The Seattle Seahawks sport one of the best pass rush units in the NFL through the first two weeks of the season. Most of that is coming through via pressure rate on four-man rushes, rather than the tried and true method of all-out blitzes that result in sacks.
Under head coach Mike Macdonald, Seattle hasn’t had many issues affecting opposing quarterbacks, even without a star talent the talking heads would love to rave about. But that doesn’t affect much outside of perceived respect. Nonetheless, the opportunity to build on an established strength isn’t always a bad thing.