Bruce Irvin has been a part of some great defenses in Seattle, as well as some not so great ones in other places during his career. Now that Irvin is back with the Seahawks, he’ll try to help improve a unit that ranks last in several important stats.
The first step towards improvement is finding out what’s wrong. Speaking with reporters yesterday Irvin honed in on the problems, namely communication and inexperience. Here’s what he said, per Bob Condotta at the Seattle Times.
“Honestly, I just think that on defense it’s a communication thing. I was with Sean (Desai) last year in Chicago, so I know the system already. It’s big on communicating. You have to change the strength, so you have to communicate that because the plays go from one side to the other side with certain motions and stuff. I think once we are out there chattering and guys are beleiving in one another, I think it will make a difference. From what I’ve seen being at home, I see a young defense with not a lot of experience playing with onbe another, but the talent is there.”
Irvin’s experience and leadership will be welcome additions to this defense. However, he’ll also have to make some plays. Aside from free agent pickup Uchenna Nwosu, the outside linebacker rotation has been a total disappointment this year so far.
