dogorama
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Sounds corny huh? There was a lot of talk on the board prior to the season opener about the lack of a true SAM on the roster but many of us thought that, given Frank Clark's new svelte figure, that not only would he be occupying Irvin's previous role as an additional rusher, but also that we would be in nickel a good portion of the time.
We talked about the new trending 425 and the "Big Nickel" recently, and while we are employing a more traditional nickel set, it could easily transform into the big nickel with Shead's size and hybrid capabilities. Following another trend in the NFL, we are going to be seeing us in nickel 70%+ of the time. This may not always be true w/strong running teams like the Rams, but I believe we will see it a lot.
What I am most excited about this season is the personnel we have in the nickel, both Shead and Lane lit it up last week, nobody is throwing Sherm's way, Bam-Bam is back to his old punishing self, and ET will be back to his all-pro persona. I can't think of a better 5-DB nickel in the entire NFL. This year has the potential to really add to the Legion of Boom's legendary status.
From the Field Gulls review of the game (after ET comment) link:
Edit: new name was a dumb idea.
1. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/heres ... n-the-nfl/
2. http://sea.247sports.com/Bolt/DeShawn-S ... --47506361
3. http://www.fieldgulls.com/2016/9/12/128 ... -video-gif
4. http://www.espn.com/blog/seattle-seahaw ... r-seahawks
We talked about the new trending 425 and the "Big Nickel" recently, and while we are employing a more traditional nickel set, it could easily transform into the big nickel with Shead's size and hybrid capabilities. Following another trend in the NFL, we are going to be seeing us in nickel 70%+ of the time. This may not always be true w/strong running teams like the Rams, but I believe we will see it a lot.
What I am most excited about this season is the personnel we have in the nickel, both Shead and Lane lit it up last week, nobody is throwing Sherm's way, Bam-Bam is back to his old punishing self, and ET will be back to his all-pro persona. I can't think of a better 5-DB nickel in the entire NFL. This year has the potential to really add to the Legion of Boom's legendary status.
From the Field Gulls review of the game (after ET comment) link:
Edit: new name was a dumb idea.
1. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/heres ... n-the-nfl/
2. http://sea.247sports.com/Bolt/DeShawn-S ... --47506361
3. http://www.fieldgulls.com/2016/9/12/128 ... -video-gif
4. http://www.espn.com/blog/seattle-seahaw ... r-seahawks
