A quick comment on the Seattle Seahawks - who are shockingly and surprisingly on a 4-game winning streak and top of the NFC West standings. They have a 6-3 record, which is not bad for a team that was predicted to win 5 games in the entire season. And from the snippets of games that I've caught, they seem to be a pretty decent all-round team who are doing way better than anyone thought. They are definitely one of the feel-good teams in the league so far, and a lot of the analysts think they might be for real. It will be interesting to see if they can sustain it. And that starts next weekend, with Seattle being part of the first ever game in Germany. And against the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers no less - who will undoubtedly garner more support. With the time difference, it is an absolutely ridiculous decision to have a West Coast team play there - with the game starting at about 6.30 am our time. Though pretty good if you want to watch the game in the UK!
Kudos to Geno Smith, who no-one even expected to be the starting QB before the season started. Through adversity comes reliability.
ReplyDeleteThey should make the play offs as a wild card (the 49'ers will prob. win the division), but the Seahawks are playing as a cohesive, undivided unit & are getting better as the season progresses.
The amusing side story is clearly how damaging to team morale Russell Wilson had been & how limited Russell Wilson actually is as a QB.
The received wisdom prior to the season was "how can Pete Carroll / The 'Hawks survive without Wilson", now it's "Look how Wilson was holding them back being a cohesive team".
p.s. The expansion of the NFL into Europe is commercially attractive & I note that the Germany gig is followed by the bye week for us & the Bucs
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