NFL1000: Seattle’s Legion of Boom Still Great, but with 1 Obvious Flaw

October 18, 2016   ·   Doug Farrar   ·   Jump to comments

The Seattle Seahawks' Legion of Boom defense has set an impossibly high standard over the last handful of years. It has led the NFL in scoring defense in each of the last four seasons, a feat unequaled in the post-merger era—only the Cleveland Browns of 1953-57 had done it before.
To have made that mark in a time when things are entirely favorable to passing offenses is even more remarkable. And it's why any little slip in that defensive performance can cause a lot of agita in the Emerald City. So when the New York Jets' Brandon Marshall beat Richard Sherman a couple of times in Week 4, it was a big deal. When Earl Thomas misses deep assignments and leaves openings for opposing passing games, it gets noticed.
More is expected of these guys because more has been given.
And when the Atlanta Falcons visited CenturyLink Field and put up 220 yards through the air and three passing touchdowns in the third quarter of a 26-24 Week 6 loss—one that many believe might h...

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