Comments on: 538: Are the Broncos or Seahawks More Immune From Regression? http://www.footballperspective.com/538-are-the-broncos-or-seahawks-more-immune-from-regression/ NFL History and Stats Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:37:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Nick M. http://www.footballperspective.com/538-are-the-broncos-or-seahawks-more-immune-from-regression/#comment-199775 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:37:59 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=21277#comment-199775 Just wondering what y’all think about all this now that the new season is about a third done. Clearly Seattle’s D has regressed but is still elite. The legion of boom seems pretty human. My opinion is this: Seattle’s secondary (as amazing as it was) was overrated last year. The key to their D was their D line, specifically in terms of pass rush. The secondary’s job is SOOO much easier when they only have to cover a guy for a couple seconds before the QB starts running for his life (or just falls to the ground, in the case of Manning). I don’t remember a D getting as much consistent pressure on QBs with a 4 man rush as Seattle’s did last year, with the super bowl being the prime example. I felt like their D line sort of slipped under the radar because of the hype (and loud mouths, combined with obvious talent) of their secondary. In other words, what’s regressed for Seattle is their pass rush, and if i remember correctly, declination of pass rush quality is pretty typical. I know they’ve had injuries and will almost certainly find a way into the playoffs, but the simple fact that they’re not getting consistent QB pressure with 4 guys makes their D (and their whole team) beatable in a way that didn’t seem possible last year.

On a different note, Seattle HAS had trouble with penalties this year. but the problem seems to be an incredibly sloppy OL, which is a bit surprising to me. Not so much a problem with D holding and interference.

]]> By: Nick Bradley http://www.footballperspective.com/538-are-the-broncos-or-seahawks-more-immune-from-regression/#comment-153741 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:55:32 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=21277#comment-153741 In reply to Ian.

Preseason doesn’t mean anything.

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