How the 2013 Seahawks Changed the NFL

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  • @ThinkingFootball
    @ThinkingFootball  4 месяца назад +28

    Go to go.bluechew.com/football and use our code "Football"
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    • @riverpage7896
      @riverpage7896 4 месяца назад +1

      julio jones breakdown🙏

    • @alphavital1597
      @alphavital1597 4 месяца назад +1

      Prime JJ Watt breakdown

    • @riverpage7896
      @riverpage7896 4 месяца назад

      @ThinkingFootball one like the streets want it

    • @rltrotter
      @rltrotter 4 месяца назад

      80's-90's 49ers west coast offense. 80's-90's Oilers run and shoot. 90's Steelers zone blitz

    • @joshuaprince6927
      @joshuaprince6927 4 месяца назад

      2006 Bears defense. 2009 Colts or Saints Offenses. 2007 Patriots Offense.

  • @robesterd8132
    @robesterd8132 4 месяца назад +1125

    They are the greatest pass defense of all time. In an era where Passing was at its highest, they were in a class of their own statistically. Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, Bobby Wagner, and Kam Chancellor all deserve to be hall of famers.

    • @Rileyxray
      @Rileyxray 4 месяца назад +61

      What about the Denver Broncos “No Fly Zone”

    • @Tron247
      @Tron247 4 месяца назад +56

      ​@@Rileyxray I was just thinking this lol I think No Fly Zone is right up there with them. In my opinion, they had to carry the team overall more than LOB but I don't think that translates to them being "better". Both generational level defenses.

    • @dysflexxia8204
      @dysflexxia8204 4 месяца назад +68

      @@Rileyxray Both top 10 defenses of all time, I’d say LOB is higher for me because they had a longer reign(of terror) in the league, plus they shut down statistically the best offense of all time.

    • @ThinkingFootball
      @ThinkingFootball  4 месяца назад +96

      Right up there, but just behind imo
      Isn't it crazy we got 2 of the greatest defenses ofall time within 2 seasons of eachother? Crazy

    • @snakenmyboot4278
      @snakenmyboot4278 4 месяца назад

      @@ThinkingFootball 2000 Ravens would like a word.....

  • @jamespa7193
    @jamespa7193 4 месяца назад +166

    Kam deserves no less than the hall of fame. He was an iconic player. Legendary.

    • @Huntswick
      @Huntswick 4 месяца назад +1

      L take

    • @brayden_lucky
      @brayden_lucky 4 месяца назад +6

      ​@Huntswick how is that a L take lmao

    • @jayt4083
      @jayt4083 3 месяца назад

      Absolute animal

    • @communionshaped
      @communionshaped 3 месяца назад +3

      @@HuntswickL ragebait

    • @DylanOfTheTower
      @DylanOfTheTower 2 месяца назад

      ​@@brayden_lucky he played 8 years bruh... and had a short prime. Y'all act like he was Ed Reed or Sean Taylor. Mad gassing it up

  • @carsonbarnes1834
    @carsonbarnes1834 4 месяца назад +701

    imagine your defense being so unbelievably good that you talk about 5 players (kam, sherm, earl, MB, avril) at length without getting to wagner. LOB was unfair.

    • @geordiejones5618
      @geordiejones5618 4 месяца назад +54

      They would have been unfair if they had the confidence of being back to back champs. Losing to the Pats the way they did broke that whole team.

    • @tv26889
      @tv26889 4 месяца назад +5

      Brady sliced them up at the end of the 2014 superbowl.

    • @d.corbin8817
      @d.corbin8817 4 месяца назад +48

      @@tv26889their whole secondary was hurt going into that game. They had their 5th string corner playing

    • @tv26889
      @tv26889 4 месяца назад +1

      @@d.corbin8817- patriots were better that game, don't chalk it up as something different. Only ppl missing were jeremy lane and Cliff Avril in the fourth quarter. if they were all hurt to the point where they couldn't play satisfactorily they wouldnt have been on the field.....

