@prettyboyzickle asks about the possibility of a trade with Seattle’s cornerback depth playing so well, while @SamBelCT06 asks about keeping players like Derion Kendrick involved in the defense as players return to health.
A: First, on the possibility of a trade, with the caveat of never say never, etc., I really don’t see the Seahawks looking to trade away from a strength of the team in the midst of a season for which they have very high expectations.
Yes, when everyone is healthy it will be hard to keep every player involved, but injuries are an unavoidable part of football, and as we’ve seen the past two weeks, strong depth has helped the Seahawks win games.
As for what happens to a player like Kendrick when everyone is healthy, coaches see that as a great problem to have. The Seahawks can and likely will find ways to get him on the field, be it dime packages with six defensive backs, or having him sub in for a series for another player, but there is also an opportunity for him, like every player, to compete and push starters for their jobs.
“This is a game where competition should be at its highest,” defensive coordinator Aden Durde. “If a defense is going to play very well, every position needs to be challenged, every position needs to be playing really good football and the guys behind them playing really good football, and you just keep playing. Then when you get your opportunity can you make plays, can you make plays consistently, not just splash plays, and that helps us as a group, and I think you have to ask the guys, but I see a lot of buy-in to that way. I see a lot of people that when other people are in and making plays, that play the same position, they celebrate those guys, and that makes you feel good about what we’re doing.”