Seahawks Training Camp: Real Belief in Geno Smith, and Making Another Championship Run

Seattle is always stunning this time of year, and I’m starting the West Coast swing of my camp tour. Here are five takeaways from Seahawks camp …

• The team’s sophomore class has hit the ground running. They’re playing faster than they were a year ago. The corners. The tackles. And one guy in particular that’s worth watching is former second-round pick Boye Mafe, who looks ready to take a nice step in his second NFL season. Mafe’s tough, and came back stronger and more confident, and is drawing comparison internally to Cliff Avril, who was an integral part of the Seahawks’ championship teams. With similarly tough, strong rookie Derick Hall also in the mix, the team’s gotten younger on the edges of the front seven, and deeper, too, which seemed more important Thursday with fourth-year pro Darrell Taylor showing up to practice in a sling.

Smith is a fan favorite at training camp, and seems poised to have another big year after putting  together a phenomenal offseason.

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