    • @alexfalgione
      @alexfalgione 4 месяца назад +27

      @@tv26889 The whole defense was hurt by the time the 3rd quarter started. Sherman played the whole game with a separated shoulder from the week before courtesy of Earl Thoms. But losing Cliff Avril in the 2nd half is really what killed that team.

  • @desiferguson4478
    @desiferguson4478 4 месяца назад +327

    This defense use to put foot in my Niners a** for years…didn’t appreciate this defense until Uncle Sherm became a Niner and got a inside look on how smart he was and how that single high worked…Kam Chancellor made that defense terrifying.

    • @sab6261
      @sab6261 4 месяца назад +1

      Still, the Niners outplayed them all game long in that NFC championship game. The refs took the game from them and handed it to the Seahawks.

    • @waybackzay
      @waybackzay 4 месяца назад +30

      @@sab6261horrible take 🤣🤣

    • @sab6261
      @sab6261 4 месяца назад

      @@waybackzay The truth is sometimes horrible.

    • @waybackzay
      @waybackzay 4 месяца назад +10

      @@sab6261 sometimes the truth can’t be handled. 9ers got outplayed that game. Keep coping

    • @sab6261
      @sab6261 4 месяца назад +1

      @@waybackzay Seahawks got outplayed BADLY.

  • @sahc123
    @sahc123 4 месяца назад +120

    It was such an honor to be able to watch defense being played that good, earl thomas is one of the best safties i ever seen

  • @smoove2432
    @smoove2432 2 месяца назад +12

    I dont think we will ever see anything like this again. They literally had the best Middle Linebacker, Free Safety, Strong Safety and Corner in the league all on one unit.

    • @judahsoremy9857
      @judahsoremy9857 День назад

      Michael Bennet, Cliff Avril, Bruce Irvin, Chris Clemons, K.J. Wright?

  • @BenLee-q5k
    @BenLee-q5k 4 месяца назад +221

    "Greatest units to ever grace the game" damn mf right

    • @Rileyxray
      @Rileyxray 4 месяца назад +2

      What about the Denver Broncos “No Fly Zone”

    • @Zion2540hd
      @Zion2540hd 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Rileyxrayprobably the one of greatest single season unit oat

    • @jasonsandlin9650
      @jasonsandlin9650 4 месяца назад +3

      ​@@RileyxrayBroncos secondary was not as great as the LOB. Von Miller and the defensive front were what made the defense great.

    • @flyingblind5677
      @flyingblind5677 4 месяца назад +2

      @@Rileyxraygave up more receiving touchdowns than Seattle in 2015 🤷‍♂️, great defense though

    • @tv26889
      @tv26889 4 месяца назад

      Brady sliced them up at the end of the 2014 superbowl.

  • @TheZXKUQYB
    @TheZXKUQYB 4 месяца назад +38

    Getting Bennett & Avril in 2013 in the 2nd wave of FA signing was insane. Avril master of knocking the ball out = sack. Clemons under appreciated pass rusher. Bennett was a FA steal.

  • @misterseahawks9617
    @misterseahawks9617 4 месяца назад +32

    The culmination of multiple great coaches is such a great way to put it. Quinn at DC with Richard coaching the secondary, and Norton coaching the linebackers, plus alot of really good assistant coaches, guys like Rocky Seto created a monster under Pete. Everytime one of those guys left, it just got worse until it was all eventually over.

  • @justinmayfield6579
    @justinmayfield6579 3 месяца назад +5

    Honestly, it might seem strange, but a huge part of the D’s success was its ability to stay fresh because of the Seahawks Offense’s run-heavy focus which gobbled up clock, wearing down the opposing D and keeping the Hawks D much more fresh. It’s incredible how it all worked together.
    Great analysis!

  • @nickfowler547
    @nickfowler547 3 месяца назад +7

    Their D-Line was criminally underrated too. Bennett, Clemons, Avril, and Mebane were SERIOUS

  • @morganyu812
    @morganyu812 4 месяца назад +128

    Its Amazing that Pete Carroll has an hour long breakdown on teaching players how to tackle correctly thats been on RUclips since 2013... And most of these DBs still dont know how to tackle.

