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USAT: Seahawks Wire

Jan 20, 2022

One of the hardest things to swallow about the Seahawks’ disappointing 2021 season was a strong performance by the special teams unit that went to waste. The offense and defense both had their ups and downs and almost never thrived at the same time, but this group was playing at a quality level for the entire season. Aside from an off-year by kicker Jason Meyers, this special teams unit was about as good as any in the NFL. - As expected, they came in near the top of Rick Gosselin’s annual special teams rankings. In the end, the Seahawks finished No. 3 in the league, trailing only the Colts and the incomparable Ravens. - Seattle scored particularly well in Gosselin’s punting, takeaways and points scored categories. - Strange and inexplicable things happen every offseason, but from where we’re sitting special teams coordinator Larry Izzo’s job should be as safe as anybody’s on Pete Carroll’s staff. - - RelatedPete Carroll planning for more 'attack-minded' defense going forward - - List - - Ranking 7 free agents that could improve the Seahawks offensive line most - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Seahawks Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Seahawks Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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