Updated Jan 8, 2013 - 2:18 pm
How Clemons' injury impacts Seahawks' pass rush
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll sounds like he's leaning toward elevating rookie Bruce Irvin into a starting role now that Chris Clemons has been lost to a season-ending knee injury.
In that case, Irvin would transition from a situational pass rusher to the weakside defensive end, a every-down position in which Clemons has thrived.
Less clear is which player would assume Irvin's role. Irvin led all rookies with eight sacks, seeing most of his playing time in passing situations opposite Clemons. Fellow rookie Greg Scruggs, a seventh-round pick, is one option. Scruggs had two sacks and six tackles in 11 games.
Danny O'Neil of The Seattle Times and 710 ESPN Seattle discussed this issue when he joined "Brock and Salk" on Tuesday. O'Neil thinks replacing Irvin is the bigger concern.
"I don't think the drop-off between Clemons and Irvin is as significant as what it does to your depth," he said.
The video below includes additional thoughts from Brock Huard and Mike Salk on how the Seahawks will proceed without Clemons.
You can listen to Tuesday's podcast here.
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Brock Huard has co-hosted the show since 2009. After earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Puyallup High School, Brock went on to a record-setting career at Washington and then spent six years in the NFL, including four with the Seahawks. Brock also works for ESPN as a college football analyst in the booth and the studio. He makes his home on the Eastside with his wife Molly and their three young children.
Danny O'Neil, the new co-host of "Brock and Danny", is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.
