{"id":155536,"date":"2025-06-24T19:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/155536\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T19:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:45:11","slug":"an-edge-seattle-seahawks-gain-with-jalen-milroe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/155536\/","title":{"rendered":"An edge Seattle Seahawks gain with Jalen Milroe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle Seahawks rookie quarterback Jalen Milroe is widely seen as a longer-term development project, given his well-documented need to improve as a passer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But that doesn\u2019t mean Milroe won\u2019t see the field this fall.<\/p>\n

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With big-time speed packed into a linebacker\u2019s body, the 6-foot-2, 217-pound Milroe has a tantalizing level of athleticism. He\u00a0put that on full display at Alabama<\/a>, where he rushed for 1,257 yards and 32 touchdowns over the past two seasons. And in the NFL, his rare skill set could be a perfect fit for specialty packages that utilize him as a change-of-pace weapon.<\/p>\n

Former Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck<\/a>, who attended one of the team\u2019s recent spring practices, discussed that possibility during a recent conversation with Seattle Sports\u2019 Brock and Salk.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely can respect how hard the learning curve is to go from college to the NFL,\u201d Hasselbeck said. \u201cBut I also would be naive to think that they couldn\u2019t be creative enough to find a way to use him in spots.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike, as you\u2019re winning games, as Sam Darnold is your starting quarterback, find ways to take Jalen\u2019s skill set and make someone have to worry about it \u2013 in short-yardage, in goal line, in the red zone, the low red (zone). I think that\u2019s exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Hasselbeck also mentioned an additional benefit of using Milroe as a change-of-pace weapon \u2013 that opposing defenses would have to spend time practicing and preparing for the threat he poses.<\/p>\n

Hasselbeck pointed back to the 2021 season, when\u00a0San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan occasionally mixed in athletic backup quarterback Trey Lance. At the time, Hasselbeck was working at ESPN alongside former NFL head coach Rex Ryan, who explained how even just the possibility of having to defend Lance added an extra headache for opposing coaches during the week leading up to the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cRex would talk about how that\u2019s just taking time away from my preparation for the real Kyle Shanahan offense,\u201d Hasselbeck said. \u201cI\u2019m spending hours on all the different things that I\u2019ve gotta prepare for now, and it\u2019s just taking time away.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think that that\u2019s an example of (how the Seahawks could approach this),\u201d he added. \u201cYou\u2019re developing your young quarterback, you\u2019re breaking the ice and you\u2019re making your offense way tougher to defend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Listen to the full conversation with Matt Hasselbeck at this link<\/a> or in the audio player near the middle of this story. Tune in to Brock and Salk weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.<\/p>\n

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