A twice-failed cornerback project goes through Seattle's defensive back factory.
The NFL is not a plug and play league.
Whether because of a player’s athletic attributes or his coaches’ imaginations or manners, fit matters. Perhaps no place is that more evident than the Seahawks defensive backfield, where adequate to excellent performers Walter Thurmond and Byron Maxwell struggled to shine elsewhere while the otherwise capable Cary Williams seemed to stumble walking off the ferry in Seattle.
Entering training camp on July 29, a position group known five years running as one of best units in pro football will include two players competing for spots who probably couldn’t get a tryout with the New Orleans Saints right now.