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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 over...

Morning After

The Morning After: Seahawks Roster Rebuild Starts Now After 42-7 Thrashing by Rams

This column is brought to you by Pagliacci Pizza. Treat yourself! Great special below. It was December 23rd. The dominant team in the division was playing the team that wanted to unseat them. The challenger had lost a close contest earlier in the year, and was primed for retribution. The champs...

Podcasts Videos

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 littered...

Tale of the Tape

Tale of the Tape — Injuries Will Dictate Outcome of Rams vs Seahawks

Seattle completes a trifecta of games against top ten opponents as they host the Los Angeles Rams in a contest that will likely determine which team wins the NFC West division. Despite coming in with a lesser record, the Seahawks would hold the tiebreaker over the Rams with a victory...

Power Rankings

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 different...

Morning After

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 5...

Season Progress

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 and...

Offense Passing Game Quarterbacks Sound Off

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 follow...

Podcasts

Revisiting the Win Over Philly and Looking Ahead to Jags with Softy

Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! This episode is brought to you by Pagliacci Pizza (www.pagliacci.com). My favorite pizza in the Northwest! Use promo code ‘Hawkblogger’ and get $5 off any whole pie order! Show Topics: It’s been a while since Softy and I have talked, so we spent...

Blue Friday Fodder

Blue Friday Fodder — Clean Play Makes Seahawks Nearly Unbeatable

Something strange has happened in the last two weeks. The Seahawks exited two full games with their feet basically intact. No gunshot wounds. No stab wounds. Their weapons have been used on opponents instead of themselves. This is not a normal state for the Seahawks. They have been a bowling ball...

Podcasts Videos

Celebrating the Big Win Over Philly and Looking Ahead to Jacksonville on Real Hawk Talk Episode 20

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 won a huge game against the Eagles on Sunday, and...

Tale of the Tape

Tale of the Tape — Blake Bortles is Favored to Beat Seahawks. Should He Be?

The narrative had been set nationally. The Seahawks were being put out to pasture. Their time was done. A 10-1 Eagles team with seemingly no flaws was going to beat the Seahawks in their own stadium. Statistics backed up that sentiment. Philadelphia was rightfully a prohibitive favorite. How times change....

The Morning After: Seahawks Leave No Doubt, Lift Lombardi

Tale of the Tape: Trenches & QBs Will Decide Super Bowl

The Morning After: Spectacular Sam Makes Seahawks Super