A couple of notes concerning the return of Ken Norton and his influence ........
During the Kris Richard era, the Seahawks transitioned to a predominently nickle defense. By 2017, Seattle's defense relied on a nickle defense 68% of the time, third highest in the league. They used their base 29% for a league ranking of only 22nd.
"Seattle played two games against the 49ers, the team with the most two-back runs in 2017. They also played two games against the Cardinals, the team with the fewest two-back runs in 2017. Seattle had a -6.3% rushing DVOA against the 49ers, allowing 5.7 yards per play. They had a -20.0% rushing DVOA against Arizona, allowing 2.8 yards per play. They throttled the single-back attacks of Washington, New York, and Philadelphia. They floundered against the two-back attacks of Green Bay, Tennessee, and Jacksonville." [urltargetblank]https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2018/2017-defensive-personnel-analysis[/urltargetblank]
It seems reasonable to anticipate that they intend to get quicker and stronger verses the run with the return of Ken Norton. I don't know that we will ever again see anyone as big as Red Bryant at 5 technique. But, I do suspect they are going to at least revisit once again the use of a defensive tackle out on the strong end verses the two back run.
They also have a lot of intriguing defensive backs with which to explore the possibilities of using 6+ DBs more than 3% of the time in passing situations.
Interesting possibilities in the offering for 2018. Times they are a changing.
During the Kris Richard era, the Seahawks transitioned to a predominently nickle defense. By 2017, Seattle's defense relied on a nickle defense 68% of the time, third highest in the league. They used their base 29% for a league ranking of only 22nd.
"Seattle played two games against the 49ers, the team with the most two-back runs in 2017. They also played two games against the Cardinals, the team with the fewest two-back runs in 2017. Seattle had a -6.3% rushing DVOA against the 49ers, allowing 5.7 yards per play. They had a -20.0% rushing DVOA against Arizona, allowing 2.8 yards per play. They throttled the single-back attacks of Washington, New York, and Philadelphia. They floundered against the two-back attacks of Green Bay, Tennessee, and Jacksonville." [urltargetblank]https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2018/2017-defensive-personnel-analysis[/urltargetblank]
It seems reasonable to anticipate that they intend to get quicker and stronger verses the run with the return of Ken Norton. I don't know that we will ever again see anyone as big as Red Bryant at 5 technique. But, I do suspect they are going to at least revisit once again the use of a defensive tackle out on the strong end verses the two back run.
They also have a lot of intriguing defensive backs with which to explore the possibilities of using 6+ DBs more than 3% of the time in passing situations.
Interesting possibilities in the offering for 2018. Times they are a changing.