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Possible Seahawks shutdown after clinch? (1 Viewer)
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Kool-Aid Larry
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they are a team that has pulled starters for the 4th qtr in blowouts, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if the starters were fairly limited in week 16 depending on seeding situations.
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seahawk 17
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I have not read that will be the case, but I would say yes. Starters will probably get a few reps per game.
I don't want to be your usual arrogant Hawk fan, but outside of the Giants game, the back ups will spank the Rams and Cardinals. For FF purposes I would grab Turbin and Jackson.
Jackson lit it up in the pre-season and has a 144.1 QB rating in mop up duty.
I don't want to be your usual arrogant Hawk fan, but outside of the Giants game, the back ups will spank the Rams and Cardinals. For FF purposes I would grab Turbin and Jackson.
Jackson lit it up in the pre-season and has a 144.1 QB rating in mop up duty.
DepthCharts
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impossible to clinch home field this week. NO and CAR play each other so one will still be at 3 losses. bottom line is they need to win 2 of their next 4 to not care about what anyone else does and clinch.
2 chances for seattle to clinch week 15
win in week 14 and week 15
OR
winner of the NO/CAR game week 14 loses week 15, and seattle wins week 14 OR 15.
2 chances for seattle to clinch week 15
win in week 14 and week 15
OR
winner of the NO/CAR game week 14 loses week 15, and seattle wins week 14 OR 15.
biju
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Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. In order to make week 16 irrelevant the Seahawks need to beat the 49ers and I think this is a much closer game than people expect. The Seahawks are not going to go down there and cruise--we have always had very close games down south.
One more point: we're the Seahawks "mocked" by opposing fans for going hard in the pre-season when the "games didn't matter"? I think Pete Carroll always wants his team to win so it wouldn't shock me if the starters played in both games. Besides, there is a home winning record on the line for both the Cards and Rams games.
One more point: we're the Seahawks "mocked" by opposing fans for going hard in the pre-season when the "games didn't matter"? I think Pete Carroll always wants his team to win so it wouldn't shock me if the starters played in both games. Besides, there is a home winning record on the line for both the Cards and Rams games.
True, they can't clinch in week 14, but they can clinch by winning both week 14 & 15
OR if they win in week 14 OR 15, and both Car and NO lose at least 1 game those weeks.
Essentially, the Seahawks can clinch the #1 seed by winning 2 games, or winning 1 game, and getting a little bit of help.
So, it's very possible that they won't have much to play for in week 16.
Do you think he would be mocked harder if (assuming they have the #1 seed) in week 16/17 Wilson is playing in the 3rd quarter and blows out a knee? Or if Lynch sustains a HAS? Or if Sherman pulls a hamstring? Just so he can keep a home winning streak intact?
ImTheScientist
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How many times have you posted "lets not get ahead of ourselves". He was asking a hypothetical. I doubt the OP cares about your fears of jinxing things or being repectful to the 49ers.He wants to know how his fantasy team may be affected.
OP, you are likely to be ok. The only player I could see them giving less reps to is Lynch.
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Deamon
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seahawk 17
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Rams and Cards are a home game. Seattle's back ups at O-line, RB, QB, DL, and secondary can hang with both of those teams.
Ghost Rider
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I don't see it. For one, resting players too early in the season is never a good idea, and for two, I suspect the Seahawks are really proud of their "undefeated at home" winning streak, and they won't want to throw that away.
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MarcO
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c'mon - this is getting a little out of hand. the Seahawks looked sharp against NO but let's not forget the TB game, the earlier Rams game, the Texans game, and the Titans game. All teams that don't look great on paper but we certainly couldn't have beat them with our 2s.
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Breesisdaman
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As long as NO is on their tails record wise they will not clinch, even if they do clinch there is no wisdom in sitting starters at least not for entire games. Maybe limit their snaps but thats about it.
Ghost Rider
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NO is not on their tails. Since Seattle has the tiebreaker, the Saints are three back with four to play.
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"On their tails?" What are you talking about? You need to take off your NO homer glasses.
NO is 2 games back, and in reality they are 3 back, since they lost to Seattle HTH. So, for NO to catch Seattle for the #1 seed, they would have to win 3 more games (out of the last 4). That means if Seattle wins 1 game, NO has to win out. If Seattle wins 2 games, NO cannot get the #1 seed. So, if Seattle wins in week 14 & 15, they clinch, no matter what NO does.
ETA-Ghost Rider beat me to it.
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mad sweeney
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Deamon
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So first the backups were going to "spank them" and now its just that they can "hang with them?"
seahawk 17
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I never said they could. I am saying during the last two home games even with Wilson, Lynch and some other players sitting...Seattle can still win. Home field advantage is that big for Seattle. In addition, both teams will be eliminated from the playoff picture. The coaches may be playing the younger guys to get experience or thinking about getting their golf games ready for the off season.
The back up O-line has played all season. DL and secondary has depth, Jackson and Turbin have been good all year. People freak out when you talk about sitting the starters, they think it's an automatic loss. In this case it's not.
***I shouldn't have said "spank" that was a little over the top.
I'm not especially enamored with that Week 16 Cards matchup even if there are Seahawks backups to pluck off the wire and use. Zach Miller's the one guy who could gash them and he's one of the least likely 'Hawks to get benched - and I wouldn't have qualms about running him out there with Tarvaris throwing him the ball, either.
I wouldn't blame Lynch or Wilson owners for exploring handcuff pickups in Week 15 if an early #1 seed clinching is feasible.
I wouldn't blame Lynch or Wilson owners for exploring handcuff pickups in Week 15 if an early #1 seed clinching is feasible.
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Breesisdaman
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right, didn't factor in the tie breaker. They still won't sit anyone. It was confer productive for other teams when they did it in past seasons.
McGarnicle
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Harvin sees 100% of offensive snaps IMO. Probably punt and kick returns, maybe try him out at free safety.
TheStig
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My take is, they'll be like preseason games. The starters will get work to keep them engaged and in a routine but nothing more than a half.
I'm a former Harvin addict who hit bottom and picked up Crabtree. I might face Lynch in the finals and I preemptively grabbed Michael as the possible block.
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