    • @Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken
      @Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken 3 месяца назад +8

      Yeah..Seattle also started having extremely terrible tacking. Idk why he never did another "Rugby" tackling fieldtrip again.
      Feels like the team's leadership got a little too complacent after having such absolute greatness for so many years in multiple positions.

    • @sean2797
      @sean2797 3 месяца назад +2

      After the loss in the 2nd superbowl, you could feel the air had come out the sails​@Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken

  • @ggsimmonds1
    @ggsimmonds1 4 месяца назад +75

    Kam was great, but Earl Thomas is what made this defense work. He was the hinge everything else relied on. The outside corners could play aggressive because they knew Earl could help with any inside route. If Earl isn't there to protect the post, Sherman isn't going to be nearly as aggressive. And Cam was able to play as a hybrid coverage linebacker because Earl could play deep centerfield like few guys could (Ed Reed and Bob Sanders come to mind from recent memory).

    • @phillipisayev1273
      @phillipisayev1273 4 месяца назад +16

      But Earl could also afford to be flying recklessly all around the field because he knew he had Kam Sherman KJ Wagner and a fantastic Dline with Avril and Bennet forcing errant passes and having each others back. The whole point of that defense is that every single player was one of “the hinges” on the team. It’s why their pre game mantra was always that “who’s got my back (I got your back)”.

    • @ggsimmonds1
      @ggsimmonds1 4 месяца назад

      @@phillipisayev1273 It wasn't recklessly. There wasn't a situation where he had deep middle responsibility and he said you know what imma go defend the flats. Earl was the hinge because thats the nature of his position in a single high defense. Its like an offensive line, even if LG is your clear cut best player on the line, the center is still the hinge.

    • @ThinkingFootball
      @ThinkingFootball  4 месяца назад +11

      As someone who watched every game, no, Kam was more important
      Earl couldn't do what he did if he didn't have such a great run stopping unit in front of him, and having Sherman lock one side meant he could cheat the other outside receiver more and deny the pass
      This team worked because it was a great unit, but Kam was the Engine

    • @ggsimmonds1
      @ggsimmonds1 4 месяца назад +5

      @@ThinkingFootball Disagree. Scheme wise the deep safety in a single high shell is virtually always the most important guy. If he fails his responsibility the defense is cooked. And it didn't matter who the corners were, the single high safety always has post responsibility. ALWAYS. You play single high and don't defend the post and try telling the coach "well I thought Sherman could lock him down" your coach is going to chew you out. This is revisionist history. Kam being the heart and soul or locker room leader of the defense would get no argument from me whatsoever, but strictly Xs and Os? Absolutely not. There's a reason Earl has 3 first team APs to Kam's 0

    • @grheryford
      @grheryford 3 месяца назад +1

      Together, they were like a lock and key, both unique, both required.

  • @maskedman5657
    @maskedman5657 4 месяца назад +47

    Now Seattle has Mike MacDonald to recover some of that Pete Carroll LOB success. Danggit

  • @61Wolves-yt4yk
    @61Wolves-yt4yk 4 месяца назад +9

    Bro you are the greatest analyst of all time you break it down so clean that a person who's never watched football can get it !!!

    • @EBA_10
      @EBA_10 3 месяца назад

      That's a stretch lmao.

    • @guy990
      @guy990 Месяц назад

      @@EBA_10who's making content like this on RUclips that's better?

  • @espectrodelayautja6320
    @espectrodelayautja6320 4 месяца назад +6

    Most people overlook one major thing this defense did that I loved. The first chance they got, they would take a defenseless receiver flag. From that point on in the game, everything was sold up. WRs would lay down the rest of the game which made teams run the ball more and they would pack the house in. I loved it. Psych out. Earl and Cam lay one hit and no one wants the ball. It was beautiful to witness.

    • @jasonsandlin9650
      @jasonsandlin9650 4 месяца назад +3

      There weren't any defenseless receiver penalties back then. Only targeting. Meaning u couldn't lead with the crown of your helmet. As long as u didnt lead with your head anything was free game.

