How the 2013 Seahawks Changed the NFL

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Q - Why is the Will playing to the Strong side and the Sam to the Weakside?

A - The Sam backer is usually tasked with setting the edge, so he seems the best choice to play the edge weak in a 6 man front, this is mostly just notation, i've tried to keep it as similar as possible to the playbook(s) if people go looking for them.

Q - Why is it called the Buzz and not the Flat?

A - Again this is mostly notation - but also a teaching point, they where taught to 'Buzz' through the zone, continuing to gain horizontal ground to poach routes.

Q - Why didn't this work in Atlanta?

A - The personnel never matched the heights, especially at corner, and the longer you run a scheme, the more people know what youre doing and what your rules are - If anybody has the A22 of the Patriots Falcons, I would love to torture Thierry by making him read a breakdown on it.

Q - Did they Blitz?

A - Yes! A surprising amount more than I remembered, - most of it coming in man coverage or 3-3 zone. However much of it was match up specific, and thus very elongated to breakdown, and this video already took me 50 hours to edit.

Q - Well, they just fouled the shit out of everyone, they werent actually that good where they?

A - Yes, they pushed the boundaries for physical play, but they were absolute monsters up front that helped rush the play, and much of this contact came in the first 5 yards.

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[robesterd]

They are the greatest pass defense of all time. In an era where Passing was at its highest, they were in a class of their own statistically. Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, Bobby Wagner, and Kam Chancellor all deserve to be hall of famers.

[carsonbarnes]

imagine your defense being so unbelievably good that you talk about 5 players (kam, sherm, earl, MB, avril) at length without getting to wagner. LOB was unfair.

[desiferguson]

This defense use to put foot in my Niners a** for years…didn’t appreciate this defense until Uncle Sherm became a Niner and got a inside look on how smart he was and how that single high worked…Kam Chancellor made that defense terrifying.

[jamespa]

Kam deserves no less than the hall of fame. He was an iconic player. Legendary.

[sahc]

It was such an honor to be able to watch defense being played that good, earl thomas is one of the best safties i ever seen

[justinmayfield]

Honestly, it might seem strange, but a huge part of the D’s success was its ability to stay fresh because of the Seahawks Offense’s run-heavy focus which gobbled up clock, wearing down the opposing D and keeping the Hawks D much more fresh. It’s incredible how it all worked together.

Great analysis!

[TheZXKUQYB]

Getting Bennett & Avril in 2013 in the 2nd wave of FA signing was insane. Avril master of knocking the ball out = sack. Clemons under appreciated pass rusher. Bennett was a FA steal.

[smoove]

I dont think we will ever see anything like this again. They literally had the best Middle Linebacker, Free Safety, Strong Safety and Corner in the league all on one unit.

[nickfowler]

Their D-Line was criminally underrated too. Bennett, Clemons, Avril, and Mebane were SERIOUS

[misterseahawks]

The culmination of multiple great coaches is such a great way to put it. Quinn at DC with Richard coaching the secondary, and Norton coaching the linebackers, plus alot of really good assistant coaches, guys like Rocky Seto created a monster under Pete. Everytime one of those guys left, it just got worse until it was all eventually over.

[BenLee-qk]

"Greatest units to ever grace the game" damn mf right

[jharp]

Honestly, the best football channel on yt. No bs this channel got my girl knowing coverages 😂
Salute to ya 💪🏾

[morganyu]

Its Amazing that Pete Carroll has an hour long breakdown on teaching players how to tackle correctly thats been on YouTube since 2013... And most of these DBs still dont know how to tackle.

[ggsimmonds]

Kam was great, but Earl Thomas is what made this defense work. He was the hinge everything else relied on. The outside corners could play aggressive because they knew Earl could help with any inside route. If Earl isn't there to protect the post, Sherman isn't going to be nearly as aggressive. And Cam was able to play as a hybrid coverage linebacker because Earl could play deep centerfield like few guys could (Ed Reed and Bob Sanders come to mind from recent memory).

[Wolves-ytyk]

Bro you are the greatest analyst of all time you break it down so clean that a person who's never watched football can get it !!!

[maskedman]

Now Seattle has Mike MacDonald to recover some of that Pete Carroll LOB success. Danggit

[KOhtani]

What I REALLY learned here is just how important and game changing a great staff is

[espectrodelayautja]

Most people overlook one major thing this defense did that I loved. The first chance they got, they would take a defenseless receiver flag. From that point on in the game, everything was sold up. WRs would lay down the rest of the game which made teams run the ball more and they would pack the house in. I loved it. Psych out. Earl and Cam lay one hit and no one wants the ball. It was beautiful to witness.

[trythinking]

KJ is an underrated vital piece of that defense. Haven't seen anyone better at sniffing out screens than him.