The Seahawks have a new defensive coordinator in Clint Hurtt, who’s expected to be promoted from defensive line/assistant head coach. Hurtt will be tasked with making Seattle’s defense more “attack-minded,” as Pete Carroll put it. Reaching that goal will require upgrading a pass rush that just ranked near the bottom in most pressure stats.
Truth is, this has been an issue for a while now. This team won’t get back to the heights it saw in the last decade until they have a dominant defensive line again. Today, let’s take a look at the top 12 sack leaders in franchise history.