Despite an encouraging first outing for Seahawks fourth-round rookie Tyrice Knight, head coach Mike Macdonald said he still has plenty of room to grow.
Knight remained in the game longer than Seattle’s actual first-team defenders, playing 30 total defensive snaps in the game, per Pro Football Focus. Most starters were pulled after two drives — both three-and-outs by the Chargers offense.
“He’s a rookie. He’s doing the things, he’s making the plays that he needs to make right now to compete, but he needs to keep chasing it,” head coach Mike Macdonald said of Knight’s performance post-practice on Monday. “There needs to be a sense of urgency there on his mentality, and he’s doing that. I told him it’s going to take him three years. You haven’t made it yet, buddy. You’ve played one preseason game; you’ve got a ways to go. He’ll get there.
External graders could have thought Knight executed a play perfectly when Macdonald wanted him to do something else within the fabric of the scheme. Players can go off of their assignments and still make plays, resulting in a positive grade even if it was off script. That’s just one possibility as to where there is misalignment.
In the past, Macdonald has stated he was high on Knight in the draft because the two-year starter out of UTEP was quick reading his keys and diagnosing plays. Knight showed some of that in his first preseason appearance — especially in run defense — but obviously still has much to improve on.
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