Seahawks Specialize in Nailbiters

In every Seahawks game so far this year, minus the Dallas Cowboys game, one of the two teams playing has had the chance to tie or win the game with under 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter. So far in these tense, drama filled games the Seahawks have won three times (Green Bay, New England and Carolina) and lost three times (Arizona, St Louis and San Fransisco). I think it is now safe to say that these Seahawks specialize in nail biters.

The team is built to be a hard hitting, tough old school team. It is no secret that the main focuses by the front office and coaches have been on defense. The have brought in new player, who have been an upgrade, at almost every position on the field. Only Brandon Mebane, Leroy Hill and Marcus Trufant were on the Seahawks before Pete Carroll. The largest strength of the D is their secondary. In a pass happy league Brandon Browner, Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas have been able to regularly shut down top receivers. This combination of philosphy and personnel has resulted in opponents averaging only 15.1 ppg, third lowest in the league. The excellent secondary and all around quality play should continue to keep opponents scores low.


The Legion of Boom

The front office's one sided obsession with perfection at preventing points has lead to a deficit of talent on the offensive side of the ball. The little offense the team does produce is almost all generated from Marshawn Lynch and the rest of the running game, which is a power attack. However, the runningbacks generate yards in small consistent bunches 3-6 yards at a time. Rarely do they break open big game changing runs. This works great for controlling the tempo of the game, but doesnt generate high scores. The lack of a quality passing offense also limits the teams score. The WR have struggled often this season and QB Russell Wilson has looked exactly like the rookie he is. The below bad offense is evident by the teams 16.6 ppg, second lowest in the league.


The Legion of Gloom

The combination of a great defense and a bad offense has meant that the team limits the oppositions points and struggles to score their own. All of this translates into low scoring tightly contested games. Games that raise your heart rate and get you on the edge of your seats. Games that are 100% worth investing your time in and watching.

Sources: Yahoo Sports