In the NFL Game of Thrones: Defense Is Coming

Tectonic movements can be subtle. The ground beneath our feet might move mere centimeters per year. The change goes unnoticed until those movements cause two plates to grind against each other, sending vibrations through the Earth. Football is a sport that invites that form of conflict each play between...
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2024 NFL Power Rankings: Week 1

After a three-year hiatus, the HB NFL Power Rankings are back. These rankings have been a helpful aid in identifying teams more subjective rankings tend or over or under rate. The formula is pretty simple, and heavily weights basic things like point differential. Unlike some of the other rankings...
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The Money Side of HawkBlogger

There have been questions from folks about what my plans are for our charitable giving now that this is my full-time gig. There are also some questions about ads. I’m guessing this will be evergreen questions, so I shared some of my answers here....
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Tale of the Tape: Seahawks Offensive Line Gets Early Test

Mike Macdonald begins his tenure as the new Seahawks head coach. That will be the headline for this game in many ways. Like Pete Carroll, Macdonald gets to start with a home opener. Unlike Carroll, Macdonald opens as a sizable favorite to win. The 2010 Seahawks opened as 3-point...
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Seahawks 2024 Predictions

The Real Hawk Talk crew made their annual predictions last night about all sorts of things related to the Seahawks season. Captured below, for posterity, are all of those predictions. Prop predictions These are a mix of Patron and YouTube members suggested prop predictions (e.g., first coach to be...
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Tale of the Tape: Two Suspect OLs To Determine Outcome

Seahawks fans exited the week one victory over the Broncos with a sigh of relief and familiar gnawing in their stomachs about their team’s offensive line. Few fan bases understand the foundation importance of offensive line play more than those in Seattle. They have seen the way Walter Jones...
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John Schneider’s Opening Act

Tens of thousands of fans will flow into Lumen Field. Music will blare as players are introduced. A coin will be flipped. The 12 flag will be raised. An annual tradition, that has become as much a part of the Pacific Northwest as a 4PM sunset in December, will...
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Real Hawk Talk Episode 330: Week 1 Preview

This episode is brought to you by Manifest Fit (https://www.manifestfit.com/) Anyone can become a HB Patron at http://patreon.com/hawkblogger Audio Podcast: Hawk Blogger · Real Hawk Talk Episode 330: Week 1 Preview...
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