Coach DC included Bud Clark in his first preseason All-22 breakdowns after the Seattle Seahawks’ 17-7 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday. The film review also singled out Tyrice Knight and Rylie Mills as Seattle worked through its defensive evaluation before Week 1.
That review came from the same period when Seattle was using preseason film and practice reps to sort out depth and role versatility. Mike Macdonald is still getting a read on his starters, while Sunday night’s game against the Tennessee Titans gives the Seahawks another chance to look at the bottom of the roster.
Julian Love on joint practice
Julian Love said joint practice gives the defense a different kind of work than a preseason game. He called it “a lot of intentional reps,” and added, “You’re not just going through a game setting. You’re doing one-on-ones against these guys, you’re doing third down period, like certain concept periods against them but you’re going full go.”
Love also said, “It’s cool where you get intentional work,” and, “It’s always good to see other ones.” His point was practical: “You can read and react because me as a defensive back, it’s nice when you can play a ball in a different setting against different people, get some different tendencies and stuff.”
Bud Clark in Coach DC’s breakdowns
Coach DC’s preseason breakdowns centered on players Seattle is still sorting out on defense, with Bud Clark among the names under review. The same breakdowns pointed to Tyrice Knight and Rylie Mills, which shows the review was not just about one position but about how different defenders fit into the bigger rotation.
That matters because the Seahawks do not have many live chances left before the regular season. Nick Emmanwori will not be seen in a game until Week 1 at the soonest, so the film work and the Sunday night preseason game against the Tennessee Titans become part of the same evaluation window rather than separate tracks.
Seattle’s next defensive look
Macdonald and Aden Durde are using the final preseason stretch to sort through starters and depth, and the film from Saturday and the practice work from Friday feed that process together. Coach DC’s breakdowns gave a public view into the same question the coaching staff is facing: which defenders can handle more than one role when the snaps tighten.
The Sunday night game will still offer another look at depth, but Love’s comments make the order of importance plain. The joint practice gave Seattle the more specific defensive test, and the game now serves as the broader check on who can carry that work into Week 1.
