Seattle hopes that return to the nastiness in the trenches can spell Super Bowl success for team this season
The Seattle Seahawks made a clear effort this offseason to return to the form that saw this team go to back to back super bowls, and win a championship not that long ago. They brought in Eddie Lacy to be the brusing force that Marshawn Lynch once was in Seattle, and drafted down and dirty lineman Ethan Pocic, and Jordan Roos to get some of the nastiness back that old lineman of the past had under Tom Cable. Corner Shaq Griffin looks like a very nice addition to the Legion of Boom, and as for the front seven the gang is all still here with Avril, and Bennett leading the way from the edges. Seattle gets the benefit of the NFC West playing the AFC South this season, which may boost their record just a couple games over their NFC counterparts for a chance at home field advantages. Which has been Seattle's recipe for Super Bowl success in the past. While there are never any locks in the NFL, the Seahawks should rightfully be considered heavy favorites to take the NFC West, and head back to the playoffs this season. Here's a quick look at the Seahawks 2017 schedule
The Schedule
The Seahawks will enjoy three home prime time games this season, including a Monday night gem against the defending NFC Champion Atlanta Falcons. Two Sunday Night tilts against the Colts, and Eagles round up the home prime time schedule, and a Thursday night game against the Cardinals will be their only away prime time action this year. Other notable mashups are the season opener at Green Bay, and a Christmas Eve match-up with the Dallas Cowboys.
Seattle Seahawks 2017 Schedule
DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT
Sep 10
at Green Bay Packers
Sep 17
vs San Francisco 49ers
Sep 24
at Tennessee Titans
Oct 1
vs Indianapolis colts
Oct 8
at Los Angeles Rams
Oct 22
at New York Giants
Oct 29
vs Houston Texans
Nov 5
vs Washington Redskins
Nov 9
at Arizona Cardinals
Nov 20
vs Atlanta Falcons
Nov 26
at San Francisco 49ers
Dec 3
vs Philadelphia Eagles
Dec 10
at Jacksonville Jaguars
Dec 17
vs Los Angeles Rams
Dec 24
at Dallas Cowboys
Dec 31
vs Arizona Cardinals
The Roster
This is easily the deepest roster the Seahawks have had since their Superbowl seasons with a lot of veteran depth sprinkled in with hungry rookies. There are going to be some really tough cuts in the backfield and wide receiver corps, as well as in the defensive backfield. No doubt some players will be plucked off the practice squad as well, as unfortunately you just can't keep everyone. The preseason will be key for Seattle this year to stay healthy, and see who will come out of and make the final 53 man cut.
Seattle Seahawks
#
OFFENSE
POS
AGE
HT
WT
COLLEGE
73
Oday Aboushi
G/T
5
6-5
315
Virginia
89
Doug Baldwin
WR
7
5-10
192
Stanford
2
Trevone Boykin
QB
2
6-0
213
Texas Christian
68
Justin Britt
C
4
6-6
315
Missouri
32
Chris Carson
RB
R
6-0
218
Oklahoma State
36
Alex Collins
RB
2
5-10
210
Arkansas
84
Amara Darboh
WR
R
6-2
219
