Bobby Wagner Seahawk Linebacker

If you are a member of the 12^th man you know all about Bobby Wagner or you follow the NFL very closely.

Right now  the best middle linebacker in the NFL and may be named the MVP defense player of the year. He leads all the NFL in tackles and has come into his own in sacking the quarterback on blitzes.

The Seahawks not only have him at linebacker but they have another great one in K.J. Wright. He is not as known as Wagner but he makes a lot of plays as well. He and Wagner have played together for several years. Actually Wright has had to play middle linebacker some when Wagner has been hurt. The Seahawks have been fortunate to be able to keep both of them because of the salary cap. They lost their other outside linebacker Bruce Irwin to free agency and the Oakland Raiders because they couldn’t afford to keep all three.

The other outside linebacker started out the season with Mike Morgan who has been on the team for several years to however be used primarily on special teams until Irvin moved on. He missed about half the games because of injuries. Often the Seahawks take the third linebacker out on passing downs. That is what makes both Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright so valuable are their speed so they stay in the game at all times. This will be important this Saturday against the Atlanta Falcons. Wagner is very good at covering on passing downs when he isn’t blitzing. This is why he leads the NFL in tackles because he makes many of them on passing downs as well as rushing.

Teams often have to take out players on pass downs but the Seahawks are able to keep that at a minimum because of their linebackers speed. Also they have speed and depth on the defensive line so they are able to rest guys like Michael Bennett on occasion. This is real important with the age of some of the players on the line.

Without linebackers like Wagner and Wright the Seahawks defense would not be the same. They are able to help out both the line and the defensive backs since they are both speedy players. Look forward to see them play once again this weekend against the Falcons. Go Hawks.