As Leonard Williams approached the stage in the team's auditorium for a press conference on Wednesday, the veteran defensive end eschewed the stairs a few feet to his left to make one giant step up onto the stage.

When it was pointed out that there were stairs available, Williams smiled and said, "Through, not around."

That phrase, one of several that Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald uses to define the type of team he's hoping to build in Seattle, wasn't really meant to describe the path that a player takes to his press conference, but it's clear the message is getting through.

In an effort to, borrowing another of Macdonald's favorite mantras, play a style nobody wants to play, the Seahawks are setting out to play a physical, punishing brand of football every time they take the field.

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