How the 2013 Seahawks Changed the NFL

[@ThinkingFootball]

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[@riverpage7896]

julio jones breakdown🙏

[@alphavital1597]

Prime JJ Watt breakdown

[@riverpage7896]

@ThinkingFootball one like the streets want it

[@rltrotter]

80's-90's 49ers west coast offense. 80's-90's Oilers run and shoot. 90's Steelers zone blitz

[@joshuaprince6927]

2006 Bears defense. 2009 Colts or Saints Offenses. 2007 Patriots Offense.

[@robesterd8132]

They are the greatest pass defense of all time. In an era where Passing was at its highest, they were in a class of their own statistically. Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, Bobby Wagner, and Kam Chancellor all deserve to be hall of famers.

[@Rileyxray]

What about the Denver Broncos “No Fly Zone”

[@Tron247]

​@@Rileyxray I was just thinking this lol I think No Fly Zone is right up there with them. In my opinion, they had to carry the team overall more than LOB but I don't think that translates to them being "better". Both generational level defenses.

[@dysflexxia8204]

@@Rileyxray Both top 10 defenses of all time, I’d say LOB is higher for me because they had a longer reign(of terror) in the league, plus they shut down statistically the best offense of all time.

[@ThinkingFootball]

Right up there, but just behind imo Isn't it crazy we got 2 of the greatest defenses ofall time within 2 seasons of eachother? Crazy

[@snakenmyboot4278]

@@ThinkingFootball 2000 Ravens would like a word.....

[@jamespa7193]

Kam deserves no less than the hall of fame. He was an iconic player. Legendary.

[@Huntswick]

L take

[@brayden_lucky]

​@Huntswick how is that a L take lmao

[@jayt4083]

Absolute animal

[@communionshaped]

@@HuntswickL ragebait

[@DylanOfTheTower]

​@@brayden_lucky he played 8 years bruh... and had a short prime. Y'all act like he was Ed Reed or Sean Taylor. Mad gassing it up

[@desiferguson4478]

This defense use to put foot in my Niners a** for years…didn’t appreciate this defense until Uncle Sherm became a Niner and got a inside look on how smart he was and how that single high worked…Kam Chancellor made that defense terrifying.

[@sab6261]

Still, the Niners outplayed them all game long in that NFC championship game. The refs took the game from them and handed it to the Seahawks.

[@waybackzay]

@@sab6261horrible take 🤣🤣

[@sab6261]

@@waybackzay The truth is sometimes horrible.

[@waybackzay]

@@sab6261 sometimes the truth can’t be handled. 9ers got outplayed that game. Keep coping

[@sab6261]

@@waybackzay Seahawks got outplayed BADLY.

[@carsonbarnes1834]

imagine your defense being so unbelievably good that you talk about 5 players (kam, sherm, earl, MB, avril) at length without getting to wagner. LOB was unfair.

[@geordiejones5618]

They would have been unfair if they had the confidence of being back to back champs. Losing to the Pats the way they did broke that whole team.

[@tv26889]

Brady sliced them up at the end of the 2014 superbowl.

[@d.corbin8817]

@@tv26889their whole secondary was hurt going into that game. They had their 5th string corner playing

[@tv26889]

@@d.corbin8817- patriots were better that game, don't chalk it up as something different. Only ppl missing were jeremy lane and Cliff Avril in the fourth quarter. if they were all hurt to the point where they couldn't play satisfactorily they wouldnt have been on the field.....

[@alexfalgione]

@@tv26889 The whole defense was hurt by the time the 3rd quarter started. Sherman played the whole game with a separated shoulder from the week before courtesy of Earl Thoms. But losing Cliff Avril in the 2nd half is really what killed that team.

[@sahc123]

It was such an honor to be able to watch defense being played that good, earl thomas is one of the best safties i ever seen

[@smoove2432]

I dont think we will ever see anything like this again. They literally had the best Middle Linebacker, Free Safety, Strong Safety and Corner in the league all on one unit.

[@judahsoremy9857]

Michael Bennet, Cliff Avril, Bruce Irvin, Chris Clemons, K.J. Wright?

