It's not easy to leave a team you played with for more than ten years, no matter what stories get told near the end. Dunlap spent a decade in Cincinnati, the team that drafted him in the second round back in 2010. Dunlap said after Thursday's game that he has nothing but respect for Bengals owner Mike Brown and the entire organization, but he was also excited to start the next phase of his career. "This is a new chapter," Dunlap said. "I'm at peace with everything and I'm excited for what's to come and the future. It's electric, just like this green. Sky is the limit."
Carroll and Seahawks general manager John Schneider have a knack for identifying players whose personalities and style of play fit well in Seattle's established culture. By Dunlap's own admission, he appears to fit the bill.
"It's just contagious, the culture," Dunlap explained. "From upstairs, the city, to the valet of the hotel that I was staying at when they first put me here. How in tune everyone is. How positive everyone is, consistently. Even though, with the way that we started off – we had those two losses back-to-back – everyone was consistently positive. No one was second guessing anything. Everybody was honest with themselves, willing to work, acknowledged what we needed to do better, and we worked at it. All the layers of the culture here. It's just positive. Believe in it. The leaders, Russ, (Duane Brown) and Bobby, they speak it, they follow up and they are out there on the front lines doing it with you. They lead the way and I'm just trying to find my place."
Whether it's culture, accountability or improving health, the Seahawks pass rush continues to progress. The Seahawks have 16 sacks over their past four games, and both Carroll and Dunlap believe the defense is just getting started.
"The corners are getting healthy," Dunlap said. "Still getting guys more healthy and getting the d-line back, getting that depth back. And when the offense is controlling the ball game like they did, running, scoring at will, long drives, I think the sky is the limit. That's a great recipe that I love."
Carroll spoke optimistically about the return of cornerback Shaquill Griffin and rookie defensive end Darrell Taylor after Thursday's win.
"There's no reason that we can't come together and play really good football," Carroll noted. "There's no reason, from this point forward. We just have to get comfortable with everybody that's out there."
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