Comments on: Preseason Power Rankings No. 22: Seattle Seahawks

By: Nevis

Nevis — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:41:03 +0000

They have no QB and Carroll has whiffed at every attempt to land one. T-Jax, Whitehurst, huge fails.

Flynn may be next — so for Carroll’s job’s sake, he better hope not.

By: jwreck

jwreck — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:15:15 +0000

theashleyguy says: Jul 14, 2012 9:26 AM

We do have a rugged schedule the first half of the year, but I think a ranking of 12 is much more appropriate.
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There is no denying that Seattle is one of the up and coming teams in the league, a ranking of 12 means Seattle is a playoff team, or at least a playoff caliber team. This is just not the case, especially in the surging and tumultuous NFC.

While Seattle should be very dangerous in the next couple years, especially if they can get their quarterback issues straightened out and Sidney Rice can stay healthy and play to his full potential. However, as of 2012, the Seahawks are not yet ready to consistently play at the level of the 12th best team in the NFL, and for now a ranking in the late teens or early 20′s seems fair.

By: jeffesky

jeffesky — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 22:25:25 +0000

Dont forget about our TE’s we have two good ones and that will help out Flynn. If Flynn doesnt win the job then its going to be a long season. get through the first 8 games at 4-4 and they have a chance to go 10-6 and get in. The niners are solid but thier not gona go 14-2.

By: norcalmafia

norcalmafia — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 00:20:02 +0000

His point is the Seahawks are not nearly as good as you think..You have no star players a broken tight end K Kolb part 2 and a cheerleader for a coach..All your optimistism well come crashing down..Overrated team..lol

By: savannahrose44

savannahrose44 — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 00:03:03 +0000

in front of the raiders who finished 8-8 last year who had to play teams like the Packers, and Patriots last year, why the seahawks played the rams and cardinals…..time will tell

Seattle also plays San Francisco twice a year and played a very good Ravens team and the reigning super bowl champions in their house I might add and won. The Raiders play the Chiefs and Broncos twice a year so what’s your point?

By: trollhammer20

trollhammer20 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 21:48:29 +0000

The biggest question marks on defense:

1) The pass rush, which must improve outside of Clemons if the unit is to reach its full potential.

2) MLB, where I think they’re going to start Bobby Wagner week one. Irvin got more attention on Draft Day, but how Wagner fares will probably be a lot more important to Seattle’s defensive fortunes. If he can’t hold the center, the team will be in trouble. He’s got some good linemen protecting him.

Offense, there are too many ?s right now for me, a fan of the team, to predict playoff glory this year, but I think we’ll be in the hunt. Obviously, the critical position is QB, where decision-making must improve. The line was terrible early last year, but a lot of the sacks surrendered were because Jackson held the ball too long.

Not as worried about WR as some may be. The fact they got rid of Williams so early, before camp even begins, indicates to me the coaches like the other receivers. Doug Baldwin is solid. Golden Tate was starting to come into his own as last season progressed, Ricardo Lockette showed some big-play flashes, and Kris Durham has the kind of size and hands that probably made Williams expendable. The biggest ? on the offense may be Sidney Rice. He needs to be healthy, and history is not on his side in that regard.

By: norcalmafia

norcalmafia — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 21:28:22 +0000

Seahawks are light years behind the Niners and behind Arizona too..Your defense isnt even thatgood..Arizonas is better.

By: 49erstim

49erstim — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 21:15:43 +0000

I agree. Seattle’s biggest question marks are on offense. Right now they are at QB and WR. How will Flynn do? Will he beat out Jackson? If not, then how do you justify that signing? Who are your starting WRs? Who is the guy you HAVE to get the ball to in the clutch?

If I were asked to rank them it’d probably be 20. There is nothing wrong with that. It is only preseason. We’re a week or so away from camps opening. Then some of those questions will get hashed out. I do expect big things from Seattle this year, but right now on paper they are bottom half of league in my own opinion. I’m really looking forward to the series of games the 9ers and Seahawks play this year.

By: 561bengal

561bengal — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 21:13:28 +0000

Seahawks are real close to being competitive for years.

By: radrntn

radrntn — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 20:13:38 +0000

in front of the raiders who finished 8-8 last year who had to play teams like the Packers, and Patriots last year, why the seahawks played the rams and cardinals…..time will tell

By: seatownballers

seatownballers — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 20:11:26 +0000

We all know and love the defense. Lynch is the only proven monster that strikes fear into opposing defenses. This entire season rests in Flynn’s hands. Receivers and winslow must make plays and that oline must protect. Otherwise its 7-9 again

By: oreo51

oreo51 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:28:59 +0000

I think everyone expects the Seahawk defense to be solid enough to keep them in games. The questions are all on offense where the line has been injury prone, the QB play inconsistent and the WR’s are all unknowns. If the offense comes together they could surprise alot of teams and go 11-5. If they have a reoccurrence of the last couple years then 7-9 would be considered encouraging. There is plenty of reason to believe they strengthened the offense in the off season, however.

By: yelix

yelix — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:31:23 +0000

Pretty fair, but I think they’ll be better than that this year. If Flynn can deliver on the promise of his two starts in Green Bay, this is a darn good football team.

By: negaduck

negaduck — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:12:43 +0000

“We do have a rugged schedule the first half of the year, but I think a ranking of 12 is much more appropriate.”

Which 11 teams would be in front of Seattle? Here is a random list of teams Id expect to be better than Seattle.

New England
NYJ
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Houston
San Diego
Denver
San Francisco
New Orleans
Atlanta
Green Bay
Chicago
NYG
Philly
Dallas

By: theashleyguy

theashleyguy — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:26:59 +0000

The analysis is accurate but the conclusion seems off. If we have one of the league’s best run-stuffing defenses AND 3 of the 4 members of the secondary have gone to the Pro Bowl AND the pass rush has been significantly improved with the additions of Jones and Irvin, that becomes a Top 5 defense. And a Top 5 defense combined with a mediocre offense should result in something much better than a ranking of 22. We do have a rugged schedule the first half of the year, but I think a ranking of 12 is much more appropriate.

By: jikkle49

jikkle49 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:32:51 +0000

Fair ranking to start with but I think ultimately they wind up in that 11-15 range in the power rankings.

I think their defense is just shy of being considered elite but it will definitely keep them in and win games for them.

But the obvious big downfall is their offense. Their offensive line has yet to produce on a consistently high level and anytime you have not a 2 but 3 man QB competition than you have some issues at that position.