[@misterseahawks9617]

The culmination of multiple great coaches is such a great way to put it. Quinn at DC with Richard coaching the secondary, and Norton coaching the linebackers, plus alot of really good assistant coaches, guys like Rocky Seto created a monster under Pete. Everytime one of those guys left, it just got worse until it was all eventually over.

[@justinmayfield6579]

Honestly, it might seem strange, but a huge part of the D’s success was its ability to stay fresh because of the Seahawks Offense’s run-heavy focus which gobbled up clock, wearing down the opposing D and keeping the Hawks D much more fresh. It’s incredible how it all worked together. Great analysis!

[@BenLee-q5k]

"Greatest units to ever grace the game" damn mf right

[@Rileyxray]

What about the Denver Broncos “No Fly Zone”

[@Zion2540hd]

@@Rileyxrayprobably the one of greatest single season unit oat

[@jasonsandlin9650]

​@@RileyxrayBroncos secondary was not as great as the LOB. Von Miller and the defensive front were what made the defense great.

[@flyingblind5677]

@@Rileyxraygave up more receiving touchdowns than Seattle in 2015 🤷‍♂️, great defense though

[@tv26889]

Brady sliced them up at the end of the 2014 superbowl.

[@TheZXKUQYB]

Getting Bennett & Avril in 2013 in the 2nd wave of FA signing was insane. Avril master of knocking the ball out = sack. Clemons under appreciated pass rusher. Bennett was a FA steal.

[@nickfowler547]

Their D-Line was criminally underrated too. Bennett, Clemons, Avril, and Mebane were SERIOUS

[@ggsimmonds1]

Kam was great, but Earl Thomas is what made this defense work. He was the hinge everything else relied on. The outside corners could play aggressive because they knew Earl could help with any inside route. If Earl isn't there to protect the post, Sherman isn't going to be nearly as aggressive. And Cam was able to play as a hybrid coverage linebacker because Earl could play deep centerfield like few guys could (Ed Reed and Bob Sanders come to mind from recent memory).

[@phillipisayev1273]

But Earl could also afford to be flying recklessly all around the field because he knew he had Kam Sherman KJ Wagner and a fantastic Dline with Avril and Bennet forcing errant passes and having each others back. The whole point of that defense is that every single player was one of “the hinges” on the team. It’s why their pre game mantra was always that “who’s got my back (I got your back)”.

[@ggsimmonds1]

@@phillipisayev1273 It wasn't recklessly. There wasn't a situation where he had deep middle responsibility and he said you know what imma go defend the flats. Earl was the hinge because thats the nature of his position in a single high defense. Its like an offensive line, even if LG is your clear cut best player on the line, the center is still the hinge.

[@ThinkingFootball]

As someone who watched every game, no, Kam was more important Earl couldn't do what he did if he didn't have such a great run stopping unit in front of him, and having Sherman lock one side meant he could cheat the other outside receiver more and deny the pass This team worked because it was a great unit, but Kam was the Engine

[@ggsimmonds1]

@@ThinkingFootball Disagree. Scheme wise the deep safety in a single high shell is virtually always the most important guy. If he fails his responsibility the defense is cooked. And it didn't matter who the corners were, the single high safety always has post responsibility. ALWAYS. You play single high and don't defend the post and try telling the coach "well I thought Sherman could lock him down" your coach is going to chew you out. This is revisionist history. Kam being the heart and soul or locker room leader of the defense would get no argument from me whatsoever, but strictly Xs and Os? Absolutely not. There's a reason Earl has 3 first team APs to Kam's 0

[@grheryford]

Together, they were like a lock and key, both unique, both required.

[@morganyu812]

Its Amazing that Pete Carroll has an hour long breakdown on teaching players how to tackle correctly thats been on KZbin since 2013... And most of these DBs still dont know how to tackle.

[@Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken]

Yeah..Seattle also started having extremely terrible tacking. Idk why he never did another "Rugby" tackling fieldtrip again. Feels like the team's leadership got a little too complacent after having such absolute greatness for so many years in multiple positions.

