There\u2019s perhaps no greater example of that than All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton, who Macdonald deployed all over the field during his success-filled run as the Baltimore Ravens\u2019 defensive coordinator.<\/p>\n
And now, Macdonald is building quite a collection of versatile defensive backs in Seattle.<\/p>\n
Standout cornerback Devon Witherspoon has moved around as a versatile chess piece during his first two NFL seasons, logging 47.9% of his snaps as Seattle\u2019s slot corner, 37.2% as an outside corner and 12.2% in the box, according to Pro Football Focus<\/a>.<\/p>\n Veteran safety Julian Love has also shown positional flexibility over the course of his six-year career, having played 48.2% of his snaps at free safety, 24.6% in the box and 17.8% at slot corner.<\/p>\n Coby Bryant was versatile enough to play two different primary positions, beginning his career as a slot corner before moving to safety last year and earning a starting job alongside Love.<\/p>\n And then there\u2019s rookie safety and second-round draft pick Nick Emmanwori, who very well might be the most versatile of them all. The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder roamed all over the field as a big-time playmaker at South Carolina, where he was one of just three FBS players last season with at least 300 snaps at safety, 100 snaps at slot corner, 100 snaps at outside linebacker and 100 snaps at inside linebacker, according to ESPN Research via ESPN\u2019s Brady Henderson<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Wednesday\u2019s edition of Seattle Sports\u2019 Brock and Salk, former NFL wide receiver Bryan Walters put that all into context.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is gonna be a fun one for Mike Macdonald to have so many different options,\u201d said Walters, a Bothell native and Super Bowl champion with the Seahawks who was filling in as co-host. \u201cYou just have these interchangeable guys that you can play everywhere. It\u2019s almost like you have three Kyle Hamiltons.\u201d<\/p>\n Walters then mentioned a few specific ways he expects the ultra-versatile Witherspoon and Emmanwori to be deployed.<\/p>\n \u201cI bet you that Devin Witherspoon is gonna be a big blitzer this year, a lot more than we\u2019ve seen, because you have people on the back end that can cover,\u201d Walters said. \u201cYou have Emmanwori who can play nickel (and) can man up someone if need.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s awesome. This defense is gonna be really exciting this year. I can\u2019t talk enough about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle Seahawks news and analysis<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Hasselbeck: How Seattle Seahawks could gain edge sprinkling in Milroe<\/a>
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