Will Seattle do what Bears, Ravens & Bucs could not? (1 Viewer)

[Tau837]

like with other great teams ('85 Bears included), it comes down to health. Seattle was fortunate to be relatively healthy last year. They had some guys miss a few games during the regular season, but came into the playoffs pretty damn close to full strength.

If Seattle can stay healthy, they've got as good a chance as anyone.

Not true at all....although I can see how a Bronco's fan would hope that.

they weren't relatively healthy?

out of all teams that made the playoffs, only KC, Cincy, and Philly missed fewer games. (link) Sea had 10 fewer AGL than Carolina, 22 fewer than SF or Den, 26 fewer than NO, and 30 of fewer than SD, NE, GB, or IND. The only major injuries Seattle worked thru was Harvin for most of the season, Okung for a good chunk, Browner for a few games, Giacomini for a stretch, and KJ wright for a few games... and they had all of these guys back by the time they were in the NFCCG.

btw, I would never hope anyone gets injured. please don't assume I'm cheering for injuries on any team.

Seattle was in the bottom 8 at WR and OL. Concentrating the injuries like that made more of an impact than the AGL might indicate. Also, they missed Browner for half the season and the playoffs, more than just a few games.

I read the article but I am skeptical that the metric can be taken at face value.

 

[moleculo]

like with other great teams ('85 Bears included), it comes down to health. Seattle was fortunate to be relatively healthy last year. They had some guys miss a few games during the regular season, but came into the playoffs pretty damn close to full strength.

If Seattle can stay healthy, they've got as good a chance as anyone.

Not true at all....although I can see how a Bronco's fan would hope that.

they weren't relatively healthy?

out of all teams that made the playoffs, only KC, Cincy, and Philly missed fewer games. (link) Sea had 10 fewer AGL than Carolina, 22 fewer than SF or Den, 26 fewer than NO, and 30 of fewer than SD, NE, GB, or IND. The only major injuries Seattle worked thru was Harvin for most of the season, Okung for a good chunk, Browner for a few games, Giacomini for a stretch, and KJ wright for a few games... and they had all of these guys back by the time they were in the NFCCG.

btw, I would never hope anyone gets injured. please don't assume I'm cheering for injuries on any team.

Seattle was in the bottom 8 at WR and OL. Concentrating the injuries like that made more of an impact than the AGL might indicate. Also, they missed Browner for half the season and the playoffs, more than just a few games.

I read the article but I am skeptical that the metric can be taken at face value.

would it make you guys feel better if I said Seattle was relatively healthy for the playoffs last year?

 

[Freelove]

like with other great teams ('85 Bears included), it comes down to health. Seattle was fortunate to be relatively healthy last year. They had some guys miss a few games during the regular season, but came into the playoffs pretty damn close to full strength.

If Seattle can stay healthy, they've got as good a chance as anyone.

Not true at all....although I can see how a Bronco's fan would hope that.

they weren't relatively healthy?

out of all teams that made the playoffs, only KC, Cincy, and Philly missed fewer games. (link) Sea had 10 fewer AGL than Carolina, 22 fewer than SF or Den, 26 fewer than NO, and 30 of fewer than SD, NE, GB, or IND. The only major injuries Seattle worked thru was Harvin for most of the season, Okung for a good chunk, Browner for a few games, Giacomini for a stretch, and KJ wright for a few games... and they had all of these guys back by the time they were in the NFCCG.

btw, I would never hope anyone gets injured. please don't assume I'm cheering for injuries on any team.

Seattle was in the bottom 8 at WR and OL. Concentrating the injuries like that made more of an impact than the AGL might indicate. Also, they missed Browner for half the season and the playoffs, more than just a few games.

I read the article but I am skeptical that the metric can be taken at face value.

would it make you guys feel better if I said Seattle was relatively healthy for the playoffs last year?

It would dovetail nicely with KC being at the top of the list, when in fact any chance they had of competing was doomed by their entire pass rush choosing the playoffs to enjoy an injury sabbatical.

 

[Raider Nation]

I think they'll be okay.

 

[Tau837]

I think they'll be okay.