Seahawks Tre Flowers getting picked on was very good

Seahawks rookie Tre Flowers is making a transition from safety to cornerback. And the Colts may have done Seattle a favor in preseason week one.

The Seahawks need to fill the space created by the release of Richard Sherman. Byron Maxwell may fill the right cornerback position. But Shaquill Griffin is presumed to be the left corner and the one to Sherman’s true role. But long term? Maxwell may not be the answer. And Tre Flowers may be.

And during Seattle’s first preseason game, the Colts may have done the team a huge favor. Flowers played 31 snaps last Thursday and it felt as if on every one of his snaps, Indianapolis threw in his direction.

Flowers is attempting to be a converted safety to cornerback. I say attempting because he isn’t there yet. He might be playing corner, but he is still learning the position. For Seattle to get the best use out of Flowers in 2018, they need him to learn quickly.

The great thing about Flowers is he has nearly perfect size for what head coach Pete Carroll wants in his corners. Flowers is 6-foot-three and a bit over 200 pounds. In other words, that is pretty close to Richard Sherman size. And Flowers has studied Sherman tape to learn to play like the former-Seahawk.

According to John Clayton of 710 ESPN Seattle, Flowers “showed great footwork and the ability to stay with a receiver who is trying to beat him deep.” But Seattle may miss Sherman the most not on the field but in not being able to teach Flowers. The rookie from Virginia Tech has the size for the position, but not yet the technique.

The Seahawks will miss Kam Chancellor and Sherman in 2018. But they already have Shaquill Griffin who might become one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL. If Tre Flowers can develop into something close to what Brandon Browner was in Seattle, then the Seahawks will have their outside corners set for the next five years at least.