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Blue Friday Fodder: Cash, Not Cap, May Limit Seahawks

There has been no shortage of talk about decisions the Seahawks need to make regarding player contracts. Nick Korte, of OverTheCap.com, wrote an article this week detailing the Top 100 Possible Cap Casualities across the league. Six Seahawks made their way onto that list, and there are at least 3-4...

Morning After

The Morning After: Season Ends, Pivotal Offseason Begins

Jimmy Garoppolo threw a ball in the dirt. The final game of the Seahawks 2024 season ended. Mike Macdonald’s club won 10 games, a record for a first year Seattle coach. The went 7-1 on the road. They tied for the division lead. They went 4-2 in the division. Geno...

Coaching Analysis

One Head Coach May Not Be Enough

The NFL playoffs are nearly here. Prognosticators will debate which team has the best offense, the best defense, the best quarterback, as the primary methods to assess which teams will make the Super Bowl and win it. The head coach will be discussed less often, but will be mentioned as...

Tale of the Tape

Anti-Macdonald Sentiment Misses Mark

Many Seahawks fans are unhappy with their 9-7 team that missed the playoffs for a second straight year. Stories are already being published lambasting the team for blowing winnable games and being blown out by good teams. The most common refrain is that this team chose to move on from...

Morning After

The Morning After: Seahawks Eek Out Windy City Win

The Seahawks played well a few days ago against the Minnesota Vikings. They lost. Nobody will accuse the Seahawks or Bears of playing well in this game, but it was Seattle who walked away with an important victory that could lead to meaningful football in the final week of this...

Coaching Analysis

Seahawks Made Right Decision With Macdonald

The Seahawks have lost two straight, and are on the outside looking in for the playoffs. They will need to win at least one of their last two games to equal their win total from last season. Hopes of a breakout season under their new head coach Mike Macdonald are...

Tale of the Tape

Tale of the Tape: Seahawks Finally Have Advantage

It has been a long time since the Seahawks faced a team they have clearly outperformed. The Jets have struggled but there were aspects of that defense that were not a good matchup for Seattle. Atlanta had challenges rushing the passer, but had a great run offense and solid offensive...

Roster Outlook

Cutting Through the Geno Smith & DK Metcalf Noise

The new way to have a debate about football is to claim someone either “knows ball” or does not. It is a weapon wielded like The Infinity Gauntlet, where a simple snap of the fingers wipes your argument from the universe as if it never existed. As with any weapon...

Morning After

The Morning After: Where Do Seahawks Go From Here?

There are always two conversations going on during an NFL game. The first is about the outcome of the game being played. It focuses on the matchups between players on the field and coaches on the sidelines. The second is about where the team is headed beyond this game and...

Tale of the Tape

Tale of the Tape: Vikings Strengths Are Seahawks Weak Spots

Most of these previews have gone below the surface to find subtleties and nuances to the upcoming game you might not find elsewhere. Not this week. Minnesota comes to town winners of seven straight and tied for the best record in the NFC. They are among the most imposing defenses...

Morning After

The Morning After: Seahawks Slide Back Into The Mediocre Muck

I was never much of a Charlie Brown guy. I would watch it now and then out of pure boredom, and somehow became more bored during the show. Some of the characters were memorable, though. Linus, with his blanket. Schroeder, with his tiny piano. One recurring bit involved Lucy holding...

Tale of the Tape

Warring Early Down Strategies On Display When Packers Face Seahawks

Watch a football game in any era and any level, and you are likely to hear conversation about third down. It is the pivotal down that often determines whether your team keeps the ball or ends their drive. Coaches have made careers devising excellent third down strategies on offense and...

Blue Friday Fodder: Cash, Not Cap, May Limit Seahawks

The Morning After: Season Ends, Pivotal Offseason Begins

Anti-Macdonald Sentiment Misses Mark

Cracks Deepening In NFL OL Play

In the NFL Game of Thrones: Defense Is Coming

Seahawks Offseason Roster Review Part 2: Cap Saving Moves

One Head Coach May Not Be Enough

Seahawks Made Right Decision With Macdonald

Cutting Through the Geno Smith & DK Metcalf Noise

POSTGAME: Seahawks Blow It Versus Rams

Real Hawk Talk Episode 338: Fed Up

Real Hawk Talk Episode 337: Earnest Jones Trade, Abe Lucas Return & Bills Preview!

Blue Friday Fodder: Cash, Not Cap, May Limit Seahawks

The Morning After: Season Ends, Pivotal Offseason Begins

The Disappearing NFL Home Field Advantage

Blue Friday Fodder: Cash, Not Cap, May Limit Seahawks

The Morning After: Season Ends, Pivotal Offseason Begins

One Head Coach May Not Be Enough

Anti-Macdonald Sentiment Misses Mark

The Morning After: Seahawks Eek Out Windy City Win

Seahawks Made Right Decision With Macdonald

Tale of the Tape: Seahawks Finally Have Advantage

Cutting Through the Geno Smith & DK Metcalf Noise

The Morning After: Where Do Seahawks Go From Here?

Tale of the Tape: Vikings Strengths Are Seahawks Weak Spots

The Morning After: Seahawks Slide Back Into The Mediocre Muck

Warring Early Down Strategies On Display When Packers Face Seahawks