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Originally Posted by browna
Arizona's taking a step back with no other divisional rival making many advances, and SEA still has an easy schedule. Last year with some luck, they could've had 2 more (7) wins, as bad as they played and looked.
I think the division is realistic, as is 9 wins. Carroll by all accounts has brought in a good staff and good additions, and re-energized the exsisting roster players (most importantly Hasslebeck) and brought in a system that by itself is good for a win or two over the performances last year, let alone the new attitude and talent brought in.
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Looking at their schedule, even though it is one of the easiest ranked ones in the NFL, I still don't see more then 8 wins. Seahawks have been terrible on the road over the last couple of years.
49ers ------W
@ Broncos -L
Chargers ---L
@ Rams ----W
bye
@ Bears ---L
Cards -----W
@ Raiders --L
Giants -----L
@ Cards ---L
@ Saints ---L
Chiefs -----W
Panthers ---W
@ 49ers ---L
Falcons ----L
@ Bucs ----L
Rams ------W
I think they split with the Cards and the 49ers and sweep the Rams. I could also see them winning against the Broncos (though that is a tough stadium to play in) and the Raiders. They lose to the Bucs because Seahawks have been atrocious on the road and that is pretty much the furthest they can travel to play that game. So it a 5-8 win schedule but I believe they will be much more competitive and will not get blown out and embarrassed like last year.
Love Carroll, I think they are a playoff team in 2011. I like Hasselbeck as a person, and I defended him all of last year because our offensive line was terrible but I don't see him in the future plans of the team and I'm quite surprised they didn't trade him before the draft. I'm still confused as to why they payed so much for Whitehurst only to get him on a two year deal and keep Matt.
They need to find out ASAP if Whitehurst can be a starter and with Matt's age, and he isn't a Favre or Warner, I don't see Matt playing too much longer. We're also missing a DE and I've been reading the blogs at seahawks.com they have been rotating guys in and out, and they are thinking of putting Red Bryant in at RDE which is a bit of a concern to me.
Love the LBs with Curry (look for him to have a breakout year) being put at the strong side, Tatupu in the middle and Hawthorne on the weak side, I think they will do really well, Leroy Hill is probably going to be disciplined by the NFL and is potentially going to jail as a breach of probation on his drug charges in Georgia, who knows how long he will be out.
I could write forever, there's a lot to be excited about if you're a 'Hawks fan, my 5-8 prediction seems pessimistic but I have high hopes for the team, I just think they will experience problems growing together as a team this year with a lot of rookie and sophomore players.
I managed to pick up two more season tickets this year, been planning which games I'm going to with friends, I can't wait to see some Seahawks football, still so far away!