[@sean2797]

After the loss in the 2nd superbowl, you could feel the air had come out the sails​@Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken

[@maskedman5657]

Now Seattle has Mike MacDonald to recover some of that Pete Carroll LOB success. Danggit

[@61Wolves-yt4yk]

Bro you are the greatest analyst of all time you break it down so clean that a person who's never watched football can get it !!!

[@EBA_10]

That's a stretch lmao.

[@guy990]

@@EBA_10who's making content like this on KZbin that's better?

[@espectrodelayautja6320]

Most people overlook one major thing this defense did that I loved. The first chance they got, they would take a defenseless receiver flag. From that point on in the game, everything was sold up. WRs would lay down the rest of the game which made teams run the ball more and they would pack the house in. I loved it. Psych out. Earl and Cam lay one hit and no one wants the ball. It was beautiful to witness.

[@jasonsandlin9650]

There weren't any defenseless receiver penalties back then. Only targeting. Meaning u couldn't lead with the crown of your helmet. As long as u didnt lead with your head anything was free game.

[@Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken]

​@@jasonsandlin9650 Yup. Believe it was one the Cowboy coaches who also lost their shit that Seattle was why no one could play "football" anymore 😂😂

[@KDRusha]

What I REALLY learned here is just how important and game changing a great staff is

[@jb17415]

The production value, quality information, relevant clips, and deep understanding astound me… what a top tier video

[@PastorTrue93]

14:11 When you have a safety that can destroy a pulling Guard, thats cheating lol

[@melenzoferrer4786]

Well-presented. What a top-notch retrospective.

[@rimmel8158]

Been waiting for someone to drop a deepdive on the Legion of Boom. Love the film breakdown!

[@malrulesall9669]

One of my favorite teams of the 2010’s

[@realjcoop182]

They really should've been a 2X SB winning team

[@ez5324]

Was it their fault they lost because they couldn’t keep Brady out of the endzone? Or Russel Wilson’s fault for not being able to outscore the patriots.

[@KorithStoneheart]

It's Carroll's fault for choosing to pass at the 1-yard line instead of have Marshawn Lynch just run it in​@@ez5324

[@chloehennessey6813]

@@ez5324they had it in the closing minutes. Carol out smarted himself by passing instead of making them try and stop Lynch. They hadn’t stopped him all day. Makes no sense why he chose that play.

[@Huntswick]

@@chloehennessey6813 they stopped him literally the two plays before the interception lol?

[@yeettiti3621]

Pple act like Hawks weren't up by like 10 in 4th..Tom Brady just figured out the defense & made the proper adjustments...also, Hawks made an unbelievable catch that will probably never be duplicated again to even get into the Red zone...Wilson & company made a good play, Butler just made a better play by snatching the ball from the receiver...had he made the TD, it would've been considered a great play..pple just hated the Pats winning so much they destroyed the Hawks play call...& Lynch was stopped at the goalline plenty earlier in the yr & was just stopped the play before the INT...there was no guarantee he would have scored, which is why they tried to trick the Pats

[@keyes8495]

They key is their first down defense. They are the only team that ran a strictly Under defense out if the 43; all other teams ran over defense.

[@maurice_dot]

like this as a seahawks fan and it would be cool if you did a similar video with all the recent top defenses(no fly zone,ravens etc)

[@tatertots0046]

08 Steelers are the best

[@PeterRichardsandYoureNot]

Coming home from the game tonight against the great packers, dec 15th 2024, and watching this I am left with my head in my hands and a tear in my eye. We will never have this again.

[@susanmartin3762]

Great job! You're better than the pros at breaking down the plays and explaining things. That's great for someone likes me who is trying to learn this game! I wish I was more involved with my team when the L.O.B. was strong and dangerous!

[@kpmurphy2738]

It was pretty much all Cam Chancellor. Wagner was good but once the SH's lost Chancellor, the defense was done. He was another linebacker who played safety.

