The Seattle Seahawks hung around with the San Francisco 49ers for three quarters before getting blasted into smithereens for a 41-23 loss in the NFC Wild Card round. Seattle’s defense only forced...
“There’s a distance here,” Carroll said. “It’s really because of what they’ve got up front. Their front seven is really, really well-equipped. Their linebackers have been there like four years together, the same three guys playing. [Talanoa] Hufanga just jumped right into it and became an excellent factor out of nowhere. He fits in like he’s been there for his whole career. But the guys up front really make a difference. [Arik] Armstead is unbelievably talented. He’s a problem every snap.
Not even the most biased Seahawks fan could argue that Seattle has a superior front seven to San Francisco or that they’re even close in the first place. Maybe the secondary isn’t too far off from the 49ers when both sides are fully healthy—Seattle is missing Jamal Adams, while the 49ers’ Emmanuel Moseley tore his ACL—but in the trenches and in the second-level it’s a total no contest.
It might be easy and somewhat right to argue the 49ers loaded up defensively through loads of early first-round picks due to multiple losing seasons. I’ll give you Nick Bosa, Arik Armstead, and DeForest Buckner. However, their trio of linebackers—Fred Warner, Azeez Al-Shaair, and Dre Greenlaw—were picked no earlier than the third round. In Al-Shaair’s case he’s an UDFA.
I think it is also worth pointing out that the 2020 49ers, who lost Nick Bosa to a torn ACL early in the season, didn’t have Dee Ford but for one game, and by then had already traded Buckner,and were top-10 against the run and pass. It’s not just having an abundance of talent that explains why San Francisco’s defense has been at or near the top of the NFL for four seasons running. They are coached extraordinarily well and can still be fearsome even if their depth takes a hit.
As far as Pete’s original statement, I think that’s more than enough of a hint that Seattle is going to be investing heavily in the defensive line and linebacker this offseason. And not just through the NFL Draft.
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