For the Seahawks defense to be at its disruptive best, for Mike Macdonald's diabolical scheme to be able to fool opposing quarterbacks and play-callers with exotic pressures and coverages that can lead to sacks and turnovers, that unit knows it has to first take care of one of the most basic tenets of defense.

They need to stop the run.

Or as players and defensive coaches like to phrase it, they need to earn the right to rush the passer.

And of all the things the Seahawks have done well on defense so far this season—and there have been a lot of them—what might be most encouraging from a big-picture perspective is how well the Seahawks are defending the run.

Through three games, the Seahawks are holding opponents to a 3.2 yards-per-carry average, which ranks third in the NFL, and are al

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