The Seattle Seahawks acquired one of the smartest players in the NFL this offseason when they signed wide receiver Cooper Kupp following his release from the Los Angeles Rams. Not only did the Seahawks sign away a player from their biggest division rival. Kupp's insight into the Sean McVay offense will be beneficial to both head coach Mike Macdonald and new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.
McVay's Rams have routinely set offensive trends around the NFL. Kupp was a huge part of that. On the flip side, NFL defenses have routinely been forced to respond to McVay's innovative offense.
Kupp recently gave Seattle Sports' Stacy Jo Rost a fantastic answer in response to a question about complex NFL defenses.
"In 2017 and 2018, Sean McVay's offense was ahead of the game," Kupp said. "We were running plays and they [defenses] had no idea what was going on. In 2019, defenses start catching on. There's a little bit of this [defensive coordinator] Vic Fangio thing that catches on. They could stop our offense a little bit. You start seeing more Cover 4 [defense] in 2019. Safeties are now playing things from depth. 2020 comes and the Rams hire Brandon Staley, who was with Fangio in Chicago. In one year, Staley puts together the no. 1 defense in the league."
You should watch the whole clip below.
Kupp's insight into evolving NFL offenses and defenses could be vital to the Seahawks' success this season.
