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  1. Hyak

    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    That's a good point. The 2013 SB winning team was by far the most talented and deep team in this run. No DL played more than 58% of the time and the secondary depth was unbelievable. The 2012 and 2014 teams were close but DL depth wasn't there to the extent of 2013. 2014 also saw a major...
  2. Hyak

    Seahawks Not Signing Kaepernick

    Once I heard Pete speak on it, it was clear to me that the issue is money. He wants more than the Seahawks want to pay for a player that in their plans won't ever see the field. "For Now" hedges against Wilson's health and/or Kaepernick's price.
  3. Hyak

    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    I think having some division and competition within the units is fine and probably normal when one unit is generally better than the other one - especially when the team loses games like 9-3 or 14-5. I'm sure that Sherman is not alone in that frustration. At the same time, the way he went...
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    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Bears playoff runs ran from 1984-1988 where their defense was in it's prime. They won the SB in 1985 and lost NFFC twice (1984, 1988) and were 1 and done in 1986 (14-2 that year) and 1987. The Seahawks have had a similar run although they have at least won playoff games in...
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    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    I think it jumps the shark when a player openly starts questioning play calls from coordinators DURING the game, which Sherman did twice. Not to mention the doubling down of it in the week after the Rams game and then having your unit give up 34 points at home.
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    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    At the heart of this rift is the offense versus the defense. It didn't work for the Bears aside from 1985 and it won't work here. In 2013, it wasn't a big issue as everyone was team oriented. The cracks seemed to surface in 2014 before the SB and it just seems to widen. The irony is that...
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    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    Mike Freeman chimes in. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2712918-the-seahawks-have-issues-but-pete-carroll-is-holding-them-together Among the gems:
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    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    First off, the worst thing that Pete or John can do is react with moves based on what a player or players want. That's not how you run a business and their resume of success during their tenure speaks for itself. Also, Sherman or other players not letting go doesn't make him any more of less...
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    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    ^^^^ Conversely, I think NE under BB is fascinating in how they have been able to sustain their success over a really long period of time in the salary cap era. Even in the SB appearance gaps, they made it to the conference championship 11 times in 17 years. BB's ability to consistently put...
  10. Hyak

    Richard Sherman really is dominant at his position

    ^^^^^^^^ I don't know. TJack was statistically average with the same offensive skill players and I don't think they come close to the SB with a player like him. Like Mike Sando pointed out, this team didn't accomplish much before Wilson came on board even though some of the big pieces...
  11. Hyak

    Nice pic of Fant

    The irony with the injuries were that the Seahawks statistically were pretty healthy compared to the league in general. I do worry about injuries being a factor as the core gets older. That said, the Hawks have done well to improve competition/depth across the board to hedge against it being...
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    Richard Sherman really is dominant at his position

    The 2013 Defense was an all time great defense. 2012 and 2014 were very good in their own great but 2013's ranks up their with the 1985 Bears IMO. They crushed elite QB's that year. That all said, 2013 was a pretty complete team with Lynch in his prime and Wilson was very good in his own...
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    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    Agree that we will begin to see a shift in the core guys as some of them hit the wrong side of 30. The key is being in position to churn the core with effective drafting/FA moves and player development once they get into the program. I certainly see the 2017 draft as a hedge against the LOB...
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    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    For Pete Carroll era specifics (2010-2016) encompassing 7 years, NE has the most SB appearances with 3 (2-1) followed by Seattle and Denver with 2 (1-1 each). No other team has made it more than once.
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    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    I tend to look at things from 1994 on as that's when they implemented the salary cap and true free agency across the NFL, which helped support parity. In that span, 70% of the SB appearances in the AFC have been by NE (8 times), Denver (4 times), and the Steelers (4 times). The Colts and...
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    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    I'm sure that most people invested in the team won't ever forget it. That said, it's a HUGE problem when you let history define the present and the future. Pointing to that every time this group fails to win is just a loser mentality. Each game and season is full of new opportunities. I'm...
  17. Hyak

    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    Somewhat related to mindset and teamwork, I watched the NFLN America's Game Story on the 2013 Seahawks that ironically featured Pete, Wilson, and Sherman. One of the takeaways was in how motivated the team was coming off the tough heartbreaking loss to the Falcons in the 2012 playoffs. Another...
  18. Hyak

    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    The irony in all of this is that if the Seahawks do win another SB with this core group, they undoubtedly will get tons of praise/credit for almost winning a 3rd one and solidifying the group as an all-time great team. The narrative will transform from how they blew that game to how they almost...
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    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    No one is saying they should have just shrugged it off but allowing it to torpedo any additional chances to win it all is just stupid. Each year is a new opportunity. If they would have won that game, would we have had any lesser expectations for 2015 and 2016? It was a brutal way to lose...
  20. Hyak

    Warren Moon: Seahawks still have a Super Bowl XLIX hangover

    This will be the narrative until the mindset changes. As much respect as I have for many of the star players, it's amazing to me that this is still an issue in 2017. At this point, it's on any of them who cannot move on/forward.

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