Some Seahawks fans got a preview of the offense at the mock game earlier this week on Sunday. On Saturday, the rest of us will finally get a chance to see some elements of the new Shane Waldron offense when the Seahawks play the Las Vegas Raiders. Gabe Jackson gets to go up against his former team. Ugo Amadi and Marquise Blair are in a battle for the nickel corner spot. Ugo talked about being coached by a former teammate, the new Seahawks offense and the possibility of returning kicks. Marquise Blair answered some questions, too.

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The first Seahawks preseason game kicks off on Saturday. While we likely won't see much of Russell Wilson and other starters, there are some things to watch for with the Seahawks new offense led by coordinator Shane Waldron. We talk about what we want to see from the running back spot behind Chris Carson and depth on the offensive line with starters like Duane Brown and Ethan Pocic sitting out this weekend. Aldon Smith was released from the Seahawks this week and there is still some considerable depth on the line to watch along with some possible changes to their defensive alignment.

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Look for another episode later today as we are set to preview this Saturday's preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Will Dissly was on the podium on Wednesday and talked about a couple of players who have an opportunity to showcase their talents with Duane Brown set to sit out during the preseason. Ahkello Witherspoon talked about his excitement to get on the field for the game this weekend.

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Pete Carroll praised a pair of rookie offensive linemen while speaking to the media on Tuesday. Those two players are likely to see extra playing time on Saturday against the Raiders considering the players out with injury or age/holdout when it comes to Duane Brown. Ethan Pocic and Cedric Ogbuehi won't be traveling with the team to Las Vegas, but the good news is that Dee Eskridge is seeing progress toward getting onto the practice field. Jordyn Brooks spoke about the mentorship that Bobby Wagner has provided and Tre Flowers lists who he things are the funniest Seahawks.

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Russell Wilson passed for nearly 200 yards in Sunday's mock game at Lumen Field. The highlight of his day was a throw to DK Metcalf down the sideline. Chris Carson scored the offense's only touchdown of the day and Poona Ford scored for the defense on a fumble recovery. After the game, Pete Carroll talked about some of the current injury situation for some players and the status of contract talks with Duane Brown. Wilson also talked about the importance of having Brown on the field for the season and gave his opinion on his list of funniest Seahawks players.

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Not a lot to learn from the Seahawks specialists on the podium Saturday. Tyler Ott joked that it took a Pro Bowl season in 2020 to finally get his opportunity with the media this year. Jason Myers spoke to the mentality of carrying a perfect field goal kicking streak into 2021 and Michael Dickson noted that John Ursua is terrible and kicking field goals. Finally, with Nick Bellore make a third straight list from guys noting him among the funniest players on the team?

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Possibly the most under-the-radar competition at training camp this year is the one for punt and kick returner. Both positions cycled through a few different players last season. D.J. Reed stood out last year and according to special teams coach Larry Izzo, it sounds like that aggressive nature we've seen in the past makes him a favorite to continue at the spot this season. Tyler Lockett gave us confirmation on Friday that Nick Bellore may just be the funniest player on the Seahawks, and also put himself into the top 5 after being left off the list by DK Metcalf earlier this week.

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The Seahawks started practicing in pads this week and Field Gulls writer Tyler Alsin was in attendance to take notes on what he saw from Wednesday's practice. Russell Wilson continues to look like his usual self, but was a new quarterback brought in to compete with Geno Smith for the backup job? Based on Smith's performance on Wednesday, it looks like it may be possible. Quandre Diggs impressed on Wednesday along with a player who has the potential to be a preseason crush if he continues to play in games the way he's showing up on the practice field. Tyler also previews an article that's up at fieldgulls.com that talks about PFF's latest ranking of NFL defensive lines and the Seahawks were nearly at the bottom of the list.

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The Seahawks new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron spoke to the media at training camp for the first time. Seattle is preparing for a mock game on Sunday and Waldron will be calling plays from the field. He stayed away from specifics with the offense, but did talk about the importance of tempo and how the short and intermediate game plays into having a balanced offense. Pete Carroll also talked about some players who impressed at camp early this week including rookie tackle Stone Forsythe. He also praised undrafted running back Josh Johnson and second-year receiver Freddie Swain.

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