[@johnmal429]

Love this video. My favorite unit in football i’ve ever watched. A little biased i’m a seahawks fan. However the analysis was amazing

[@diontaedaughtry974]

I started watching football because of them. When I saw Kam hit Demaryius Thomas in Superbowl 48 that's when I've hooked. Great breakdown 👍👍

[@Noochino]

Great Video. What a time this was as a seahawk fan

[@Biloimlost]

Bro dropped this as I was watching his other vids for the firsts time

[@ThinkingFootball]

Welcome to the film nerd club

[@emmanuel4390]

This is the best football breakdown I have ever heard.

[@williamsampson4460]

Mebane the Defensive Tackle was a super underrated part of the legion of boom. His run stopping up the middle allowed so many other players to be aggressive creating situations where the opposing QB would be under pressure while lacking good options downfield.

[@jpii8468]

You just earned a sub. This is an excellent breakdown. Respect.

[@badlandskid]

I’ll never forget Sherman’s face when Russel tossed the INT to Buttler. 😂😂😂

[@Slippery_MOOSE]

Used to score as much on defense as offense. What a time to be a fan

[@egschreib4795]

These videos are so good! Thank you!

[@MaxiYaps]

When Thinking Football uploads, it feels like I took 78 blue chews

[@justinsantiago5030]

kam smoked visor still hard af

[@vacuus9281]

Phenomenal Video !

[@sjmemz7285]

15:44 That tracking is insane easily one of the smartest strong safety there is

[@alexfalgione]

Incredible video and great analysis!

[@Ronnieg22]

Imagine this being your fantasy teams defense

[@michaelweigand9346]

Buncha really smart dudes too. These guys were unreal.

[@NakoTako]

I can here the LOB chants in my head, watching this unit is nostalgic

[@RandomUser25122]

Sounds like as well as being talented, they were also very intelligent. Intelligent enough to learn and remember a lot of options and indicators, then be smart enough to react to what they see at scrimmage on the field. Incredible

[@wojtekmeritum1206]

Your channel is amazing.

[@ThinkingFootball]

Appreciate the love!

[@justicarjoshua]

Been waiting for this! So hyped!

[@Gfraenkel3]

great video bro

[@ericsmith9835]

Tremendous breakdown of my Hawks!

[@leemcdonald1342]

Could you run the Seahawks' Cover 3 defense from a 3-4 front?

[@demariwillis3308]

Great video definitely one of the best defenses of all time would love to see one on Rex Ryan defenses.

[@Name-xc8oh]

Nice breakdown!

[@damo-_-3067]

Good video bro well done

[@DGarrettDG]

even as a Rams fan i had to respect them. was a big Earl Thomas fan especially

[@Zion2540hd]

“But earl Thomas don’t go on trees” 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@jackk2898]

Dude, Great Vid Bro🍻🤙

[@BKABeloved]

I know Earl kinda plays 3rd fiddle here but his ability to play Center Field and go sideline to sideline is really what made this defense so special. Single high safeties aren’t supposed to have that much range (Ed Reed being the exception)

[@dav1_5]

U need to do a vid on last years chiefs defense, highlighting their use of crazy unique disguises paired with their high use of pressures sent from every direction, that was all glued together by their versatile personal. Spags is one of a kind, gotta highlight what he did last year

[@SteveGamesFTW]

My first year I lived in Colorado (2013), everyone was hyped about Peyton and the Broncos being unstoppable and I believed it as well of course, but watching that super bowl was devastating and eye-opening. Yeah the seahawks offense was amazing, but I remember this game more for their defense. They stomped on that broncos offense immensely, and it just seemed like they would get an interception every other play. It’s interesting cause after this super bowl, broncos switched to focusing a lot more on their defense which helped them win in 2016! Crazy to think that this super bowl was 10 years ago.

[@3serio]

In HS we played a single high out of a 3-3-5 base. It’s funny how we used some of these concepts and back then it not realizing the different personal was so confusing, then in college Ga.State we ran a traditional 4-3 and i felt stupid seeing that the change in personnel doesn’t mess with the fundamentals.

[@pboogity8309]

Every madden defense I’ve built over the past decade aspires to be this defense

[@Jackson-zu5ny]

Phenomenal topic!

