The issue with Seattle is that they have only beaten two teams worth a damn, Green Bay and Denver, both of which were home games as well. Four of their wins are against bottom ten teams (WSH, STL, NYG, and OAK).
BTW, as I said last week, Seattle has no more losing teams to pad their record with easy wins*. They are currently in 8th place overall in the NFC. That's not out of the picture, but with two dates each with the Cardinals and 49ers, along with the Eagles in Philadelphia, you've got an uphill climb just to experience the privilege of losing a wildcard playoff.
* and a lot of those wins against losing teams didn't come easy at all.
I have grieved the loss of the fabulous Superbowl team of last year and I'm now ready to revert to the mildly distracting amusement of following a decent middle-of-the-pack team as I wander around my place on Sundays with the TV on but the sound off.... good for them if they win a few more, but now I won't be crushed if/when they miss the playoffs. I have my memories.
I'm sticking by my prediction of 9-7. that's splitting the last 6. whether that gets a wild card is doubtful.
1. They do not have a good receiving corp. Period.
2. Unger is gone. The run offense suffered immediately - i.e. the 1st 4th down failure (and Pete should have taken the points).
3. The D is not healthy enough to stop the run and the LOB is off their game as a result.
to win the SB, everything has to go perfect. you have to be healthy. the Seahawks aren't healthy.
Aforementioned Arizona run defense. Marshawn struggles to get 50 yards so it's all on Russell.
Rookie Center. The blitzes will come from the edges and Wilson is at his best when he can roll away. He rolls away and ouch...he just got pancaked by an OLB.
Seattle run defense without Mebane is awful. Ellington had a productive game against San Francisco who have a really good run defense. Figure he'll be somewhere between 75-100 yards in this game.
Finally, Russell Wilson. So far he's having his worst season for completion percentage. How much does he miss Golden Tate making great catches on poorly thrown balls?
Man, I hope Unger is back next week. If plays the 4th quarter, we win the Chiefs game. Right now we have a goddamned FOURTH STRING center!
Bobby Wagner should be back, which means pretty much our entire starting defensive backfield will be playing. Drew Stanton doesn't stand a chance.
And, hey, there's a Sounders playoff match opposite the Seahawks game on Sunday. Maybe the bandwagon fans will have jumped ship and I can actually get a ticket to see the Hawks.
@6: I saw Jake Plummer on the Pac-12 Network this week. He appears to be in decent shape. Maybe it's time for the Broncos to consider a quarterback change.
Change the question from, "Can they do it?" to "are they better than the teams they chasing?" and you know the answer is 'no.' The Seahawks never had last year's depth on defense, and there are more injuries than last year. Plus, they've lost the captain of the O-line, and the coaching yesterday was off. Was Cheatin' Pete too amped up to settle for the three point or did he not trust the defense?
A win against Arizona would set up a great game on Thanksgiving. I think we'll get that, and then start thinking about the wish list to patch the holes next season.
@ 13, what @ 15 said. Gee, and I was thinking you'd be able to contain yourself. Guess I have to point out that Denver is still in 2nd place in the AFC and still much more likely to repeat a Super Bowl appearance, and still a much more glorious team than the Seahawks.
Russell Wilson... good thing he's not signed to a long term contract, amirite?
The Bears beat the Vikings at home. FUCKING FINALLY. Cutler had two dumb interceptions, but he delivered where it counted and the defense played the pass well. Now let's do it against a team that's not the Vikings.
If the Seahawks can not afford decent recievers or any O-line depth now, how the hell are they going to improve those things once Ru$$el wants his 18 million a year?
Wilson depends heavily on a smothering defense and dominant run game, when Lynch is not re-signed, how are they going to replace that production? If you think Turbin or Michael can even come close, you have not been watching.
@16, I will be surprised if Seattle beats the Rams this year. Yesterday is probably the game they'll regret if not the Cowboys game that got away. KC had good coaching yesterday, and Seattle did not.
@ 17, see @ 22. Your boys couldn't even give us a real humiliation like the 49ers. Now, there is a glorious, non flash in the pan team. One that Denver still is closer to than Seattle.
The ignorant yammerings of a homer afraid to bet on his team (that would be you, DOUG.) always gives me reason to be proud of my team. Your overachieving bums are going to watch my team go back to the Super Bowl.