    • @Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken
      @Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken 3 месяца назад

      ​@@jasonsandlin9650 Yup. Believe it was one the Cowboy coaches who also lost their shit that Seattle was why no one could play "football" anymore 😂😂

  • @jb17415
    @jb17415 4 месяца назад +2

    The production value, quality information, relevant clips, and deep understanding astound me… what a top tier video

  • @KDRusha
    @KDRusha 4 месяца назад +11

    What I REALLY learned here is just how important and game changing a great staff is

  • @PastorTrue93
    @PastorTrue93 4 месяца назад +13

    14:11 When you have a safety that can destroy a pulling Guard, thats cheating lol

  • @rimmel8158
    @rimmel8158 4 месяца назад +6

    Been waiting for someone to drop a deepdive on the Legion of Boom. Love the film breakdown!

  • @melenzoferrer4786
    @melenzoferrer4786 4 месяца назад +8

    Well-presented. What a top-notch retrospective.

  • @realjcoop182
    @realjcoop182 4 месяца назад +83

    They really should've been a 2X SB winning team

    • @ez5324
      @ez5324 4 месяца назад +10

      Was it their fault they lost because they couldn’t keep Brady out of the endzone? Or Russel Wilson’s fault for not being able to outscore the patriots.

    • @KorithStoneheart
      @KorithStoneheart 4 месяца назад

      It's Carroll's fault for choosing to pass at the 1-yard line instead of have Marshawn Lynch just run it in​@@ez5324

    • @chloehennessey6813
      @chloehennessey6813 4 месяца назад +10

      @@ez5324they had it in the closing minutes.
      Carol out smarted himself by passing instead of making them try and stop Lynch. They hadn’t stopped him all day.
      Makes no sense why he chose that play.

    • @Huntswick
      @Huntswick 4 месяца назад +3

      @@chloehennessey6813 they stopped him literally the two plays before the interception lol?

    • @yeettiti3621
      @yeettiti3621 4 месяца назад +2

      Pple act like Hawks weren't up by like 10 in 4th..Tom Brady just figured out the defense & made the proper adjustments...also, Hawks made an unbelievable catch that will probably never be duplicated again to even get into the Red zone...Wilson & company made a good play, Butler just made a better play by snatching the ball from the receiver...had he made the TD, it would've been considered a great play..pple just hated the Pats winning so much they destroyed the Hawks play call...& Lynch was stopped at the goalline plenty earlier in the yr & was just stopped the play before the INT...there was no guarantee he would have scored, which is why they tried to trick the Pats

  • @malrulesall9669
    @malrulesall9669 3 месяца назад +3

    One of my favorite teams of the 2010’s

  • @maurice_dot
    @maurice_dot 4 месяца назад +20

    like this as a seahawks fan and it would be cool if you did a similar video with all the recent top defenses(no fly zone,ravens etc)

  • @susanmartin3762
    @susanmartin3762 Месяц назад

    Great job! You're better than the pros at breaking down the plays and explaining things. That's great for someone likes me who is trying to learn this game! I wish I was more involved with my team when the L.O.B. was strong and dangerous!

  • @PeterRichardsandYoureNot
    @PeterRichardsandYoureNot 8 дней назад

    Coming home from the game tonight against the great packers, dec 15th 2024, and watching this I am left with my head in my hands and a tear in my eye. We will never have this again.

  • @johnmal429
    @johnmal429 4 месяца назад +1

    Love this video. My favorite unit in football i’ve ever watched. A little biased i’m a seahawks fan. However the analysis was amazing

  • @Biloimlost
    @Biloimlost 4 месяца назад +23

    Bro dropped this as I was watching his other vids for the firsts time

  • @Noochino
    @Noochino 4 месяца назад +2

    Great Video. What a time this was as a seahawk fan

  • @emmanuel4390
    @emmanuel4390 3 месяца назад

    This is the best football breakdown I have ever heard.

  • @williamsampson4460
    @williamsampson4460 4 месяца назад

    Mebane the Defensive Tackle was a super underrated part of the legion of boom. His run stopping up the middle allowed so many other players to be aggressive creating situations where the opposing QB would be under pressure while lacking good options downfield.

