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October 31, 2022
After a decade of having [Russell] Wilson, Seattle’s adjustment away from
him has gone considerably smoother than Denver’s adjustment with him. And that is,
in large part, because the Seahawks didn’t overhaul the position. They kept
Geno Smith. They brought in Drew Lock, as part of the Wilson trade, to compete
with him. And they kept the team mostly together, while adding an
ultra-talented rookie class to the roster.
That continuity counted on Sunday at the most important
time.
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All this has done is validate what the Seahawks thought
they had in the summer—something they told everyone who would listen was there,
even as most expected the first year post-Wilson to be a total rebuild,
-throwaway year. They believed it, because they saw it, and now everyone else
can, too.
“Just watching ourselves on tape, we’re one of the
fastest teams in the league,” [Geno] Smith said. “We’ve got a lot of explosive
players. We have a great offensive line. It starts with our center [Austin
Blythe] who’s played a lot of football, and he knows what he’s doing. And then
we have coaches who believe in us,” Smith said. “We have coaches who put a lot
on our plate; they’re not afraid to put us in situations that are going to be
tough because they believe that we’re going to make the plays. And so we just
gotta continue to stay focused and stay together.”
