How Can Seattle Maximize Three-Safety Looks on Defense? - Locked On Seahawks Podcast

Though the Seattle Seahawks have to wait and see on Jamal Adams' health, Pete Carroll remains hopeful the team will finally be able to wreak havoc on opposing offenses with three and even four safety packages in 2023.

Corbin K. Smith | Mar 30, 2023

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Continuing to envision his defense being more multiple with the arrival of Julian Love in free agency, Pete Carroll isn't about to let his dreams die of teaming a healthy Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs with a third dynamic playmaking safety, and for good reason.

Hosts Corbin Smith and Rob Rang examine how Love's addition coupled with the return of Adams, Diggs, and Ryan Neal opens up the defensive playbook and creates a world of schematic possibilities for Seattle, including using the "bandit" sub-package with seven defensive backs on the field at the same time.

The crew also answers listener mailbag questions and breaks down North Carolina's Josh Downs and 11 other receiver prospects for the 2023 NFL Draft, placing players into three tiers based on production, athletic traits, upside, and scheme fit.

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Published Mar 30, 2023

CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.