  • @MaxiYaps
    @MaxiYaps 4 месяца назад +15

    When Thinking Football uploads, it feels like I took 78 blue chews

  • @badlandskid
    @badlandskid 4 месяца назад +1

    I’ll never forget Sherman’s face when Russel tossed the INT to Buttler. 😂😂😂

  • @jpii8468
    @jpii8468 4 месяца назад

    You just earned a sub. This is an excellent breakdown. Respect.

  • @egschreib4795
    @egschreib4795 4 месяца назад

    These videos are so good! Thank you!

  • @justinsantiago5030
    @justinsantiago5030 2 месяца назад +1

    kam smoked visor still hard af

  • @Zion2540hd
    @Zion2540hd 4 месяца назад +15

    “But earl Thomas don’t go on trees” 🗣️🗣️🗣️

  • @alexfalgione
    @alexfalgione 4 месяца назад

    Incredible video and great analysis!

  • @justicarjoshua
    @justicarjoshua 4 месяца назад +2

    Been waiting for this! So hyped!

  • @NakoTako
    @NakoTako 3 месяца назад

    I can here the LOB chants in my head, watching this unit is nostalgic

  • @michaelweigand9346
    @michaelweigand9346 17 дней назад

    Buncha really smart dudes too. These guys were unreal.

  • @ericsmith9835
    @ericsmith9835 3 месяца назад

    Tremendous breakdown of my Hawks!

  • @Slippery_MOOSE
    @Slippery_MOOSE 2 месяца назад

    Used to score as much on defense as offense. What a time to be a fan

  • @vacuus9281
    @vacuus9281 3 месяца назад +1

    Phenomenal Video !

  • @sjmemz7285
    @sjmemz7285 2 месяца назад

    15:44 That tracking is insane easily one of the smartest strong safety there is

  • @Name-xc8oh
    @Name-xc8oh 4 месяца назад +1

    Nice breakdown!

  • @SteveGamesFTW
    @SteveGamesFTW 3 месяца назад

    My first year I lived in Colorado (2013), everyone was hyped about Peyton and the Broncos being unstoppable and I believed it as well of course, but watching that super bowl was devastating and eye-opening. Yeah the seahawks offense was amazing, but I remember this game more for their defense. They stomped on that broncos offense immensely, and it just seemed like they would get an interception every other play. It’s interesting cause after this super bowl, broncos switched to focusing a lot more on their defense which helped them win in 2016! Crazy to think that this super bowl was 10 years ago.

  • @DGarrettDG
    @DGarrettDG 4 месяца назад +1

    even as a Rams fan i had to respect them. was a big Earl Thomas fan especially

  • @BKABeloved
    @BKABeloved 2 месяца назад

    I know Earl kinda plays 3rd fiddle here but his ability to play Center Field and go sideline to sideline is really what made this defense so special. Single high safeties aren’t supposed to have that much range (Ed Reed being the exception)

  • @kennyb1997
    @kennyb1997 3 месяца назад +2

    As a 49er fan this was my personal favorite defense they literally was our worst matchup even as Superbowl contenders 😭😭😭😭😭 Colin Kaepernick vs Russell Wilson 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @jlafayet
      @jlafayet 10 дней назад

      As a Seahawks fan, I 100% agreed with Richard Sherman when he said the NFC Championship Game against the Niners was the real Super Bowl. The intensity of the hard-hitting football from both teams in that game is unreal.

  • @ce6ej
    @ce6ej 4 месяца назад +6

    My absolute FAVORITE football RUclipsr!! I always stop what I’m doing when you upload bro.
    I hope my Brownies continue to have a good defense this season.

    • @ThinkingFootball
      @ThinkingFootball  4 месяца назад +2

      Love me some Jim Schwartz - one of the best DCs out there

  • @dav1_5
    @dav1_5 4 месяца назад

    U need to do a vid on last years chiefs defense, highlighting their use of crazy unique disguises paired with their high use of pressures sent from every direction, that was all glued together by their versatile personal. Spags is one of a kind, gotta highlight what he did last year

  • @wojtekmeritum1206
    @wojtekmeritum1206 4 месяца назад

    Your channel is amazing.

