Seattle Seahawks Camp: 5 Questions – Revisited

About a week ago, I listed 5 things that we should look for during the first few practices of training camp. Well, now that we’re through the first few practices, I thought I’d check in on what we saw and see if there were any answers to questions that needed answered.

1) How many snaps does Doug Baldwin get on the outside? 

Some, but not that many. It’s clear that Baldwin is going to be the team’s slot receiver again in 2012. Even with Sydney Rice and Antonio Bryant both out with injuries in the early going, Baldwin isn’t getting a ton of looks on the outside.

2) Who’s calling the adjustments for the defensive front 7?

Bobby Wagner appears to be. The kid is going to be the starting middle linebacker, and the team is preparing him for the roll. All the talk of KJ Wright making the defensive calls appears to have just been talk. Wagner is putting in all the work.

3) What personnel groups are on the field the most?

Really tough to say. Kellen Winslow has only participated in one practice, and he lined up on the outside a lot, making it difficult to tell the deference on personnel groups on the fly, especially at the speed at which the practices have been going.  My impression has been that there have been more 3 WR sets than 2 TE sets, but that could easily be wrong at this point. We’ll have to keep watching.

4) How much is the Seahawk defense in the nickel?

Quite a bit. The Seahawks have had 2 separate looks in the nickel; one with 3 safeties (mostly Winston Guy) and one with 3 corners (Marcus Trufant more than anyone else). The Seahawks have employed these sets about 40% of the time in 11-11 on drills.

5)  Who’s not on the field?

The players I was worried about last week have all been on the field to start camp. John Moffitt, Russell Okung, and Dexter Davis are all practicing without restrictions. Chris Clemons signed that big extension and thus there was no reason for him to hold out. The only key player who hasn’t participated fully is WR Sydney Rice. The players who are on the sidelines are ones that weren’t expected, like wide receivers Antonio Bryant and Jermaine Kearse. There also haven’t been any major injuries yet during camp, which is a good thing.