5 Observations From Practice No. 3 Of Seahawks 2022 Training Camp

As mentioned above, Lockett went off in the red zone, and there were some other good moments for the offense, including a nice Drew Lock-to-Colby Parkinson touchdown over the middle, and great back-shoulder touchdown catch by Marquise Goodwin on a ball from Lock, one of several nice connections between those two on Saturday.

But the defense definitely had its moments in the red zone as well, including a great pass breakup by Coby Bryant on a fade to the much-taller Parkinson, a diving pass breakup by Ugo Amadi and a few nice coverage plays from Burns going against the likes of Lockett and DK Metcalf.

While the defense had plenty of good moments, for defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt, one touchdown by the offense in a red-zone session was one too many.

Asked to assess the defense in the red zone, Hurt said, “50-50. I don’t want to give the offense anything. This is our team, I love them, so I want them to do great all the time. But from a competitive nature, when we get between the white lines, I want to kick their ass every day. But there were some good things that were done, obviously we’ve got some things to continue to clean up, but that’s all in a good day’s work.”

So far in camp, Sidney Jones IV and Artie Burns have been the cornerbacks with the No. 1 defense, and both have played well, but those two also have a pair of rookies pushing them in Coby Bryant and Tariq Woolen, and things will get even more competitive whenever Tre Brown gets back from the PUP list.

And throughout the first week of camp, Bryant, the 2021 Jim Thorpe Award winner as college football’s top defensive back, has looked really sticky in coverage. As mentioned earlier, he had one of the best defensive plays of the day when he broke up a pass intended for the 6-foot-7 Parkinson, and he also had several other nice moments, including great coverage on a deep ball that, despite a good throw Drew Lock, fell incomplete with…