I was just looking at the Seahawks schedule from when they had the resurgence and I am not impressed, so let's take a look.

at home against he Cards and a backup QB in Stanton
up next is kaperdick and the mess in SF
up next is the Eagles with a backup that stunk up the last part of the year
once again they get Kaperdick and that really bad offense
and then they get a 3rd string qb against the cards

total offensive ranks for opponents

Cards - #28
49ers - #23
Eagles - #5

As I said the Eagles have been a mess now for awhile. So after looking at these stats I believe the Seahawks are actually being over hyped.

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Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Yes, and they may be just as good if not better than they were last year. Wagner is playing out of his mind after coming back from injury (when they lost last).

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at home and the playoffs YES.

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They aren't as historically great as they were a year ago, but they are pretty damn good. Think of the 96-97 Packers. The '96 team was excellent, but the '97 team was still a very good football team.

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A little late to this one, but after the misfortune of dealing with a Shehawks fan - we discussed this at work.

Wilson is good, but not great. He is a quick runner and a good escape artist - beyond his mobility, not overly impressed.

They have also been lucky enough to be in a division that is in shambles. It is easier to look good when 6 of your games are against rivals that have all been dealing with major setbacks (one of which they lost.)

The conclusion within the football fans at work - highly overrated. Outside of their very good D and Lynch, they are pretty average.

On the road, agains a PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM they allowed 139 yards (eagles). In 6 weeks they've allowed 40 points. Theyve allowed 7 points or less the last 3 weeks. They're f'n good.

The odds are really poor for us to get by Dallas and then go to Seattle and beat the world champions. What a shitfest that Buffalo game was. Seattle should be playing Dallas and then coming to Lambeau. People pick on Nerdman all the time for the phrase shitting ourselves, but it can't be denied looking back on that Buffalo game.

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Depends on what you mean by "that good." That good as in no one can beat them, no they are not that good. That good as in they are going to very difficult to beat at home, yeah they are that good.

My take on the Seahawks is that they probably are not going to put up 40 but their defense is good enough that 20 just might be enough. They don't make many mistakes and they force plenty. Just look at the Rams game. As Packers fans we were watching and I'm sure more than a few of us couldn't believe that the Rams were even in that game. Then boom, in the space of a few minutes they are really not in the game and it ends up being what we expected. Some people might say the Rams were in the game until late so that means Seattle is not that good, or they may point to the games you mentioned and say they didn't blow those teams out so they re not that good but sometimes doing just enough to win is enough to make you a very good team. It kind of reminds me of the Jordan era Bulls. The game is tied 75-75 after three and the Bulls end up winning 115-85

I think there are two ways to beat the Seahwks. If you are not in their league you have to get lucky to win and if you are in their league you have to play 100% to do it. You have to take it from them they are not going to give it to you and if you are not careful they sure as heck can take it from you in a big hurry.

Had enough cliches yet?

I am less afraid of dealing with Seattle in the NFC championship, than I was facing them earlier this year, or last year.

They are a good team, but they are not the walk away greatest team in the NFL that some are trying to make out. They are probably worse than when we faced them earlier this year, and the Pack has gotten better.

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From another thread...


Somehow, Seattle has done a more impressive job against the run than the Packers because either Seattle played better run offense's or the Packers blew everyone out so the running game was tossed.

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