No other position has defined Pete Carroll’s tenure in Seattle more than cornerback. Before Carroll came to town, conventional opinion believed that to properly cover wide receivers, a cornerback had to be small and shifty in order to follow their marks stride for stride. But Carroll and GM John Schneider decided to buck the trend and target long, tall and athletic players. They believed that the superior size would mirror the trend that offense was going, where Calvin Johnson, Jimmy Graham and Rob Gronkowski were terrorizing the league with their abilities. Richard Sherman became their ideal player. Stronger than almost anyone he lined up across, he would win battles 1-on-1 at the line of scrimmage and manipulated his receiver’s route to his advantage.
Seattle Seahawks Offseason – Who Will Step Up At Cornerback Besides Shaquille Griffin?
