The Seattle Seahawks are tweaking their defensive scheme for the 2016 season. It won’t be a massive change, but the rest of the league is forcing Seattle’s coaches to evolve.
Richard Sherman’s interceptions were way down last season. He had just 2 after averaging 7 per season the three previous seasons. Mostly, this was because opposing teams finally figured out that they needed to stop throwing deep to Sherman’s side of the field.
Instead, teams have figured out that they can dink and dunk the Seahawks to death by working the middle of the field. Tight ends have specifically been a major issue for Seattle’s defense.