The Seattle Seahawks lost out on the Jadeveon Clowney sweepstakes when he signed a deal with the Tennessee Titans over the weekend. That being said, Seattle did make some moves over the offseason that coach Pete Carroll hopes will help with the team’s pass-rushing efforts.
In particular, Seattle brought back former Seahawks Bruce Irvin and Benson Mayowa and drafted rookies Darrell Taylor and Alton Robinson.
“I sure like our speed on the outside,” Carroll told reporters during his Monday press conference. “All of our guys have had numbers, they’ve got number to bring with them. To bring 16 sacks to us just in Benson and in Bruce, that’s a real positive. Our guys last year didn’t add up anywhere near that, so that’s a positive, and hopefully we can enhance their play.”
Carroll also mentioned veteran Jarran Reed, who got a late start last season due to his suspension over the first six games of the year.
“We really would like to see J-Reed come back to his number somewhere near what he did a couple years ago,” Carroll said. “He had kind of a stilted beginning last season. Now that he’s back and he’s in great shape and ready to go, if he can get his numbers anywhere near where he was to add to it, we can be in good shape.”
The Seahawks return to practice Wednesday to prepare to face the Falcons on Sunday to open their regular season.
