You're an Idiot.
Either his is or isn't 11-10 (typo earlier) on the road for his career.
What about their record indicates that they'll be entertaining home field advantage throughout the playoffs?
They're 6-4 with 3 road games to go so there's at least 1 loss (statistically) coming there. Plus you still have to play the 49's 2x, the Rams who just beat the Broncos. The 9-1 Cards 2x as well.
REALITY is that Seattle for all this talk of dynasty and reloading might not even sniff the playoffs with double digit losses.
Agreed. They are 3 games back of the Cardinals for the NFC West title, and a game back of the Cowboys, the Packers, and the Lions for the wildcard.
Next weekend's game against the Cardinals is essentially a "do or die" game for the Seahawks. Yes, it's in Seattle, so that they have that advantage. If they win, they'll likely still be a game back of at least one team for the top wildcard (and tied, at best, for the second), and two games back of the Cardinals. Lose, and they are four games back of the NFCW title with 5 to go and at least one game out of the second wildcard.
Seattle is 2-3 on the road this year, with losses to San Diego (who looks just pathetic right now), Dallas, and Kansas City. The two wins were against Denver in OT and a pretty bad Carolina team. None of those wins were decisive. In fact, none of their wins this year have been decisive outside of the NYG game and the first game of the season against a since-then MUCH improved Packers team. When a team slips past the 0-10 Raiders by six points and four points on a bad Carolina team, you're not a "dynasty" reloading.
The team chemistry is increasingly volatile. First, the Percy Harvin trade. Next, Lynch reverts back to his "fine me, I'm not talking" stint after the KC game - a game where he REFUSED TO GO TO THE LOCKER ROOM during halftime. Compound that with special teams players being ejected for throwing punches during games, and it's a team on the edge. One more big loss, and they are done - mathematically and likely psychologically.
Of course, I'm not making stuff up about Lynch not being in Seattle next year. See here:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11767085/seattle-seahawks-tire-marshawn-lynchAdd in the fact that they are ranked: next to last in sacks (ahead of only the woeful Raiders), tied for 23rd in INTs, 13th in OPP 3rd down conversions (tied with the pathetic Vikings), 17th in OPP 4th down conversions (tied with Tampa), 17th in 3rd down conversions (tied with Buffalo), and 19th in 4th down conversions, and this is a team with a lot of problems.
They are not a good road team, and they are not dominate on either side of the ball in any phase of the game. This is not a "dynasty" team. Their chemistry is suspect; they've already lost one dynamic player and at least one more has question marks as to his long-term tenure. They are behind in the race for their division, behind in the race for the wildcard, and haven't been convincing or consistent throughout the season.
Can Seattle still make the playoffs? Sure, but they'll almost assuredly make it as a wildcard team if they make it at all. For a team that doesn't play well on the road, they'd be looking at having to go on the road three times just to make it to the Super Bowl. That's not a recipe for success.
Now, to get to the cap conversations, please take a look here:
http://overthecap.com/salary-cap/seattle-seahawks/Marshawn Lynch counts $8M against the cap next year. How much of that goes away if he's cut/traded before June 1? Hmmm...
Figure that Russell Wilson will be the highest paid player on that roster next year (or at least #2), and the fact that they'll have to get some other contracts done for lines (O and D, as they need help on both), and add in some rookie contracts, and you're up against a cap wall pretty quickly.
Then again, I guess we're all just "idiots" for actually paying attention and not drinking the Kool-Aid out there North SanFran, huh?
