Around the NFL, it is has reached the end of the offseason workouts that has now given the players a short break until the start of training camp next month.
However, this time frame has Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll a bit worried about how his players will handle these next few weeks, according to Liz Matthews of USA TODAY Sports.
“I’m concerned about the six weeks coming up, that the guys do a really good job taking care of themselves, coming back stronger and faster,” Carroll said Thursday. “They’re in good shape right now, we would be ready to go into camp and we’d be in good shape.”
The concern from Carroll isn't that his players will put themselves in a questionable position rather that they won't keep up their physical conditioning. This is one of the primary reasons offseason workouts are implemented with the goal of getting the players ready physically for the upcoming season.
These last several weeks in both voluntary and mandatory workouts that is where most of that work toward top physical conditioning is aimed at. All that in mind puts Carroll a bit at ease given that these players will each be in charge of keeping up progress on their own away from team orchestrated activities.
This offseason for the Seahawks has been different for several reasons with the changes that the team has made to the roster with a few notable names departing. At the same time, it has put the franchise in a position it hasn't be in for the last several years with them heading into next season as not the favorites to win the NFC West.
There has been the emergence of the Los Angeles Rams along with the expected improvement of the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals that could lead to a highly competitive division in 2018.
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