Some fan of football I am, agreed! True fans pay attention to games that have a direct bearing on their teams' fortunes. You would have watched some of DEN-STL if you were a real Seahags fan.
@31: if they were on at the same time, only the SEA-KC game was on. that's the way our market works. only the local team, then 2 games before or after that.
@Matt from denver, why are you commenting? No Seahawks fan gives a cap about what a Denver donkey fan has to say. Stick to being bitter about getting your teams asses kicked in the super bowl.
@32: Based upon NFL policy, KIRO-TV could've opted to show a game opposite the Seahawks game on Fox, but they know no one in Seattle gives a shit about the Broncos game (or any other game) when the Hawks are on. Instead they showed a late game...Raiders @ Chargers.
Sad you would say that. Channelling Seattleblues, are we DOUG.? You're eithet exceptionally dishonest, or unable to think things through, such as last week when you assumed that I didn't think Felix deserved the Cy Young (he was my choice, I just disputed that he was "robbed.")
No problem, man. I bet you weren't the only Denver fan to "flip channels" away from that St Louis beatdown to the much more entertaining Seahawks/Chiefs game.
@ 39, only during the commercials. And it was a treat seeing my observation of Seattle's sophomore slump proven once again.
@ 40, in contravention of compelling evidence? What a good homer.
@ 41, a conference in which the Seahawks were always a joke. Their dominance of the NFC is an indictment of that conference's perennial lameness, but you keep pretending otherwise.
That was the same season the Hawks beat the Broncos 31-7 in the AFC Wild Card Game. Those teams have met twice in the postseason. Cumulative score: Seahawks 74, Broncos 15. Wow!
That is a real cause for concern.
* and a lot of those wins against losing teams didn't come easy at all.
I wonder if that was in the snow. Also, who were the players? Were all the regular pros in the military, like major league baseball?
1. They do not have a good receiving corp. Period.
2. Unger is gone. The run offense suffered immediately - i.e. the 1st 4th down failure (and Pete should have taken the points).
3. The D is not healthy enough to stop the run and the LOB is off their game as a result.
to win the SB, everything has to go perfect. you have to be healthy. the Seahawks aren't healthy.
Aforementioned Arizona run defense. Marshawn struggles to get 50 yards so it's all on Russell.
Rookie Center. The blitzes will come from the edges and Wilson is at his best when he can roll away. He rolls away and ouch...he just got pancaked by an OLB.
Seattle run defense without Mebane is awful. Ellington had a productive game against San Francisco who have a really good run defense. Figure he'll be somewhere between 75-100 yards in this game.
Finally, Russell Wilson. So far he's having his worst season for completion percentage. How much does he miss Golden Tate making great catches on poorly thrown balls?
Arizona is going to win this game.
Bobby Wagner should be back, which means pretty much our entire starting defensive backfield will be playing. Drew Stanton doesn't stand a chance.
And, hey, there's a Sounders playoff match opposite the Seahawks game on Sunday. Maybe the bandwagon fans will have jumped ship and I can actually get a ticket to see the Hawks.
A win against Arizona would set up a great game on Thanksgiving. I think we'll get that, and then start thinking about the wish list to patch the holes next season.
Russell Wilson... good thing he's not signed to a long term contract, amirite?
Wilson depends heavily on a smothering defense and dominant run game, when Lynch is not re-signed, how are they going to replace that production? If you think Turbin or Michael can even come close, you have not been watching.
Those are the real questions.
55-10, too.
The ignorant yammerings of a homer afraid to bet on his team (that would be you, DOUG.) always gives me reason to be proud of my team. Your overachieving bums are going to watch my team go back to the Super Bowl.
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I seriously pwn yr sorry self every week, DOUG. Why do you bother?
Go Hawks!
Go M's!
@ 40, in contravention of compelling evidence? What a good homer.
@ 41, a conference in which the Seahawks were always a joke. Their dominance of the NFC is an indictment of that conference's perennial lameness, but you keep pretending otherwise.
A: Seattle Seahawks!!!
Tell me true, DOUG. Do you think the 2014 Seattle Seahawks will repeat? Do you think they'll even reach the playoffs? Be honest.