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Team: Seattle Seahawks Record through 8 games: 4-2-1 Offensive grade: D Defensive grade: A Special Teams grade: B Coaching grade: B- Overall grade: B Most outstanding/surprising players(3): Cliff Avril, Earl Thomas, Christine Michael Most disappointing players(3): Russell Wilson, Tyler Lockett, Thomas Rawls Short summary: The Seahawks entered the season with a title-caliber defense and an offense that looked like it's ready to take the next step forward. Unfortunately, injuries have derailed the offense so far. Wilson is playing through multiple injuries and his mobility is completely shot, crippling the offense as a result. Rawls went down with a broken leg and while Michael has had moments of brilliance, the running game has suffered without Rawls' presence. In addition, the cheap investment on the offensive line is proving to be a fatal flaw. This line is bad, and the left tackle position is already a carousel of lovely injured players. It's a bad situation all around. That said, the defense is still playing at an outstanding level, although they're prone to getting gassed because the offense can't sustain time of possession. This unit is also dealing with key injuries -- Kam Chancellor and Michael Bennett went down with multi-week injuries, exposing some critical holes on that side of the ball. Special teams is what it is. Jon Ryan is still an elite punter, but Steven Hauschka went through a worrying slump. He cost the team a win last week by shanking a 28-yard FG he makes 99 of 100 times. Tyler Lockett is playing through a knee injury and it shows -- he hasn't been close to the electric playmaker he was last year. As for coaching, I haven't been as down on Darrell Bevell as I usually am, but not committing to the run game with Wilson hobbled is a major head-scratcher. Also Tom Cable is poo poo and needs to be fired. Overall, this team has a lot of problems, but they control their destiny in the NFC West and still have a decent shot at double-digit wins. If they want to make a deep playoff run, however, they need to find a pulse on offense. This is a dangerously one-dimensional team and the defense can only do so much by themselves. A lot will depend on when (or if) Wilson can get back to full health.
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