Michigan
4
Austin Davis
QB
6
6-2
221
Southern Mississippi
39
Mike Davis
RB
3
5-9
217
South Carolina
74
George Fant
T
2
6-5
322
Western Kentucky
63
Mark Glowinski
G
3
6-4
310
West Virginia
88
Jimmy Graham
TE
8
6-7
265
Miami
53
Joey Hunt
C
2
6-2
299
Texas Christian
76
Germain Ifedi
G/T
2
6-5
325
Texas A&M
78
Luke Joeckel
G/T
5
6-6
312
Texas A&M
15
Jermaine Kearse
WR
6
6-1
209
Washington
27
Eddie Lacy
RB
5
5-11
250
Alabama
11
Kenny Lawler
WR
2
6-2
203
California
16
Tyler Lockett
WR
3
5-10
182
Kansas State
19
Tanner McEvoy
WR
2
6-6
230
Wisconsin
14
J.D. McKissic
RB
2
5-10
195
Arkansas State
83
David Moore
WR
R
6-2
219
East Central (OK)
70
Rees Odhiambo
G/T
2
6-4
315
Boise State
79
Ethan Pocic
G/T
R
6-6
309
LSU
22
C.J. Prosise
RB
2
6-1
225
Notre Dame
34
Thomas Rawls
RB
3
5-9
215
Central Michigan
44
Marcel Reece
FB
10
6-1
235
Washington
10
Paul Richardson
WR
4
6-0
183
Colorado
64
Jordan Roos
G
R
6-3
302
Purdue
65
Justin Senior
T
R
6-5
329
Mississippi State
17
Rodney Smith
WR
5
6-5
225
Florida State
81
Nick Vannett
TE
2
6-5
261
Ohio State
18
Kasen Williams
WR
3
6-1
219
Washington
82
Luke Willson
TE
5
6-5
254
Rice
3
Russell Wilson
QB
6
5-11
215
Wisconsin
#
DEFENSE
POS
AGE
HT
WT
COLLEGE
58
D.J. Alexander
LB
3
6-2
233
Oregon State
56
Cliff Avril
DE
10
6-3
260
Purdue
47
David Bass
DE
5
6-4
267
Missouri Western State
72
Michael Bennett
DE
9
6-4
274
Texas A&M
5
Tramaine Brock
CB
8
5-10
197
Belhaven College
31
Kam Chancellor
SS
8
6-3
225
Virginia Tech
55
Frank Clark
DE
3
6-3
260
Michigan
43
Marcus Cromartie
FS
5
6-0
195
Wisconsin
28
Pierre Desir
CB
5
6-2
198
Lindenwood
21
DeAndre Elliott
CB
2
6-1
189
Colorado State
52
Terence Garvin
LB
5
6-3
235
West Virginia
26
Shaquill Griffin
CB
R
6-1
198
Central Florida
42
Delano Hill
SS
R
6-1
216
Michigan
99
Quinton Jefferson
DT
2
6-4
291
Maryland
92
Nazair Jones
DT
R
6-5
304
North Carolina
95
Dion Jordan
DE
3
6-6
275
Oregon
20
Jeremy Lane
CB
6
6-0
190
Northwestern State-Louisiana
91
Cassius Marsh
DE
4
6-4
245
UCLA
41
Dewey McDonald
LB
4
6-0
229
California (PA)
30
Bradley McDougald
FS
5
6-1
209
Kansas
94
Malik McDowell
DT
R
6-6
299
Michigan State
60
Greg Milhouse
DT
1
6-1
300
Campbell
57
Mike Morgan
LB
7
6-3
235
USC
90
Jarran Reed
DT
2
6-3
306
Alabama
77
Ahtyba Rubin
DT
10
6-2
310
Iowa State
35
DeShawn Shead
CB
6
6-2
212
Portland State
25
Richard Sherman
CB
7
6-3
195
Stanford
98
Garrison Smith
DT
4
6-1
295
Georgia
97
Marcus Smith II
DE
4
6-3
258
Louisville
29
Earl Thomas II
FS
8
5-10
202
Texas
33
Tedric Thompson
FS
R
6-1
204
Colorado
23
Neiko Thorpe
CB
5
6-1
210
Auburn
40
Mike Tyson
CB
R
6-1
207
Cincinnati
54
Bobby Wagner
LB
6
6-0
245
Utah State
57
Michael Wilhoite
LB
6
6-0
245
Washburn
50
K.J. Wright
LB
7
6-4
246
Mississippi State
#
SPECIAL TEAMS
POS
AGE
HT
WT
COLLEGE
69
Tyler Ott
LS
3
6-3
253
Harvard
9
Jon Ryan
P
12
6-0
217
Regina (Canada)
7
Blair Walsh
K
6
5-10
175
Georgia
How they stack up
The Seahawks start the season off third in our power rankings, behind the Superbowl Champion Patriots, and the #1 seed in the NFC last season the Dallas Cowboys.
