Seahawks Grades: Kevin Pierre-Louis, SAM He is

Over the past four years, every starter on the Seattle Seahawks defense has remained the same except for defensive tackle, corner opposite Richard Sherman, and now this year: SAM linebacker. The departure of Bruce Irvin left a big hole in the defense without having an heir apparent. Going into the preseason, it was Mike Morgan vs Cassius Marsh vs Eric Pinkins. Some through Kevin Pierre-Louis’ name around to be in contention, but he has mostly only played WILL, and wasn’t in the competition at SAM, due to having a smaller frame that is more suited to playing in space, and not up on the line of scrimmage.

That’s why it was quite a surprise for many that Pete Carroll said we would see a lot of…