Updated Feb 18, 2013 - 5:07 pm
A healthy Red Bryant should help Seahawks' D-line
Defensive line will be an offseason priority for the Seahawks after a season in which they struggled to generate a consistent pass rush, were periodically gashed by opposing rushing attacks and lost starting weakside end Chris Clemons to a torn ACL.
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That's not necessarily to say Seattle will have to spend an early pick or sign a big-name free agent to bolster its run shaky defense, which ranked 10th in the regular season and allowed 167 yards during the playoff loss to Atlanta. Perhaps the Seahawks could merely bank on improvement from defensive end Red Bryant, who played much of last season with a plantar fascia foot injury.
That injury and the effect it had on Seattle's run defense were among the topics discussed when Mike Sando of ESPN.com joined "Bob and Groz" on Monday.
"I just remember sometimes during the season going into that locker room and he'd have a boot on that thing," Sando said. "It wasn't just sore, I think he was playing with something that was severely limiting him."
Last offseason, the Seahawks saw enough value in Bryant's run-stuffing prowess to sign him to a five-year contract that included $14.5 million in guaranteed money. How much better should they expect their defensive line to be next season assuming Bryant returns to health?
Bob Stelton and Dave Grosby share their thoughts on that question in the video below.
You can listen to Monday's show here.
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Bob Stelton is the co-host of "Bob and Groz". He came to 710 ESPN Seattle from 101 ESPN in St. Louis and had previously worked for Sporting News Radio in Chicago and Santa Monica, Calif. Bob began his radio career in Seattle in 1997 after a failed attempt to become a rock star. 
Dave Grosby is the co-host of "Bob and Groz." The Groz has spent the last 21 years of his 39-year broadcast career as a Seattle sports talk show host. Dave is also the play-by-play announcer for Seattle U basketball on KTTH 770. Before coming to Seattle, Dave worked at KFI in Los Angeles and KFBK in Sacramento. He's been married to his wife Bonnie for 23 years.
After two years as the producer for "Brock and Salk," Colin Paisley now produces "Bob and Groz." Colin also hosts "Seattle Sports at Night" with Tom Wassell and Matt Pitman. Colin came to 710 ESPN Seattle after five years at various FM music stations in Bellingham and Seattle. In addition to his time as producer and host, Colin likes to spend his time embracing his "Slacker Gen-Y" persona by napping and not caring about stuff. Plus he likes tons of bands you've never heard of, and once you hear of them he'll stop liking them.