2017 Preseason Power Rankings
RK (LW)
Team
Record
Next Game
1 ()
New England Patriots
14-2
Kansas City Chiefs
2 ()
Dallas Cowboys
13-3
New York Giants
3 ()
Seattle Seahawks
10-5-1
@ Green Bay Packers
4 ()
Pittsburgh Steelers
11-5
@ Cleveland Browns
5 ()
Tennessee Titans
9-7
Oakland Raiders
6 ()
Green Bay Packers
10-6
Seattle Seahawks
7 ()
Carolina Panthers
6-10
@ San Francisco 49ers
8 ()
Denver Broncos
9-7
Los Angeles Chargers
9 ()
Atlanta Falcons
11-5
@ Chicago Bears
10 ()
Washington Redskins
8-7-1
Philadelphia Eagles
11 ()
Philadelphia Eagles
7-9
@ Washington Redskins
12 ()
Kansas City Chiefs
12-4
@ New England Patriots
13 ()
Oakland Raiders
12-4
@ Tennessee Titans
14 ()
Detroit Lions
9-7
Arizona Cardinals
15 ()
New Orleans Saints
7-9
@ Minnesota Vikings
16 ()
Minnesota Vikings
8-8
New Orleans Saints
17 ()
Baltimore Ravens
8-8
@ Cincinnati Bengals
18 ()
New York Giants
11-5
@ Dallas Cowboys
19 ()
Jacksonville Jaguars
3-13
@ Houston Texans
20 ()
Arizona Cardinals
7-8-1
@ Detroit Lions
21 ()
Chicago Bears
3-13
Atlanta Falcons
22 ()
Los Angeles Chargers
5-11
@ Denver Broncos
23 ()
Miami Dolphins
10-6
Tampa bay Buccaneers
24 ()
Cincinnati Bengals
6-9-1
Baltimore Ravens
25 ()
Los Angeles Rams
4-12
Indianapolis Colts
26 ()
Houston Texans
9-7
Jacksonville Jaguars
27 ()
Buffalo Bills
7-9
New York Jets
28 ()
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9-7
@ Miami Dolphins
29 ()
Cleveland Browns
1-15
Pittsburgh Steelers
30 ()
Indianapolis Colts
8-8
@ Los Angeles Rams
31 ()
San Francisco 49ers
2-14
Carolina Panthers
32 ()
New York Jets
5-11
@ Buffalo Bills
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NFL: Seattle Seahawks
MLB: Seattle Mariners
NBA: Seattle Supersonics (R.I.P. 1967-2008); Miami Heat
MLS: Seattle Sounders FC
EPL: Manchester City FC
NHL: Dallas Stars
Kaepernick signing highlights moves, as teams take shape for season
Cleveland - The Colin Kaepernick saga has finally ended as an NFL team has decided to take a chance on the embattled QB. Kaepernick had been sitting unsigned all off-season in fear of media entanglement, but the Cleveland Browns, who should stay mostly out of the spotlight this year based on they're expected to perform, are going to see if the QB can regain his 2012-2013 form that saw him lead the San Francisco 49ers to back-to-back NFC Championship games, and a Superbowl appearance. Speaking of the Niners, they made a splash as well signing CB Vontae Davis, who had been surprisingly cut by the Colts earlier in the week. You can see a complete rundown of the transactions completed below:
Transaction Report
Chicago Bears
Cincinnati Bengals
Signed LB Sam Barrington
Buffalo Bills
Signed T Michael Bowie
Signed LB Perry Riley Jr.
Denver Broncos
Cleveland Browns
Signed LB Sio Moore
Signed T Bryce Harris
Signed QB Colin Kaepernick
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Signed DE Cassius Marsh
Signed FB Will Tukuafu
Arizona Cardinals
Signed FB Bruce Miller
Los Angeles Chargers
Signed LB Josh Mauga
Signed P Jeff Locke Kansas City Chiefs
Indianapolis Colts
Signed FB Jerome Felton
Dallas Cowboys
Signed G Josh Allen
Miami Dolphins
Signed G Sebastian Tretola
Signed FB Darrel Young
Philadelphia Eagles
Signed LB Rey Maualuga
Signed FB Marcel Reece
Atlanta Falcons
Signed QB Ryan Nassib
Signed LB Nate Irving
San Francisco 49ers
Signed LB Akeem Dent
Signed QB Luke McCown
Signed CB Vontae Davis
New York Giants
Signed T Matthew McCants
Jacksonville Jaguars
Signed QB Taylor Heincke
Signed LB Taiwan Jones
New York Jets
Signed TE Gavin Escobar
Signed C John Urschel
Detroit Lions
Signed LB LaRoy Reynolds
Signed FB Cory Harkey
Green Bay Packers
Carolina Panthers
Signed LB Yawin Smallwood
Signed WR Andrew Hawkins
New England Patriots
Signed LB Daryl Washington
Signed QB Shaun Hill
Signed LB Rob Ninkovich
Oakland Raiders
Signed DT Jesse Williams
Los Angeles Rams
Signed DT Vince Wilfork
Baltimore Ravens
Signed QB Robert Griffin III
Washington Redskins
Signed G Jeff Adams
Signed FB Austin Johnson
Signed S Winston Guy
New Orleans Saints
Seattle Seahawks
Pittsburgh Steelers
Houston Texans
Signed SS David Bruton Jr
Signed K Cody Parkey
Tennessee Titans
Signed G Bryce Quigley
Minnesota Vikings
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NFL: Seattle Seahawks
MLB: Seattle Mariners
NBA: Seattle Supersonics (R.I.P. 1967-2008); Miami Heat
MLS: Seattle Sounders FC
EPL: Manchester City FC
NHL: Dallas Stars
There were no transactions this week, teams are gearing up for final roster cuts after this weeks contests, and we will have all of those roster moves for you next week.
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NFL: Seattle Seahawks
MLB: Seattle Mariners
NBA: Seattle Supersonics (R.I.P. 1967-2008); Miami Heat
MLS: Seattle Sounders FC
EPL: Manchester City FC
NHL: Dallas Stars