Are the Seahawks primed to win the NFC West?
Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and fantasy analyst Matt Harmon revisit some preseason predictions - including if Seattle, based on the first three weeks of the season, is looking like the favorites to win its division. Check out the full conversation on “Football 301” - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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Seahawks win the NFC West, and I'm doubling down on this all the way.
Most of the NFC West is a bloodbath right now.
I think the Rams are very good.
I think the 49ers are 3-0, leading the division, but Nick Bosa just got hurt.
That's part of the reason why I feel better about this.
And then I think the Cardinals can make a wild card team that's just you know, still flawed, which we talked about a million gazillion times.
But watching the Seahawks, I know they haven't played Murderers Row so far, but that's what you want to see: a 40-burger on a team that you're better than and on both sides of the ball dominating.
I thought they controlled the game against the Steelers for the most part.
And I thought on week one they had a really good game, a good game, I should say, just couldn't get over the top with the 49ers.
But man, they're 3rd in offensive success rate, which is success rate plus explosive play rate, 5th in defensive success, Arnold is 1st in explosive pass rate.
2nd in passes that travel 10 or more air yards, 5th in passing success rate.
I think the defensive line, I mean, this defense might be the one that out takes the Broncos.
That's kind of that number one defense.
They just beat the crap out of you up front.
I mean, Byron Murphy has been a monster this year.
DeMarcus Lawrence was a great signing, just a lot of their defensive linemen are playing well.
I think they have the formula.
I haven't even talked about the run game, which I think is good.
Kenneth Walker or Charbonnet.
Tory Horton is getting involved.
Our guy, football favorite Horton.
Yeah, that was a hit.
That's a double down as well.
Tory Horton should be a day two pick all the way, so.
I'm liking what I'm seeing, this is kind of what I pictured, it's, I was hoping you know maybe 3-0 would maybe feel even better, but yeah, double downing on them winning the NFC West.