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What’s the burning question for Seahawks ahead of the NFL draft?

Around the NFL writer Nick Shook answers one burning question for the Seattle Seahawks ahead of the 2023 NFL draft.

The Seattle Seahawks had a successful first wave of free agency and are now looking ahead to the NFL draft, which is less than a month away.

Ahead of the big event, Around the NFL writer Nick Shook took a gander at all NFC rosters to answer one burning question for each team. Can the Seahawks ride their momentum from 2022 toward greater heights? he asked of Seattle.

“Pete Carroll did one heck of a job with his team last season, leading the Seahawks to the playoffs despite almost everyone (myself included) picking them to finish last in the NFC West,” Shook writes. “Much of the credit is due to veteran QB Geno Smith, who was paid accordingly this offseason and is facing heightened expectations for the first time since he was a youngster with the Jets.”

“Fresh off their 2022 success, a handful of notable additions were enticed to head to the Pacific Northwest and will be expected to contribute instantly,” Shook continues. “Count Devin Bush, Dre’Mont Jones, Julian Love, Jarran Reed and Bobby Wagner (with the latter two making homecomings) among that group. Seattle has the framework of a team that can seriously contend for the division and beyond — as long as Smith performs as he did in 2022.

“All they need to do is stay healthy and harness the same energy that landed them in Super Wild Card Weekend last season.”

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CBS Sports wonders if Seahawks can manufacture more of a pass rush?

Sean Wagner-McGough of CBS Sports asked and answered one burning question for each of the four teams in the NFC West heading into 2020.

With the offseason in full virtual form and NFL facilities yet to reopen, analysts are busy making their projections for the regular season. Sean Wagner-McGough of CBS Sports asked and answered one burning question for each of the four teams in the NFC West heading into 2020.

For the Seattle Seahawks, Wagner-McGough ponders whether or not they can manufacture more of a pass rush.

“The pass rush is obviously a big problem,” he writes. “Jadeveon Clowney remains unsigned. Getting him back would be a nice signing. It would also make a ton of sense for the Seahawks to sign a productive veteran like Everson Griffen.”

But as of this post, neither has happened and Seattle must either stick with who they’ve got or search the other available free agents.

“Otherwise, the Seahawks are relying on Bruce Irvin (back for a second stint) at the age of 32 after he registered a career-high 8.5 sacks with the Panthers a season ago,” Wagner-McGough continues. “They’re also counting on Jarran Reed to have a bounce-back season after he followed up a 10.5-sack season in 2018 with a two-sack season in 2019 and L.J. Collier to justify his selection in the first round of the 2019 draft after failing to register a sack during his rookie season.”

With the start of the season still to be determined, the Seahawks still have some time to put the finishing touches on their pass-rush efforts.

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