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Strengths vs Weaknesses: Rams Always Bring The Crazy

Brian Nemhauser Prepare to enter The Twilight Zone known as the St. Louis Rams, where talent translates into miserable football unless they are playing the Seahawks, come to Seattle with the hope of sweeping the season series. Pete Carroll is 41-14 against every team not named the Rams, but just...

Quarterbacks The Russell Wilson Chronicles

Hot Streak: New Generation of Signal Callers Bloom

Brian Nemhauser Embed from Getty Images Seahawks fans are familiar with the myriad of records Russell Wilson has been breaking over the past five weeks. What they, and other NFL fans, may not realize is that the league is seeing fantastic performances from a number of quarterbacks during the same...

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Stat Porn: Seahawks Five Week Run In Numbers

Brian Nemhauser It can be difficult to put dominant stretches of football into context. It can also just be fun to ogle at how good your team is playing. For both reasons, I decided to gather some numerical lingerie to showcase just what the Seahawks have done over the past...

Power Rankings

Hawk Blogger 2015 Power Rankings Week 15: Seahawks Stay On Top

NFC West Takes Over Top Two Spots Seattle retains the top spot after beating the Browns. Arizona gains a little ground, but still remains in the second spot. A good showing this week against the Packers could help the Cardinals regain the top spot based on strength of schedule alone....

Morning After

The Morning After: Seahawks Take Care of Business, Beat Browns 30-13

Brian Nemhauser The Seahawks clinched a playoff spot on Sunday, but like a ripple arriving at shore, it is merely a reminder of something that happened much earlier. There have been teams that flipped their season in the second half. Improved play coming from rediscovering their old form, or welcoming...

John Schneider

NFL Executive of the Year: The Case for John Schneider

Brian Nemhauser Embed from Getty Images The Shawkshank Redemption won exactly zero Oscars. Edgar Martinez is no closer to being in the MLB Hall of Fame. The Matrix sequels. We are all familiar with travesties. Each of us can quickly conjure the memory of an injustice that makes us reach...

Injury Report

Week 15 Injury Report

Mike Parker SEATTLE Out RB Marshawn Lynch (abdomen) TE Anthony McCoy (knee/ankle) DT Jordan Hill (toe) Questionable SS Kam Chancellor (pelvis) DB DeShawn Shead (ankle) Probable DE Cliff Avril (NIR) DE Michael Bennett (toe) TE Luke Willson (ribs) DE Demarcus Dobbs (concussion) CLEVELAND Out WR Andrew Hawkins (concussion) RB Glenn...

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Rarity: Seahawks Favored By 15

Brian Nemhauser The Vegas oddsmakers consensus for this weekends matchup between the Seahawks and the Browns have risen to 15 point in favor of Seattle. If that holds, it will be just the fourth game in team history where the Seahawks have been favored by 15 points or more. They...

Offensive Line

The Evolving Seahawks Offensive Line

Brian Nemhauser Embed from Getty Images Offensive lineman rarely get the spotlight. That is, in part, due to the mundane nature of their occupation, but also attributable to their workmanlike personas that shun any one player standing above the rest. The Seahawks offensive lineman have received more than their share...

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Christine Michael: The Return of the 2,000 Yard Man

Brian Nemhauser Embed from Getty Images It was finally the Seahawks turn to pick. They had traded away their first round selection to acquire a dynamic receiver in Percy Harvin, and fans had patiently waited to hear who the next great Seahawks draft choice was going to be. Predictions flew....

Tale of the Tape

Strengths vs Weaknesses: Searching for Browns Strengths

Brian Nemhauser Every team, no matter their record, has strengths and weaknesses. The Browns certainly test that assertion, as you will soon see. The way this works: Each offense will be pitted against the opposing defense and compared on an array of key statistical attributes based on their respective rank...

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10 Things I Think Heading Into Week 15

Brian Nemhauser 1. Bryce Brown is a nice pickup Seattle signed Bryce Brown to replace Thomas Rawls on the roster. Brown has been signed by the Seahawks before, and has had some impressive success in his short NFL career (he is only 24), so you may wonder why he was...

The Morning After: Seahawks Intro New Owners Old Ways, Win 13-10

Tale of the Tape: Run Game & Pass Rush Key For Seahawks vs Pats

The Morning After: Sloppy Seahawks Winless In Preseason

HB Power Rankings RETURN!