Over the past few years, the Seattle Seahawks have found it difficult to put together an offensive line that can protect Russell Wilson. Duane Brown thinks things can be different in 2019.

John Boyle, a reporter for Seahawks.com, Brown seemed confident in saying that Seattle can have the best offensive line in the NFL. The Seahawks offensive tackle had a few things to say about the offensive line coming into 2019.

“Our line has a chance to be the best in the league, I think,” Brown said. “If we keep everyone healthy, the talent we have, the mixture of youth and experience that we have, we have a chance to really be great, and Mike (Iupati) has been a really great addition for us.”

For you to be the best in the NFL, you have to believe you're the best. Therefore, Brown is instilling the mindset for the rest of the offensive linemen that they should be confident as a group in the upcoming season.
Seattle will absolutely need the offensive line to protect their prized possession in Wilson better than they did in 2018. The Seahawks allowed Wilson to get sacked 51 times in 2018 (eighth most in the NFL).
Over Wilson's seven-year career, he's been sacked an average of 42 times per season. That number will need to decrease if they hope to prolong his career under center. Although, sometimes it is tough to protect mobile quarterbacks who do some of their damage outside of the pocket.
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In conclusion, if the Seahawks want to return to being a dominant team once again they must win in the trenches first. Although, the Seahawks new offensive tackle has the utmost confidence that Seattle can boast the best offensive line in the league in 2019.