[@jakeoberhand8742]

They ran that cover 3 - match coverage with Bobby Wagner covering tight ends and inside receivers , with the safety down in the box (kam) so you couldn’t even run the ball

[@isaiahmcconnell]

Mann take me back😢

[@erbgorre]

that clip of kam blowing up the pulling lineman to then make the tackle on the RB never gets old. shades of ocho accidentally running into ray lewis, only in reverse sizes -.-

[@drivewithbishop4426]

Tight ends loved Pete’s defense. Olsen, Gronk, JThom and Reed ate seconds and thirds when they played the LOB.

[@jameshoops10]

8:05 speaking a little sabanese i see 😂

[@ce6ej]

My absolute FAVORITE football KZbinr!! I always stop what I’m doing when you upload bro. I hope my Brownies continue to have a good defense this season.

[@ThinkingFootball]

Love me some Jim Schwartz - one of the best DCs out there

[@evansullivan-e3l]

They perfected that cover 3 scheme

[@singhisgaming5281]

We need a video of the 2015 no fly zone

[@thomaspatrickparker6648]

Taking notes for my madden franchise rn.

[@Omar-wn7pb]

Don’t forget they had Byron Marxwell and Walter Thurmond and Jeremy Lane as well deep af

[@SmithMason5494]

Aw hell yeah, LoB video to satiate the offseason until my seahawks play again.

[@simonmehmet124]

You should do a break down of the 46!

[@ThinkingFootball]

I want too, I just don't have the tape - Consistent archies of tape only goes back to around 2002, I don't even know where I'd go about finding tape from the 80s

[@elitovar3103]

Perfect defense

[@playthatagainbruh394]

Great analysis I'd like to see a Fall of the LOB/Cover 3....I'm sure the league adapted with counters

[@ADreadBellow]

I always will be a Patriot fan but man did we love watching the Legion of Boom.

[@ThatsNotVeryFunnyLol]

This is what has bothered me so much about the Packers defense for over a decade. No physicality at all, they build the team around finesse & pass defense, and they still get torched eventually. Its the most frustrating thing ever. Year in year out, their run defense gets absolutely cooked and leads to them getting out time of possessioned and physical every single game. Its a losing recipe 9/10 times unless your offense is prolific enough to handle constant scoring. Its weird too because you'd figure they'd fix it by now, especially being an outdoors team up north. All those teams typically have good defenses... Bills, Patriots, Steelers, Ravens, Seahawks, etc. Only the Browns & Bengals have had somewhat questionable and non physical defenses in recent memory, and even then, the Browns have had a really good defense lately.

[@sjmemz7285]

Kam was my fav in the team bro was a giant hit stick plus earl thomas then Sherman’s lock down defense just made em in unstoppable team

[@sGzBugz]

This is how I play defense on madden. An ever changing cover 3 taking away whatever area they’re targeting to beat the cover 3

[@kyleareyouserious]

crazy i just started really trying to learn the game of football more in depth and only had some knowledge of 2010s football when i used to watch more then boom …. this video drops lol

[@mandomerlie1997]

Where did you get old all-22 film? This breakdown was awesome!

[@ThinkingFootball]

Coaching friend gave it to me

[@mandomerlie1997]

@@ThinkingFootball so cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@JaySliZe]

I'm just glad we at least had 1 good team during that time

[@kennyb1997]

As a 49er fan this was my personal favorite defense they literally was our worst matchup even as Superbowl contenders 😭😭😭😭😭 Colin Kaepernick vs Russell Wilson 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jlafayet]

As a Seahawks fan, I 100% agreed with Richard Sherman when he said the NFC Championship Game against the Niners was the real Super Bowl. The intensity of the hard-hitting football from both teams in that game is unreal.

[@servicarrrrrrr]

I love them all but that goddamn Earl Thomas was something else ...a true diamond

[@TranquilRealms]

Great Video!

