A manager once told me the mark of a great leader is the variety of people that person can guide to success. It not nearly as difficult to do great things when all parts of an organization are performing at a high level, as it is when there are...
Sam Darnold has faced one of his former teams this season. He has three more games this season against teams that once had him on their rosters. He lost the first one against the San Francisco 49ers. Next up is his most recent employer: the Minnesota Vikings. Kevin O’Connell...
Our daily lives are often predictable. We have our morning routine, go to school or to work, and have our evening routing. It can be mundane. One of the wonders of sport is the unpredictability. No matter how much someone knows about the game, how many hours they have...
Kyler Murray has been a polarizing figure in the NFL. The former #1 overall pick for the Arizona Cardinals has garnered MVP talk at times, and has been a favorite of many analysts who have predicted a sustained breakout is just around the corner. Others have seen the holes...
They won’t appear in a highlight on SportsCenter or have their jerseys among the top sellers in the NFL, but offensive line play is one of the most crucial aspects of success for any football team. Years of reducing padded practices, changes to spread offenses in lower levels, and...
Expectations are the enemy of rational thought. People attempt to anticipate outcomes for a variety of reasons. Most commonly, anxiety drives the desire to see the future to avoid danger and find safety. Seattle traveled to Nashville to take on the 1-9 Tennessee Titans. Oddsmakers put the Seahawks at...
The two best teams in football square off on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles. Preseason favorites like the Bills, Chiefs, Eagles, Packers, 49ers, and Lions, have all stubbed their toes and generally looked less impressive than most anticipated. Seattle and Los Angeles have had a couple of losses apiece...
Vincent van Gogh only sold one painting while alive. Emily Dickinson had fewer than a dozen of her thousands of poems published during her lifetime. Greatness is often easier to recognize given the benefit of context and reflection. The more unexpected the source of the splendor, the longer it...
I started this blog in 2007 with a simple goal of finding people who shared my outsized passion for the Seattle Seahawks. Eighteen years later, I made the decision to turn this into my full-time job. A non-negotiable aspect of that decision was to keep charity and giving as...
The Seahawks return to Nashville a year after holding joint practices. This time, it counts. Seattle needs a bounce back win after a rough defeat in Los Angeles. This is not a game where they can prove much against a 1-9 Titans squad with an interim coach, rookie quarterback,...
The Seahawks struggle with play calling and execution when ahead. They have particular trouble when backed up inside their own 5-yard line. Their quarterback has a tendency to ricochet a pass off his teammates helmets. It is unclear how Seattle will get snaps for all their talented receivers and...
Not all false starts come with a five-yard penalty. Some can cost you your job. First-time head coaches who fail to hire the right staff in year one or build the culture and identity that reflects their vision run the risk of not seeing a year two. Mike Macdonald...