The Seahawks Will Make The Playoffs

I may sound like a homer with the title of this blog, but the Seattle Seahawks will make the playoffs this year. Everyone knows the Seahawks are far from a finished product and they have plenty of weaknesses and deficiencies. They don't play well on the road and haven't shown consistency in any facet of the game. That being said there is light at the end of the tunnel.

With 4 games left they have a must win game at San Francisco. I anticipate the Seahawks losing to Atlanta and Tampa Bay which will set up a showdown versus the St. Louis Rams in the final game of the season. Both teams will be 7-8 playing for the final playoff spot and the division title. I've said many times I was wrong about Sam Bradford. He is the truth and a future star in the NFL, but winning a game on the road (battling the 12th man) with everything on the line is more than he can handle. The magnitude of the moment will overwhelm him and the Seahawks will prevail.

In the grand scheme of things this season was a work in progress. No one expected the Pete Carroll magic to work so quickly. God knows the Seahawks sucked from a fantasy football perspective, but the team as a whole is better than the individual pieces Pete Carroll has assembled. No one player is responsible for the success or failure of the squad. If the Seahawks stay relatively healthy and get Big Mike Williams back on the field victory is theirs. The difficult thing to determine is how this success will affect the growth and progress of the team. The Seahwaks have benefited from an easy schedule this year, but when they make the playoffs they will not be so fortunate next year. First things first, make the playoffs and see what they can do. It will come down to the final game against the Rams and I predict a win. Can't wait.