![]() NFL Headlines: Relocation means big money for NFL team owners Trivia Blitz Reveal: How did you come in out in Fridya’s football quiz The logic was circular and it went on forever, but the reality is that Thomas, Sherman, and Chancellor were (and still are) exceptional football players. And Chancellor was only good because of the coverage skills of Thomas and Sherman. But then they would say that Earl Thomas was only good because Chancellor was there to be his enforcer underneath. They would say that Sherman was only good because Thomas was there to help him overtop. The secondary was so historically strong that analysts were unsure whom to credit. Carroll, a defensive back guru, was able to watch a legendary secondary flourish as Chancellor became a well-rounded daunting enforcer, Sherman became the type of cornerback that opposing quarterbacks would not throw the ball toward, and Thomas became known as the best centerfield safety in all of football. The Legion of Boom’s vaunted Cover-3 defense coupled with the secondary’s ability to come up and fill in the short passing game made it a defense with few holes. And not only did the unit fly around forcing fumbles because of big hits, it played so proficiently in the pass defense that opposing gameplans largely refused to throw the football downfield for fear of interceptions. Over the next few years, Seahawks fans were blessed by unrestricted ferocity and leveling hits on the football field. With hard hitters like Chancellor, Browner and Thomas in the secondary, the defensive backs settled on the moniker “Legion of Boom.” It was not simply a nickname. In 2011, Seattle was looking to create a tough defensive identity. It looked like a rag-tag group, but it would soon develop an historic legacy. Seattle signed a giant and unique cornerback in Brandon Browner while also adding rookie cornerbacks Richard Sherman and Byron Maxwell with day three draft picks. In 2011, Seattle pieced together their vision of a formidable defensive secondary. Veteran Lawyer Milloy was still the starting strong safety, allowing Chancellor to sit and learn from one of the National Football League’s best. Seattle also drafted its strong safety of the future in Kam Chancellor in 2010, though many of the fans did not recognize the importance of the fifth round pick at the time. Thomas flashed as a high intensity player who flew around the field like a hawk. With their second first-round pick in the 2010 draft, the Seahawks selected free safety Earl Thomas from the University of Texas. When Pete Carroll took over as the head coach for the Seattle Seahawks in 2010, the Pacific Northwest football team lacked any semblance of identity. ![]()
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