Seahawk Linebackers

Over the years the Seahawks have been pretty good at linebacker. The question is who will replace Bruce Irwin at his outside linebacker position. Right now Mike Morgan is slated to be the starter at that position probably because of experience. He has been primarily been used on special teams in his six years on the team. I am thinking that Frank Clark could play some at that position on passing downs when not at defensive end. I am sure that Pete Carroll has other choices there as well. We will hear I am sure during training camp and see in the pre-season games.

The Seahawks are in pretty good shape at the other outside linebacker in K.J. Wright who can play some at middle linebacker if necessary. Wright is one of the best in the NFL and is so steady sometimes it is easy forget he is even in the game. With his speed he usually plays on passing down as well. His backups on the depth chart are Kevin Pierre-Louis and Eric Pinkins.  One or the other could play a significant amount of time on the other outside linebacker position too.

Bobby Wagner is the starting middle linebacker and like Wright can be seen and not always heard. He is one of the best in the NFL too. He is backed up by Brock Coyle who plays really well on special teams. You will see him mostly at middle linebacker during pre-season. You won’t see a lot of him at middle linebacker unless there is a big lead in the fourth quarter.  You may see him start at middle linebacker if Wagner is out for a game or two but Wagner is out for longer than that Wright will be shifted over to middle linebacker.

The Seahawks signed three rookie linebackers as free agents. They must have felt right about the linebacker position since they did not draft any linebackers. The three rookie linebackers are Kyle Coleman out of Arkansas-Pine-Bluff whose father is the head coach of the school and used to play in the NFL. He may get a chance to play at fullback as well. Like the other two most likely he will start on the practice squad unless he shows something more with outstanding skills than the others. The other two rookies are Steve Longa out of Rutgers and Pete Robertson from Texas Tech. It looks like to me that Pete Carroll is very comfortable with who the Seahawks have at linebacker. Outside of their skills most likely they will play only if there are injuries among the other linebackers. I am sure the Seahawks will look to see who else will become available during training camp especially any veterans. At this point the Seahawks are in very good shape.