NFL Power Rankings Week 15 — Six Teams Stand Above the Rest

POWER RANKINGS Philadelphia, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Jacksonville, and Kansas City have formed an elite tier among the NFL. They all hover around 40 in team strength or higher. It may be that there is a separation after the first four. Jacksonville, though, has gained more team strength...
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Seahawks 2017 Q3 Check-Up

I am an emotional guy. The Seahawks win and life is lollipops and rainbows. The Seahawks lose and the rain is a little wetter and the days a bit shorter. That kind of fluctuation can make it hard to stay objective. It is why I always return to the numbers...
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NFL Power Rankings Week 14 — Top 10 Takes a Tumble

POWER RANKINGS   This was not a good week to be in the top ten. Eight of the teams lost team strengths, and a ninth (New Orleans), lost their game. The Chargers are the lone team that both won and continued to gain strength. I had held up four...
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Seahawks Should Keep Running (braces for incoming rocks)

Let’s get this out of the way from the jump. Every super smart mathematician or economist I have heard from or read, has made it clear that effective passing is far more valuable than effective running in football. They speak a language I only understand a portion of, but I can...
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Real Hawk Talk Episode 22 – The Suckage (and What Happens Now?)

Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! This episode is brought to you by Pagliacci Pizza (pagliacci.com), Steam Donkey Brewing (steamdonkeybrewing.com), and Altitude Homes (altitude-re.com/hb). Use code ‘hawkblogger’ to get $5 off any whole pie order at Pagliacci’s! The Seahawks were horrible on Sunday, and it brought up a...
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Real Hawk Talk Episode 21: Season on the Brink

Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! This episode is brought to you by Pagliacci Pizza (pagliacci.com), Steam Donkey Brewing (steamdonkeybrewing.com), and Altitude Homes (altitude-re.com/hb). Use code ‘hawkblogger’ to get $5 off any whole pie order at Pagliacci’s! After a very frustrating loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars that was...
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The Morning After: Blake Bortles Leads Jags Past Seahawks, 30-24

This column is brought to you by Pagliacci Pizza. Treat yourself! Great special below.   There is a really funny Twitter account called Blake Bortles Facts that tweets out ridiculous accomplishments by one of the league’s most derided quarterbacks. His current pinned tweet says, “Blake Bortles and Tom Brady have combined for...
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