You can never have too many pass rushers in the NFL, right? This year, the Seattle Seahawks are working on testing that theory by loading up at defensive end with no discernible method for getting them all on the field.
Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett return for another season. The 2013 free agent additions have anchored one of the league’s top units at getting after the passer for the past two seasons.
The depth behind them hasn’t been great though. When Avril suffered a concussion in the Super Bowl, Seattle’s pass defense fell apart. The Seahawks were also unable to move Bennett inside to the three-tech spot, where he’s at his best, for much of the season because of there wasn’t anyone else capable of generating pressure from his defensive end spot.