bksballer89
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The "first place schedule" is overblown. It determines only 2 games.
Yep. They're playing Carolina who is probably a 3rd place team in the South so it's really not a big deal usually
The "first place schedule" is overblown. It determines only 2 games.
Seattle's one of the few teams in recent years that can do it because they didn't barely get in the playoffs and get hot during it (like Giants in recent years, or the Steelers when they knocked off Seattle), they took their seed by storm.
In addition, their roster is mostly returning and they get Percy Harvin back along with Richardson which is significantly better than Golden Tate and whoever else they lost. The other big factor is their roster is VERY young which helps you battle injuries and stay athletic for most of the game. Lastly, Seattle's philosophy is competition and that carries into games. Seattle players are by nature extremely competitive workhorses.
Point being, even if Seattle doesn't repeat, there's a good chance they can still win in the next 2-3 years to come.
SEA can b/c they kept a good portion of the team in place...the mental preparation required to be the hunted every week is very difficult.
well after you win a super bowl they stack your schedule next season with good teams just look at ours no wonder its so damn hard to repeat and the fact that they didnt want to give us any home games on prime time because we blow out teams and thats bad for television ratings is bullshit...
but there used to be a trend of super bowl losers not making it to the playoffs the following season after the loss i remember when we lost to the steelers in 05 and we made it to the playoffs the following season.
I think it just speaks to how difficult it is to win in this league period. It takes a good talented team, let's face it, most teams in the NFL have quite a bit of talent. Then the right guys have to stay healthy. Some years that happens, some not, and every year, every team has to deal with injuries. Some more than others, and it doesn't seem to matter if you were good or not the year before. After that you have FA, coaches get promoted from winning teams, to other teams, staff changes, etc.
The chances of all that stuff working in your favor for one season are slim, the chance it all works for you a 2nd year in a row? well they're the same, but still pretty low. you're 1 out of 32.
Yeah, Carolina isnt going to be half the team it was last year.Yep. They're playing Carolina who is probably a 3rd place team in the South so it's really not a big deal usually
"Only 2 games" in a 16 game season is fairly significant. I mean its 12% of the regular season.
"after you win the superbowl they stack the schedule against you"
LOL, seahawks fans are new to the NFL i guess.
No more "stacked" than every other division winner.
I can see SF vs.Den/NE hopefully NE
sonny, I do not think SF will overtake us.