  • @Gfraenkel3
    @Gfraenkel3 4 месяца назад +1

    great video bro

  • @demariwillis3308
    @demariwillis3308 4 месяца назад

    Great video definitely one of the best defenses of all time would love to see one on Rex Ryan defenses.

  • @3serio
    @3serio 4 месяца назад

    In HS we played a single high out of a 3-3-5 base. It’s funny how we used some of these concepts and back then it not realizing the different personal was so confusing, then in college Ga.State we ran a traditional 4-3 and i felt stupid seeing that the change in personnel doesn’t mess with the fundamentals.

  • @Jackson-zu5ny
    @Jackson-zu5ny 4 месяца назад +2

    Phenomenal topic!

  • @jackk2898
    @jackk2898 3 месяца назад

    Dude, Great Vid Bro🍻🤙

  • @isaiahmcconnell
    @isaiahmcconnell 4 месяца назад +4

    Mann take me back😢

  • @servicarrrrrrr
    @servicarrrrrrr 4 месяца назад +1

    I love them all but that goddamn Earl Thomas was something else ...a true diamond

  • @damo-_-3067
    @damo-_-3067 3 месяца назад

    Good video bro well done

  • @ADreadBellow
    @ADreadBellow 4 месяца назад +1

    I always will be a Patriot fan but man did we love watching the Legion of Boom.

  • @Ronnieg22
    @Ronnieg22 2 месяца назад +1

    Imagine this being your fantasy teams defense

  • @ThatsNotVeryFunnyLol
    @ThatsNotVeryFunnyLol 3 месяца назад +1

    This is what has bothered me so much about the Packers defense for over a decade. No physicality at all, they build the team around finesse & pass defense, and they still get torched eventually. Its the most frustrating thing ever. Year in year out, their run defense gets absolutely cooked and leads to them getting out time of possessioned and physical every single game. Its a losing recipe 9/10 times unless your offense is prolific enough to handle constant scoring. Its weird too because you'd figure they'd fix it by now, especially being an outdoors team up north. All those teams typically have good defenses...
    Bills, Patriots, Steelers, Ravens, Seahawks, etc. Only the Browns & Bengals have had somewhat questionable and non physical defenses in recent memory, and even then, the Browns have had a really good defense lately.

  • @SmithMason5494
    @SmithMason5494 4 месяца назад +3

    Aw hell yeah, LoB video to satiate the offseason until my seahawks play again.

  • @pboogity8309
    @pboogity8309 4 месяца назад +1

    Every madden defense I’ve built over the past decade aspires to be this defense

  • @mandomerlie1997
    @mandomerlie1997 4 месяца назад +1

    Where did you get old all-22 film? This breakdown was awesome!

  • @drivewithbishop4426
    @drivewithbishop4426 12 дней назад

    Tight ends loved Pete’s defense. Olsen, Gronk, JThom and Reed ate seconds and thirds when they played the LOB.

  • @sGzBugz
    @sGzBugz 4 месяца назад

    This is how I play defense on madden. An ever changing cover 3 taking away whatever area they’re targeting to beat the cover 3

  • @jakeoberhand8742
    @jakeoberhand8742 3 месяца назад

    They ran that cover 3 - match coverage with Bobby Wagner covering tight ends and inside receivers , with the safety down in the box (kam) so you couldn’t even run the ball

  • @singhisgaming5281
    @singhisgaming5281 4 месяца назад +4

    We need a video of the 2015 no fly zone

  • @evansullivan-e3l
    @evansullivan-e3l 4 месяца назад

    They perfected that cover 3 scheme

  • @erbgorre
    @erbgorre 3 месяца назад

    that clip of kam blowing up the pulling lineman to then make the tackle on the RB never gets old.
    shades of ocho accidentally running into ray lewis, only in reverse sizes -.-

  • @21Kolb
    @21Kolb 4 месяца назад +2

    Question. Didn’t belichick run a defense similar to this in ‘18 vs the rams in the bowl? I could’ve sworn it was a 6 -1 front.

