The Seahawks defense isn’t very good right now. In fact, it’s the worst it’s been since Pete Carroll’s first season in Seattle. I believe that most of the blame goes to their insistence on staying in their base 4-3 defense to an inordinate degree. Teams are passing nearly twice as often versus the Hawks as they are running, yet we still see three linebackers on the majority of plays. Supposedly, Quandre Diggs was brought to Seattle because he can play safety and nickel. I really hope this is true.
To be specific, through the first nine games of the season Seahawks opponents are averaging 22 run plays and 40 pass plays.