For the last two seasons, the Seattle Seahawks have been struggling to find the exact right mix at inside linebacker. Head coach Mike Macdonald's scheme doesn't ask much of his off-ball linebackers other than to be excellent in two facets: Stop the run and pass coverage. Only one Seattle player has done that consistently.
To begin the 2024 season, the Seahawks had recent acquisitions Tyrel Dodson and Jerome Baker manning the two ILB spots. Neither was working out well, though, and both were gone by midseason. Baker was shipped to the Tennessee Titans in return for Ernest Jones IV.