I heard that Donald press conference too, and he
said that watching Brock Purdy sort of taught him to
think more like a point guard just distribute the ball
, get the ball out to the playmakers. All
right, he's got some different playmakers in Seattle.
They've reconstituted that wide receiver room a little bit,
obviously Cooper Kup, the big name. How is
that going to work in Seattle? Well, Cooper
Cupp, obviously glad to be back home and home
state of Washington. Excited to play the Rams a
couple of times a year, staying in the division
, still thinks he has a lot of football remaining
, said he's been doubted throughout his whole life.
He was an undersized receiver when he was in high
school. barely recruited and then a later draft pick
in the NFL had to prove his way there.
So he's excited to show what he still has in
the tank. He remembers thinking when he signed with
the Seahawks how behind he was because he had been
with Sean McVeigh the entirety of his eight year career
in the same system. But then he realized he'll
be working with Kuia and Sam Darnold and everybody's gonna
be learning that offense, so he's excited to collaborate
and see how that offense can evolve. He was
asked if Jackson Smith and Jigbab and him, who
both tend to play in the slot, how they
would operate together, and he said in these offenses
, whether it's McVeigh or Kubiak or Shanahan, all
the receivers have to learn all the different positions because
they could line up on any given play from any
different positions. So that won't be an issue.
He said he has a lot of respect for Sam
Darnold, the way he faced adversity early in his
career and then to come back the way he did
in Minnesota last year showed him a lot about who
the person is and getting back to Cup and the
respect he has for everybody in that building. He
said they're, they're bringing in good people who love
football. That's how you set the culture when they
were recruiting him to Seattle, there wasn't much talk
about scheme and all that. It was about the
people and the culture. They're looking to build something
special there with the Seahawks.