The Seahawks can win the NFC West
By: Jake Rajala
The Seattle Seahawks finished second in their division (NFC West) last season. After a pit-stop, the Seahawks believe they are rejuvenated and ready to win the NFC West. Hence, I’m going to untwine the three reasons they could win the division.
- Front Seven
The Hawks had a quality DL last season with Jarran Reed and Leonard Williams. Well, it somehow managed to get better. They inked Demarcus Lawrence, who is coming off a season where he had three sacks in four games. The key to success is to get home with the front seven and not blitz if you don’t have to. Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes had issues against an elite pass rush from the DL.
- WR spot
The Seattle Seahawks don’t have DK Metcalf, but they still have a Top-WR tandem with Cooper Kupp and Jaxson Smith-Njigba. Kupp is slightly worse than Davante Adams, but he’s still around a 1k yard WR. I also love the signing of MVS. He was in Klint Kubiak’s scheme last season and he often played like an elite deep threat.
- Pass protection
A key blindside tackle is hard to find. Well, the Hawks have one. Charles Cross routinely gets graded as the top tackle in football by PFF. It is no surprise that the Hawks extended his fifth year option. With Nick Bosa and Josh Sweat in the division, it’s vital to have proper pass protection.
Honorable Mention:
- Sam Darnold
Sam Darnold threw 35 touchdowns last season, which was more than Kyler Murray and Brock Purdy combined. Of course, Darnold is entering a new scheme and environment. Nonetheless, a QB by the name of Tom Brady once switched teams and played quite well in year one on his new team.
The NFC West is a gutsy, high-octane NFL division, to say the least. It isn’t the same division where there was the legion of boom. Still, it’s very competitive and there are bound to be 2-3 playoff teams in the wild NFC West in the upcoming NFL season in my opinion.
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