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[ivotuk]

3. Tip your cap to Pete Carroll. Look, no one expected anything of these Seahawks, a team in transition that was staring at a last-place finish in the NFC West in 2022 -- at least on paper. Carroll ignored outside opinions when he chose his starting quarterback, going with the veteran Smith despite the doubt that has followed Smith throughout his career.
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Seattle's ceiling isn't in the stratosphere, but because of Carroll's direction and belief in his team, the Seahawks are two games over .500 and in the thick of the race for the division crown. He's making a strong case for Coach of the Year consideration as we head toward the de facto midway point of the regular season.

2022 NFL season, Week 8: What We Learned from Sunday's games

 

[Rainger]

3. Tip your cap to Pete Carroll. Look, no one expected anything of these Seahawks, a team in transition that was staring at a last-place finish in the NFC West in 2022 -- at least on paper. Carroll ignored outside opinions when he chose his starting quarterback, going with the veteran Smith despite the doubt that has followed Smith throughout his career.
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Seattle's ceiling isn't in the stratosphere, but because of Carroll's direction and belief in his team, the Seahawks are two games over .500 and in the thick of the race for the division crown. He's making a strong case for Coach of the Year consideration as we head toward the de facto midway point of the regular season.

2022 NFL season, Week 8: What We Learned from Sunday's games

This is the guy who I mentioned in the rebuild thread who calls the team in "transition "

 

[ivotuk]

Looks like he's eating his words now.

 

[DarkVictory23]

Seattle's ceiling isn't in the stratosphere...

I'm not sure this guy (or anyone) really knows this team's ceiling.

We just beat a 6-1 team by two TDs... and we kind of had a slow start on offense.

Our offense has been consistently one of the best in the NFC and now our defense just bottled up Saquon Barkley like he was a backup.

If our offense continues to be what it's been all year and this defense continues now what is a 3 game streak of playing lights out, it's not hyperbole to say this could legit be a top 5 team in the NFL.

 

[LeveeBreak]

The comment about "...ceiling is not stratosphere". Why? What is the limitation this team has that indicates it has a lower ceiling than any other team.

 

[Hawkpower]

The comment about "...ceiling is not stratosphere". Why? What is the limitation this team has that indicates it has a lower ceiling than any other team.

Preconceived notions and nothing more

The eyeball test says this team can compete with everyone in the NFC