout at free safety, but now he is partnered with good friend and All-Pro Adams, who the Seahawks got from the Jets for multiple high picks and two-year starting safety Bradley McDougald. “He’s physical and a lot of times you want a guy with speed to play fast and then you want a guy to really be able to show up and think on the run and he’s really good in the mind, really good in carrying what we teach him in the meeting rooms over to the field and he’s a gamer,” he said. Here’s what he said. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");t&&(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); Seahawks takeaways: What DC Ken Norton Jr. revealed about his defense, Seahawks rookie LB Jordyn Brooks is fighting K.J. “Just his development, his toughness, his ability to set the edge, he’s probably one of the most amazing athletes you’ve seen on defense,” Norton said. With the defense not clicking on all cylinders just yet, Seattle - if considered by Carroll - could be the best landing spot for Quinn, and for the Seahawks as they search for a drastic change in the defense. “Shaquem (Griffin) has been really solid for us, showing up every day,” Norton, a three-time Pro Bowl linebacker, said. As the Falcons head coach, Quinn led Atlanta to the Super Bowl in 2016. This is a group for all those in the Washington DC area who love the Seattle Seahawks. If you saw the scrimmage the other day, he really showed up well in the scrimmage. Not in the years Seattle was a contender in the old AFC West. ” … If we have a really good nickel who can cover that slot, he really makes us a good man coverage team and a good blitzing team from that nickel spot. Yards allowed doesn’t matter as much as points allowed. They were also ahead by 10+ points in each game up to yesterday. “He’s having a really good camp. I really like his emergence, he’s going to help on third down and he’s our backup SAM.”. That may last to the division win, but you can’t win in the playoffs like that against good teams…. This is our bye week and a good time to replace Norton. Listen/watch Norton’s press conference at this link. “Really pleased with his development so far. He also brings some energy to the defense as a whole, Norton said. “…but we were told that the Colt defense is the best in the league!”. We don't know. Norton was a LB and a LB coach. He’s smart, he loves ball, he loves practice, he loves to compete. Seahawks rookie LB … “Just consistency. …but we were told that the Colt defense is the best in the league! Right now, he’s the backup SAM linebacker with Bruce (Irvin) and he’s using his ability to get around the corner. Only one team in NFL history has allowed 7,000 yards in a season: The 2012 Saints, who allowed 7,042 yards. Share . Penalties, ball’s in the air can you make the play or do you panic and hit the receiver?” Norton said. That’s by far the worst ever. Learn how your comment data is processed. Pete Carroll addresses former DC Dan Quinn’s firing from the Atlanta Falcons. The combination of Diggs and Adams has Norton extremely excited. You must be logged in to leave a comment. “He’s been the, I wouldn’t say surprise because we drafted him pretty high and we scouted him in college and we knew what he was capable of, but now he’s been able to understand his role, be put in a position to really master what that position nickel takes as far as technique and the ability to rush, the ability to cover in man coverage,” Norton said. Don’t know if that’s Pete’s decision or Norton’s, but Pete was a defensive back and coached defensive backs so it’s probably just as much him as the problem. Quinn will most likely not be taking over Ken Norton Jr.’s job (especially mid-season), but coming on as a defensive consultant or in an advisory role could be a benefit for the Seahawks in their already impressive start to the season. It is. They are not even close to playing up to expectations. Tre has really come a long way and he’s gotten better and he’s sticky and doing really well with his technique and Dunbar as well. This leads to a lot of yardage because the Seahawks are another team that for some reason changes their pass defense to allow lots and lots of 5-15 yard pass completions to allow the other team to eat the clock. Follow 710Sports.com’s Brandon Gustafson on Twitter. __________________________________. The Seahawks play their third home game in four weeks hosting Minnesota on Sunday night. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! He’s fitting in well and I’m really glad he’s on our team.”. So, they’re not a top ten defense, but they do enough to allow their offense to win 5 straight. After blowing the 28-3 lead against the Patriots; however, the team has since gone downhill and struggled the last two seasons. With the Seahawks heading into bye week, Carroll could use this time to look over and make any decision to add to his staff if he thinks it is needed. Brooks and Wright are competing for the starting WILL spot, which has been Wright’s for nearly a decade, and middle linebacker belongs, of course, to perennial All-Pro Bobby Wagner, but how is the rest of that room shaping up? radar8 says: After all, this year’s defense has been struggling all year, despite the 5-0 start. “Some guys look good in practice and then the games show up and they kind of get intimidated. One position that Norton didn’t say had competition for the lead role was nickel cornerback, which appears to be second-year defensive back Marquise Blair’s job heading into the season. Pete Carroll on potentially hiring Dan Quinn: "I'm not thinking anything about that right now.". They stopped Newton a couple weeks back and then shut the door on the Vikings on 4th down, giving Russ a chance to win the game. Now out in the open market, one question remains out there: Will the Seahawks bring him back to the coaching staff? SEATTLE (AP) — Throughout its franchise history, the Seattle Seahawks have never started a season 5-0. DC Ken Norton isn’t exactly setting the World on fire. They have been clutch. 10 teams have allowed more points than Seattle. Seahawks Gameday Playlist: Week 1 Hear the same music Seahawks players will be listening to as they prepare to take on the Falcons this Sunday. “He and Jamal are working really, really good together … Quandre is an outstanding ballplayer. “Cody’s a really good football player, he plays really hard, really smart,” Norton said. Blair was known as a big hitter in college and he showed that both in the preseason and regular season in 2019, but Norton says his ability to lock up opposing receivers one-on-one really helps the defense. He’s going in the right direction.”. He spoke with members of the media on Friday and discussed different aspects of his defense, including which positions are still up for grabs as training camp winds down. A lot of times as coaches we can give you the plays, we can give you the defense but then you’ve got to go on the field and figure things out and if you can go out on the field and make sense of it all and make plays at the same time, those type of things (are what) we like to see our cagey veteran corners do.”. Wright, who has been a model of consistency in high-level performance over the last nine or ten years of his career.”. They’ve allowed the fewest points in the league, while recording 10 sacks, 2 safeties, 7 interceptions, and 2 TDs. “He fits really good here. D will get back Adams, their best defender,Brooks (they’re using third string LB), R Green, last year’s sack leader who is yet to play, Snacks, who should shore up the run defense, and at some point their second pick, Taylor, who some said was the best pass rusher in the SEC. Blair’s emergence as a more than capable nickel corner is big for a defense that only played with five defensive backs roughly 30% of the time in 2019, but the safety play may be the biggest area of improvement from 2019 to 2020.

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