The Seattle Seahawks remain squarely in the mix for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, on the strength of top-5 units across the board; offense, defense, and special teams.

There’s a fourth category that often gets overlooked, but has equally contributed to Seattle’s success in a unique way.

That would be roster members number 40-70, also known as the bench, the practice squad, the “ready squad” as coach calls it – or in a word: depth. Besides being incredibly talented up top and at key positions, it’s not a stretch at all to say the Seahawks might be the deepest team in the NFL.

John Schneider and Mike Macdonald have jointly contributed to a roster and a culture that is better equipped to withstand injury and regression than any other team in the league.

When depth means something

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