The only thing I see going for this team is their schedule and division.
Yeah but those 2 things could take Seattle a LONNNNNNG way. St. Louis is terrible and took 2 steps backwards for every 1 step forward this offseason. Arizona lost several key pieces, Beanie Wells is injured, and their quarterback is fresh off his leadership of one of the worst teams in modern NFL history.That leaves just San Francisco, a team with injury-prone players in some key roles (Gore, Smith). What if they stumble?
And what if Seattle stays healthy? Hasselbeck, Leon Washington and Deion Branch have all had moments of greatness in the past -- maybe, just
maybe, they can all string together one last season of competence? The emergence of Golden Tate? The
resurgence of Mike Williams? I'm not saying it's going to happen (or even that it's
likely to happen), but there are enough "what if"s on this roster to convince me not to bet against them.
They
can win 4 games in this division, and they can get another 4 wins out of their super-weak schedule (Denver, Oakland, Kansas City, Carolina, Tampa Bay).
Then again, the O-line might turn to swiss cheese, Branch and Washington might be slower than statues, and Hasselbeck might be put on IR by midseason.