Week 9 is the first Seahawks game of the year in which I really have no idea who the best defensive player should be. Not even a clue.
That’s intriguing for a game that ended in a 17-3 win for Seattle against a Cardinals offense that is not equipped for Mike Macdonald’s defense regardless of who is at quarterback:
Week 2, Seahawks hold Cardinals to 7 points and 10 first downs
Week 9, Seahawks hold Cardinals to 3 points and 13 first downs
Per Next Gen Stats, the Seahawks are only the second team in the last five years to hold a division opponent to only 10 points across two matchups in the same season.
The Cardinals are bad most weeks, but their two games against Seattle are by far the two worst of head coach Mike LaFleur’s first year on the job. Games like this are a great reminder that defense is the Seahawks’ superpower, enough to probably get Seattle into the playoffs regardless of who their own quarterback is.
But even with a day to process it I’m not sure who the single best standout on defense would be for me. Here are some options and then you vote—I promise to do as little influencing as possible and just give you the facts: