Personally I think that the Seahawks will go 11-5. I believe we will more than likely get to the division championship possibly the conference championship if our team is healthy. we could have a lot of young players on our defense breakout and have an outstanding season. With Wagner back mentoring some of our young defensive players we could have a formidable defense, completely different from last year.
Let me explain further I am trying to be as realistic as possible with my expectations let me know what you think.
- Wk 1 vs Rams - W
- Wk 2 vs Lions - W
- Wk 3 vs Panthers - W
- Wk 4 vs Giants - W
- Wk 6 vs Bengals - L
- Wk 7 vs Cardinals - W
- Wk 8 vs Browns - W (hard to decide haven't seen alot of Watson)
- Wk 9 vs Ravens - L
- Wk 10 vs Commanders - W
- Wk 11 vs Rams - W
- Wk 12 vs 49ers - W
- Wk 13 vs Cowboys - L (only if the cowboys are a fully healthy team)
- Wk 14 vs 49ers - L (49ers home game is very hard to win)
- Wk 15 vs Eagles - L
- Wk 16 vs Titans - W (more than likely the titans will be playing on of their backup qbs at this point if they are down in the standings)
- Wk 17 vs Steelers - W
- Wk 18 vs Cardinals - W
(edit 1: Fixed week 17 I missed the steelers game, changed record from 11-5 to 12-5 due to missing the steelers game)
12-5 for me. I think they will be fun to watch. The defense should be marginally better since Bobbie is back. He's going to shore up the run defense, as you noted. We had such a fun year watching Russ implode, had a great draft, and won more games than I expected. I think the Hawks will make the playoffs and win one game. Yes, I think it'll happen. Go Hawks.
I hope bobby can also help some of the newer players Improve on defense, since once he does retire from playing it would be great to have him move to a positions coach, and possibly in the future the head coach once Pete Carroll retires. Go Hawks!
Yes, the run defense was a nothing-burger last year. That was painful to watch, especially mid-season (Tampa in London hurt my eyes). And if Bobby can give some good direction to the young bucks we might see some good things in the future. Go Hawks!