"I think he's a supreme teacher, holds his guys accountable," Kubiak said of Benton. "The man can teach, and he stands up in front of our offense every day and leads the room, leads the run game and works alongside Rick (Dennison), who's the same way. Great teacher."
Of course, with a new coach, there will be aspects that are different, but the players can just feel the difference with the new and fresh perspective that Benton brings.
"It's just it's a different type of vibe in the room," Bradford said. "We all love it."
Cross couldn't exactly put words to what that "vibe" is, but feels the shift.
"There's been change from last year to this year and [I'm] just embracing the change and being in the moment."
The change, that potentially comes with more consistency is something Sundell sees as a positive.
"It can change the narrative about the offensive line in Seattle the last however many years and I think it changes your whole offense when you have that consistency up front and being able to do a lot of different things with the playbook."
Cross added, "Continuity is going to be very important for us as a group. Offensive line is a position that we have to play together. All five of us as one…so definitely have to have some synergy there."
As for Sunday's game, two of them will be making their first NFL regular season starts – Zabel and Sundell.
"I feel good. It's time to go to work," Sundell said.