[@Bdawg730rg]

They slid the BLUE CHEW in so damn smooth 😂

[@ayestokes]

i think it would be nice to see the early 2000s bears and their tampa 2 defense

[@kendall3085]

Rest in peace LOB best defense in the league we miss you guys Seahawks fan here

[@josephmullen4553]

Do you think you could add more historical context to these vids? I'd really like to know why the legion of boom stopped being as big of a deal. Did players get traded, age out, or did the league figure out some counter play? I know you touched on it a little at the end but more sounds interesting to me. Love the vids :)

[@ggsimmonds1]

Scheme wise the Seahawks didn't do anything overly special. It was a pretty standard Under front with single high safety. What made the LOB special was personnel. Two big physical corners, Kam, and Earl is a rare mix. That allowed Pete to consistently employ press coverage in his cover 3 which is just unfair. The only defense that exceeds the Seahawks in terms of talent imo were the 2000 Baltimore Ravens. I'm not meaning to start an argument over which defense was better, thats not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is find a youtube video that breaks down the 2000 Ravens scheme on defense. You can't because it doesn't really exist. The Ravens scheme was "we're going to line up in front of you and beat the hell out of you." Then on the other side of the spectrum I'd put a team like the Tampa-2 Buccaneers or Zone Blitz Steelers who were more scheme reliant. On that scheme vs personnel spectrum, the LOB unquestionably fell more on the personnel side. And you just can't keep that together for long.

[@t4d0W]

When you sorta break down the 'best' defenses of the last two decades, there is nothing special about them outside of having amazing talents that fit a consistent scheme/system. Simplicity has always been key for NFL defenses because they are already playing behind (against better) offenses who are gaining the upper hand on them. Urlacher on record has explained for the 2006 Bears they go into games with 5 defensive calls: Cover 2, Cover 3, Man blitz, zone blitz and 3rd down stuff. As was stated by TF Cover 1 keeps the run game honest on early downs if the run game can't break big gains. Obviously the Seahawks had the front 7 personnel to close up those gaps and get at the runner if things broke down. Then on passing downs they had two great corners who can be physical against receiver matchups to jam them at the line of scrimmage. Cover 1/3 is still played today (obvious ex Caroll guys in DC Gus Bradley and HC Dan Quinn) and those respective coaches/coordinators may not have the best athletes to be consistent with the defense. But they still get intended results.

[@FreshlySnipes]

God that was a fun time to be a Seahawks fan

[@michaelwicklund]

A great defensive unit where no one player carries the defense but it was bunch of good to great players who very instinctual who excelled in the scheme. Take out 2 of the starters and this isn’t considered legendary no matter if they are lower end starters or the top 2 everyone built off the other and succeeded because of it.

[@GeeDee-j1f]

Can you do one on the 2000's ravens defense!!!!!

[@Diegosportstalk]

It’s one thing to have a scheme, its another thing to have the guys

[@6goingfor6]

Is there anywhere to access this legion of boom film? My favorite defense and team of all time!

[@kieronmckay4276]

You only have to ask Vernon Davis how good and scary Kam was. There have been very few if any other safeties that were feared like Kam was, and there are always key guys, but he was the heart and soul of that defense that kept all the personalities working together. When he had to retire, none of it worked quite the same ever again.

[@dntpeekmete5825]

Not even just Vernon davis any tightend or reciever who's ever been hit by Kam lol

[@joshjones12]

Legion of boom plus Russell Wilson was so OP against my niners. Obviously the defense was an all time team but something about Wilson against the niners is just different. Whether it’s him on a perennial seahawk team, a sorry ass seahawk team, or him on the broncos. Any time i see Russell’s team on the schedule I know it will be a battle that majority of the time he wins. It was a sad time being a niners fan then. Especially being from Reno, NV. No body useful has ever came from Nevada especially at that time, Kap was my hometown hero going to my favorite team and they did so much good but that was at the seahawks peak of defense and offense which was so sad to see, as a football enthusiast i was mesmerized and lucky to witness such greatness but still a tough pill to swallow. The legion of boom will never be matched in greatness and effect on the game. Even though i was a niners fan i still watched Bam Bam Kam highlights before my football games to hype me up. Pure greatness

[@joshjones12]

Will go down in the same breath as Tevon Austin or De’Anthony Thomas highlights