First weekend of NFL games! I’m not the biggest football person, but I’ve been a Seahawk fan since time immemorial. Each year I think they might finally win something. That time they got to the Super Bowl, I thought my time had finally come…
Of course, they lost and badly. The last few years have hardly been better. Last year was an injury-filled debacle, the only upshot being a top draft pick. They got Curry, a good outside linebacker and then got Max Ungar in the 2nd round, making for a phenomenal offseason. Once again, I’m thinking this might be the year.
Yesterday started off shaky. Two interceptions, no points. If Josh Brown hadn’t fubbed the field goal, they would have been down by three. It sure seemed this was going to be a ‘rebuilding year’.
Rest of the game though, very awesome. 3 passing TDs, a nice long run by Julius Jones, some productive defense. I always thought that the Seahawks needed a good Tight End to take the pressure off of their wide receivers. They also needed some good wide receivers to take pressure off their running game. With Houshmandzadeh as their big WR threat and John Carlson finally a good catching TE, they’ve got a team that can win something. At least that’s my prediction.
The NFC West is such a weak division (49ers, Rams, Cardinals) that they are usually guaranteed a playoff spot, but the Cardinals are supposedly a good team these days. On Sunday Arizona struggled against the 49ers, so I’m thinking the Seahawks are the team to beat in the division once again. I’ve been wrong before, but I’m cautiously optimistic about this year. Put me down as a believer, at least as far as taking the Division. My current prediction, out in the 2nd round of the playoffs against an NFC East team, but a decent showing. That’s not quite calling us a Super Bowl lock, but c’mon, this is the Seahawks, they’ve been a bad team always. I’ll take what I can get.
