The easiest pick of Round 1 for me. The Seahawks aren't just the most balanced team in football, they're one of the most balanced teams ever. Football Outsiders' DVOA ranked them fourth in offense, fourth in defense and third in special teams. They didn't play a single bad game all season — even in their five losses, they had a chance to win each game in the final minutes. So if you're picking against them, you're doing it for three reasons: You think they're a better home team than road team, you're jumping at the chance to pick against Pete Carroll on the road, and you're banking on Washington's crowd (great fans, by the way) to push their boys to another level...

The Pick: Seattle 30, Washington 17

I picked Texans-Seahawks on March 3rd 2011 and I'm still not wrong.

Simmons is boss.

Here's the one thing I don't like about Simmons being on our bandwagon right now (I do acknowledge that he is one of my favorite writers and reading his initial column picking us was nothing short of amazing): But one thing that really irked me was that after our Miami collapse--or maybe the Detroit-- he jumped off our bandwagon saying he was done with us--something to that effect and still annoys me.

I recall many reactions on these boards being somewhat similar. That was a tough loss. Simmons' reaction exhibited that he's kind of a fan--his reaction had a bit of hurt in it.

You recall correctly. Everyone was being pussies on this board after we lost the Miami game, people were even whispering for Flynn, it was a shame.