from a max-burn rotational deployment rather than an every-down pattern of usage. As said above, Bennett AND Avril's games somehow got better once they got here (well...maybe Avril's is basically the same?) and our SB championship season featured a truly ridiculous rotation on the D-line, with specialty players coming in for niche usages, and hammers like Bennett reserved for when they could do the most damage.
I anticipate two things with Richardson on the line: 1) we eclipse last year's interception totals due to increased interior pressure; 2) Bennett has his biggest year, pressures+sacks, since arriving in Seattle. Avril does what Avril does, and he's been able to do his thing essentially since his arrival. I don't see that changing any time soon. But Bennett has always been Target #1 on the D-line for opposing O-linemen to deal with, so wherever he lined up he could get double-teamed or gapped out of the play. This year, with SRich and MB often lining up beside each other, it's going to be impossible to block them both out of the play full-time.