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NFL: The Insiders on Kenneth Walker III

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I think that the Seahawks know him very well. And I just think that it was a game that lent itself towards him having one of his slower, if not the slowest day at the office that we've had so far this season... if you look at just the players that are on the field, technically it would tell you that 13 of those 14 runs, the Seahawks were in nickel and on the other one they were in dime. So they had all their DBs on the field. But Brett, if you actually go and watch the plays, I counted out that they played four of those 14 snaps for Kenneth Walker runs in a base formation where Nicky Manwari was straight up an off-ball linebacker.
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Walker faces elite Seahawks run defense that stacked the box effectively in Week 7 rematch.

Walker struggled significantly against the Seahawks' elite run defense in Week 7, recording 14 carries with minimal production. The source notes the Seahawks deployed Nicky Manwari in base and 5-2 formations on 4 of 14 runs to stack the line and prevent outside zone concepts. Against Chicago in Week 8, Walker faces a similar challenge: the Seahawks have allowed the fewest rush yards over expected, fourth fewest yards per carry, and sixth fewest success rate rushing in the NFL, while the Bears lead the league in outside zone carries (103) and explosive rushing plays (13). This is described as "the unstoppable force versus the immovable object."

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