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Always good to look at things from the other perspective.
The All-22: How to beat the Seahawks
There appear to be two versions of the Seattle Seahawks in the public consciousness. There is the juggernaut that has gone 18-3 in its last 21 regular-season games and is nearly unbeatable at home. That Seahawks team has one of the best young quarterbacks in Russell Wilson, a dominant running back in Marshawn Lynch and a defense that can shut down — nay, embarrass — any offense it faces.
Then, there’s the Seahawks team that has lost two of its last four games — both to excellent division opponents, and one was at home. The Arizona Cardinals’ 17-10 victory at CenturyLink Field provided a template to beat this Seahawks team, even in its own backyard — push Lynch off his axis after you’ve shredded his sub-par line, run Wilson to death after his pass protection erodes and outlast a defense increasingly staffed by backup cornerbacks.
As with most narratives, there’s truth to both sides of the story. The Seahawks are, by advanced metrics, the NFL’s best team — at least in the regular season — for the second straight year. Their point differential of +186 is second-best to Denver’s, and their defense is just as good as the stats imply. Perhaps even better given that those backup cornerbacks, like Byron Maxwell and Jeremy Lane, have jumped in and played like starters from the word “go.” And Wilson has thrown more touchdown passes in his first two seasons (52) than anyone not named Peyton Manning.
Rest at Link,,,How to beat Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks | Audibles - SI.com
The All-22: How to beat the Seahawks
There appear to be two versions of the Seattle Seahawks in the public consciousness. There is the juggernaut that has gone 18-3 in its last 21 regular-season games and is nearly unbeatable at home. That Seahawks team has one of the best young quarterbacks in Russell Wilson, a dominant running back in Marshawn Lynch and a defense that can shut down — nay, embarrass — any offense it faces.
Then, there’s the Seahawks team that has lost two of its last four games — both to excellent division opponents, and one was at home. The Arizona Cardinals’ 17-10 victory at CenturyLink Field provided a template to beat this Seahawks team, even in its own backyard — push Lynch off his axis after you’ve shredded his sub-par line, run Wilson to death after his pass protection erodes and outlast a defense increasingly staffed by backup cornerbacks.
As with most narratives, there’s truth to both sides of the story. The Seahawks are, by advanced metrics, the NFL’s best team — at least in the regular season — for the second straight year. Their point differential of +186 is second-best to Denver’s, and their defense is just as good as the stats imply. Perhaps even better given that those backup cornerbacks, like Byron Maxwell and Jeremy Lane, have jumped in and played like starters from the word “go.” And Wilson has thrown more touchdown passes in his first two seasons (52) than anyone not named Peyton Manning.
Rest at Link,,,How to beat Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks | Audibles - SI.com
