It's time for the real Seahawks team to show up.
As the song says "Will the real Slim Shady please stand up, please stand up, please stand up?" A loss in this game will be devastating to the team's possibilities of winning the division and put them to 0-2 in conference play. It will be a huge problem. We need to see some physicality from players who have the ability to be physical. We need to see some slobber knocking happen from our D.
Pete knows it, Russell knows it, Wagner knows it, and the team knows they played poorly last weekend against the Saints.
The team will play as if they know this game means a lot to their success going forward. The team will run at AZ until AZ can reliably stop them, play action will result, in opportunities which the team will have the motivation to urgently take advantage of to obtain points. The galactically foolish mistakes of last Sunday will be decreased though I expect at least two OLine holding calls. Pete will have these guys ready to go early and often or he could find himself losing the team if they continue their undisciplined play.
So far this year the team has played catch up football in three games and has looked weak defensively. there is a lot of talent on the team and yet the team has underwhelmed in all three games. The real team needs to step up and kick some Cardinal booties.
I predict they will lead from the beginning and will step on AZ's throats.
35 - 13
Russell throws for 350+ they run for 200+. AZ gets 10 points in garbage time, many here will complain about it. The players collectively end all this "Pete's washed up BS", and establish them selves as a contender ready to face the Rams next Thursday.