Don’t laugh…
I didn’t say best. I didn’t say most talented. I didn’t say even say most valuable.
I’ve been a fan for almost 50 years so I fullly understand how great the Easley’s, Jones’s, Tez’s, Alexander’s, and the like are. They all had a huge impact over the course of their careers.
But I’m talking the actual rookie season compared to the prior. Zabel has quietly set a tone of excellence in transforming this O line. Many of the people who thought Darnold would fail here pointed to our inability to protect a more traditional pocket passer.
It’s only been two years since one of the must humiliating losses in Seahawks history, when the Steelers came in led by Mason Rudolph and bitch slapped us at home. We had years of management telling us what kind of team they wanted to be but never doing anything about it. Always drafting WR’s and RB’s early while talking about the desire to be tough.
Then last year our O line was one of the worst in the league. Even after years of knowing it needed addressed , we had guys like Stone Forsyth, George Fant, Michael Jarrell, Curtis McClendan and Laken Tomlinson starting games.
Now, at more than the halfway point, we are objectively a top three team in the NFL. Yeah the defense is boss, but we are scoring a lot of points as Sam has more time than any of us thought he would have. I think the Zabel selection was the perfect fit at the perfect time that has had as much of an impact on a Seahawks team one year imporovement as pretty much any rook we’ve drafted.
(Russ is probably the obvious number one admittedly)
I didn’t say best. I didn’t say most talented. I didn’t say even say most valuable.
I’ve been a fan for almost 50 years so I fullly understand how great the Easley’s, Jones’s, Tez’s, Alexander’s, and the like are. They all had a huge impact over the course of their careers.
But I’m talking the actual rookie season compared to the prior. Zabel has quietly set a tone of excellence in transforming this O line. Many of the people who thought Darnold would fail here pointed to our inability to protect a more traditional pocket passer.
It’s only been two years since one of the must humiliating losses in Seahawks history, when the Steelers came in led by Mason Rudolph and bitch slapped us at home. We had years of management telling us what kind of team they wanted to be but never doing anything about it. Always drafting WR’s and RB’s early while talking about the desire to be tough.
Then last year our O line was one of the worst in the league. Even after years of knowing it needed addressed , we had guys like Stone Forsyth, George Fant, Michael Jarrell, Curtis McClendan and Laken Tomlinson starting games.
Now, at more than the halfway point, we are objectively a top three team in the NFL. Yeah the defense is boss, but we are scoring a lot of points as Sam has more time than any of us thought he would have. I think the Zabel selection was the perfect fit at the perfect time that has had as much of an impact on a Seahawks team one year imporovement as pretty much any rook we’ve drafted.
(Russ is probably the obvious number one admittedly)
