Since the middle finger heard ‘round the world in Week 4, 2018, the Seahawks and Pete Carroll’s famous cover-3 defense have seen a revolving door of free safety play, most of which has been about as solid as, well, a revolving door.
Tedric Thompson was the next man up and it was quickly apparent he didn’t have the speed nor the tackling ability to fill Earl Thomas’s Jordans.
Lano Hill saw a brief run and failed to impress, as Carroll experimented with more two-high looks toward the end of 2018.
Bradley McDougald delivered the best performances at the position since Thomas broke his leg, but he repeatedly made it clear he wanted to play strong safety (and when McDougald shifted to free safety, the strong spot became a liability).