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Seahawks position overview: Hawks’ pass rush remains ‘work in progress’

Jan. 19—Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald several times in 2024 called the team's pass rush "a work in progress." He also often noted how judging the pass rush is about far more than just examining the play of the edge rushers. An effective pass rush, Macdonald said often, is about "marrying the rush and coverage together." By the most traditional measure — sacks — Seattle did that pretty well in ...

Sports >  NFL

NFL picks and best bets for the divisional round of the playoffs

There are a couple of heavy favorites this weekend in the NFL playoffs’ divisional round, and history suggests at least one of them won’t cover the spread. Since 2002, when the league expanded to 32 teams, home favorites of seven points or more have never gone undefeated against the number, per TruMedia. The teams that didn’t cover missed by an average of 10 points.
Sports >  Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks position overview: Will team stand pat at running back?

The Seahawks are searching for a new offensive coordinator in part because Ryan Grubb couldn't — or wouldn't — get the running game going the way Mike Macdonald hoped. The Seahawks finished 28th in rushing yards per game at 95.7 in 2024 (though a more respectable 17th in yards per attempt at 4.2) and had the fifth-highest pass rate at 62.82%. Not that anyone was simply blaming Grubb. 
Sports >  NFL

Commentary: The NFL playoffs’ hard truth: Your great QB alone isn’t great enough

On a soggy Super Bowl night 18 years ago, Peyton Manning satisfied the quarterbacking god requirements that we now have for Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen. He earned a champion’s rank – and the eternal respect that comes with it – in a way most would consider too simple for a man with his franchise-carrying ability. He just managed a historically weird game.