We read the predictions, we swallowed our pride, we argued amongst one another. The Seattle Seahawks spent the majority of the 2025 NFL off-season making drastic changes at QB1 and WR1. Both moves elicited a mixed reaction from pundits and fans alike. Although, anecdotally I’ll say that most Seahawks-centric journalists were saying that we’d be alright (*Kendrick voice).

Professionals in the known NFL universe had some specific assessments of the 2025 version of Seattle’s squad, namely stating that after moving on from Geno Smith, DK Metcalf, and Tyler Lockett, the team had spent the off-season downgrading. During Sunday night’s resounding (and somewhat somber) victory over the Washington, DC Commanders, one prominent ESPN analyst in particular issued an apology for his poor pre-season as

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