Carroll: Shaquem Griffin having ‘very good offseason’
Shaquem Griffin was relegated into a special teams role in his initial season with the Seattle Seahawks. Coach Pete Carroll would like to alter that in 2019.
The one-handed outside linebacker played only eight defensive snaps per Next Gen Stats, at the last 15 regular season games. Carroll wants to use more this year to the rate of Griffin as a pass rusher — a place of need in Seattle.
During offseason workouts, Carroll has proceeded Griffin around, putting him at weakside linebacker in nickel packages and strongside in foundation sets, where he could rush the passer.
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“It has been a good deal for him,” Carroll said, via the team’s official website. “We see how much background he’s on the edge. He has played with outside linebacker for the most part in his profession. He is just more comfortable on the market. That does not mean he can’t perform behind the line of scrimmage. He’s gained a lot there, but you can see him on the border, in distance and coming off the border and pressures and things like thatit’s a fantastic place for him. So he’s had a very, very good offseason with us”
Griffin getting more comfortable is part of this process going to sophomore. That comfort level needs to increase, as could his impact on Seattle’s defense.
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