    • @ThinkingFootball
      @ThinkingFootball  4 месяца назад +2

      Similar yes! This has an extra man in the box create a run through because 12 and 21 personnell were much more common - and is designed to stop the power game of the early 10s - The rams almost exculisively used 11 personnell that year, so belichicks was tryna gap up every hole on zone stretch plays, and have the single LBer be a run though - smoving the other wide to deal with the slot/TE or backside key on boot action (like the strong hook on the boot action in this video)

    • @21Kolb
      @21Kolb 4 месяца назад +1

      @@ThinkingFootball ahh ok! Thanks for the clarification

  • @kieronmckay4276
    @kieronmckay4276 4 месяца назад

    You only have to ask Vernon Davis how good and scary Kam was. There have been very few if any other safeties that were feared like Kam was, and there are always key guys, but he was the heart and soul of that defense that kept all the personalities working together. When he had to retire, none of it worked quite the same ever again.

    • @dntpeekmete5825
      @dntpeekmete5825 2 месяца назад

      Not even just Vernon davis any tightend or reciever who's ever been hit by Kam lol

  • @playthatagainbruh394
    @playthatagainbruh394 4 месяца назад

    Great analysis I'd like to see a Fall of the LOB/Cover 3....I'm sure the league adapted with counters

  • @kendall3085
    @kendall3085 3 месяца назад

    Rest in peace LOB best defense in the league we miss you guys Seahawks fan here

  • @elitovar3103
    @elitovar3103 4 месяца назад +1

    Perfect defense

  • @thomaspatrickparker6648
    @thomaspatrickparker6648 4 месяца назад

    Taking notes for my madden franchise rn.

  • @josephmullen4553
    @josephmullen4553 4 месяца назад +2

    Do you think you could add more historical context to these vids? I'd really like to know why the legion of boom stopped being as big of a deal. Did players get traded, age out, or did the league figure out some counter play? I know you touched on it a little at the end but more sounds interesting to me. Love the vids :)

    • @ggsimmonds1
      @ggsimmonds1 4 месяца назад +3

      Scheme wise the Seahawks didn't do anything overly special. It was a pretty standard Under front with single high safety. What made the LOB special was personnel. Two big physical corners, Kam, and Earl is a rare mix. That allowed Pete to consistently employ press coverage in his cover 3 which is just unfair. The only defense that exceeds the Seahawks in terms of talent imo were the 2000 Baltimore Ravens.
      I'm not meaning to start an argument over which defense was better, thats not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is find a youtube video that breaks down the 2000 Ravens scheme on defense. You can't because it doesn't really exist. The Ravens scheme was "we're going to line up in front of you and beat the hell out of you." Then on the other side of the spectrum I'd put a team like the Tampa-2 Buccaneers or Zone Blitz Steelers who were more scheme reliant. On that scheme vs personnel spectrum, the LOB unquestionably fell more on the personnel side. And you just can't keep that together for long.

    • @t4d0W
      @t4d0W 3 месяца назад

      When you sorta break down the 'best' defenses of the last two decades, there is nothing special about them outside of having amazing talents that fit a consistent scheme/system. Simplicity has always been key for NFL defenses because they are already playing behind (against better) offenses who are gaining the upper hand on them. Urlacher on record has explained for the 2006 Bears they go into games with 5 defensive calls: Cover 2, Cover 3, Man blitz, zone blitz and 3rd down stuff. As was stated by TF Cover 1 keeps the run game honest on early downs if the run game can't break big gains. Obviously the Seahawks had the front 7 personnel to close up those gaps and get at the runner if things broke down. Then on passing downs they had two great corners who can be physical against receiver matchups to jam them at the line of scrimmage. Cover 1/3 is still played today (obvious ex Caroll guys in DC Gus Bradley and HC Dan Quinn) and those respective coaches/coordinators may not have the best athletes to be consistent with the defense. But they still get intended results.

  • @Bdawg730rg
    @Bdawg730rg 2 месяца назад

    They slid the BLUE CHEW in so damn smooth 😂

  • @napoleuhndot
    @napoleuhndot 4 месяца назад

    crazy i just started really trying to learn the game of football more in depth and only had some knowledge of 2010s football when i used to watch more then boom …. this video drops lol

  • @qmtablit
    @qmtablit 4 месяца назад

    2013 was a special unit, but #1 Defense from 2012 to 2015 in a time when rules were skewed to favor Offense is why I'll always argue they're the greatest Defense of all time. They kept the most productive Offense of all time scoreless for 45 minutes.

