THIS WEEK Seattle remains the story of these rankings. They have added an astounding 18.4 points of team strength in just three weeks. The next-closest team in that span are the St. Louis Rams that has added over 11 points. Consider that the Rams have beaten their last two opponents...
Logo by Kevin Gamache, Hammerhead Ultimate fighting allows a combatant to tap out. Boxing gives officials the power to end a fight if the pounding becomes too one-sided. Even professional wrestling, where the pain is faked, allows for tagging to exit a bout and escape punishment. There is no such sanctuary...
Cooper Helfet, Bryan Walters, and Jeremy Lane are three of the Seahawks’ inactive players today as the team squares off against the Eagles. Helfet’s ankle is still bothersome enough to keep him out of action, while Jeremy Lane’s recurring glute injury is still an issue. Bryan Walters is not appearing...
Howard Eskin was a guest on the Softy show yesterday, and he immediately took shots at the city of Seattle before calling Marshawn Lynch a “weirdo” and “a dope.” Hugh Millen came to Lynch’s defense, and eventually unleashed an f-bomb at Eskin. If you want to hear something to fire...
Cooper Helfet is hoping to be back on the field Sunday against the Eagles, but the sprained ankle he suffered two weeks ago might not let that happen, Pete Carroll told reporters today. Per Carroll, Helfet wants to make the trip with the team and run during on-field warm-ups in...
Softy and I got together to talk about the great win over the 49ers and what to expect this weekend in Philly. Download this episode (right click and save) Brian Nemhauser...
Recognition is finally starting to come for Bobby Wagner. The third-year linebacker has been given a significant portion of the credit for helping to return the Seahawks defense to elite status. Seattle has allowed just six points and 360 yards in two games since his return from a toe injury....
Capturing where the Seahawks numbers have changed through each quarter of the season is always illuminating. This team has changed both their absolute statistics and their relative ranking in the league in a number of categories. I always find the rankings to be most instructive because you can see how...
If you have read any of my analysis of this game so far this week, or listened to my podcast, you know I have gained a lot of respect for the Eagles individual talent and team achievement across all three phases of football. One thing that became clear when watching...
Cooper Helfet, Max Unger and Marshawn Lynch all missed practice today, according to coach Carroll during his Wednesday press conference with local reporters. Carroll said Helfet is day to day, and will need to show something in practice to have a chance to make it on the field in Philadelphia...
I go player-by-player looking at this game for the key matchups that will decide the outcome. Each team boasts some clear advantages they will look to exploit. Download this episode (right click and save) Brian Nemhauser...
THIS WEEK No team is accelerating faster into the home stretch than the Seahawks, who climb into the top five, their highest ranking since week five. They are just beyond the elite tier of teams that includes the Packers, Patriots and Broncos, but another performance like the last two weeks...