  • @ayestokes
    @ayestokes 4 месяца назад +1

    i think it would be nice to see the early 2000s bears and their tampa 2 defense

  • @TranquilRealms
    @TranquilRealms 4 месяца назад +1

    Great Video!

  • @Igor69420
    @Igor69420 4 месяца назад +2

    Hopefully Mike Macdonald can bring the Seahawks defense back to how it was

  • @FreshlySnipes
    @FreshlySnipes 4 месяца назад

    God that was a fun time to be a Seahawks fan

  • @matthewshea1443
    @matthewshea1443 12 дней назад

    Was around for the 85 bears , and would still choose 2013 seahawks as best defense all time. Gave up 31 more points than bears in a much more high scoring passing era with game and rules geared towards offense

  • @sjmemz7285
    @sjmemz7285 4 месяца назад

    Kam was my fav in the team bro was a giant hit stick plus earl thomas then Sherman’s lock down defense just made em in unstoppable team

  • @stingrayjones2
    @stingrayjones2 4 месяца назад

    thank you for making this video :)

  • @jameshoops10
    @jameshoops10 4 месяца назад +3

    8:05 speaking a little sabanese i see 😂

  • @raventhon_
    @raventhon_ 2 месяца назад

    I almost agree with this, but I think you're underselling Earl. Earl Thomas made everything work - you can't play Kam close to the box without Earl's ridiculous range.

  • @michaelwicklund
    @michaelwicklund 4 месяца назад

    A great defensive unit where no one player carries the defense but it was bunch of good to great players who very instinctual who excelled in the scheme. Take out 2 of the starters and this isn’t considered legendary no matter if they are lower end starters or the top 2 everyone built off the other and succeeded because of it.

  • @JaySliZe
    @JaySliZe 3 месяца назад

    I'm just glad we at least had 1 good team during that time

  • @6goingfor6
    @6goingfor6 4 месяца назад

    Is there anywhere to access this legion of boom film? My favorite defense and team of all time!

  • @joshjones12
    @joshjones12 4 месяца назад

    Legion of boom plus Russell Wilson was so OP against my niners. Obviously the defense was an all time team but something about Wilson against the niners is just different. Whether it’s him on a perennial seahawk team, a sorry ass seahawk team, or him on the broncos. Any time i see Russell’s team on the schedule I know it will be a battle that majority of the time he wins. It was a sad time being a niners fan then. Especially being from Reno, NV. No body useful has ever came from Nevada especially at that time, Kap was my hometown hero going to my favorite team and they did so much good but that was at the seahawks peak of defense and offense which was so sad to see, as a football enthusiast i was mesmerized and lucky to witness such greatness but still a tough pill to swallow. The legion of boom will never be matched in greatness and effect on the game. Even though i was a niners fan i still watched Bam Bam Kam highlights before my football games to hype me up. Pure greatness

    • @joshjones12
      @joshjones12 4 месяца назад

      Will go down in the same breath as Tevon Austin or De’Anthony Thomas highlights

  • @simonmehmet124
    @simonmehmet124 2 месяца назад

    You should do a break down of the 46!

    • @ThinkingFootball
      @ThinkingFootball  2 месяца назад

      I want too, I just don't have the tape - Consistent archies of tape only goes back to around 2002, I don't even know where I'd go about finding tape from the 80s

  • @Brizzly302
    @Brizzly302 4 месяца назад +1

    Look into the secondary for the Ravens this year …they have the pieces 🐦‍⬛⚡️

  • @cameronmccollough98
    @cameronmccollough98 4 месяца назад

    Diehard 49ers Faithful fan here. I fucking love that Kyle Shanahan made this our defensive system from day one. I expect my 49ers defense will be the #1 again throughout the year.

    • @BNilson1029
      @BNilson1029 3 месяца назад

      This has not aged well after the choke job against the Rams…but ya never know