| There's never been a better time to hold Seattle | | | | two forthcoming wins at home in the coming |
| Seahawks tickets, as the team has finally broken | | | | weeks against the Rams and Packers, and fans |
| through with a championship run and appears to | | | | will also get to see one of the two truly difficult |
| be built upon a stable foundation that will keep the | | | | games remaining on the Seahawks' schedule - a |
| team in contention for years to come. Their stars | | | | tilt against the San Diego Chargers. The only other |
| have gas left in their tanks, they are well-coached | | | | tough game that remains in the season's second |
| and the city loves its team. | | | | half is a trip to Denver. |
| However, it appears that the Seahawks, like their | | | | Otherwise, there's no reason to think that the |
| Super Bowl XL counterparts, the Pittsburgh | | | | Seahawks can't go at least 6-2 down the stretch, |
| Steelers, are suffering from the seemingly | | | | almost regardless of when their playmakers |
| all-too-common Super Bowl hangover. The | | | | return from injury. Qwest Field is also one of the |
| Seahawks are hovering near mediocrity, holding a | | | | most difficult environments in the NFL for visiting |
| 5-3 record at the midway point of the 2006 | | | | teams, and the three remaining road games |
| season. Although that's good enough to remain in | | | | besides Denver are at Arizona, at Tampa Bay |
| contention for the postseason, more was | | | | and at San Francisco, three teams that are |
| expected from the team that many think should | | | | struggling big-time. Basically, the schedule sets up |
| have won the Super Bowl but for a few unlucky | | | | well for Seattle down the stretch. |
| bounces and questionable calls. Will the Seahawks | | | | Competition |
| shake off the effects of last season's near miss? | | | | The Seahawks also have the benefit of playing in |
| A few factors detailed below will help determine | | | | what is perhaps the worst division in football, as |
| their fate. | | | | the mediocre Rams are currently in second place |
| Injuries | | | | with a 4-4 record, and even that record is a bit |
| The NFL is a league defined by playmakers. There | | | | of a mirage, as the Rams haven't played a very |
| is no set, mathematical equation for defining what | | | | strong schedule themselves. Although the 49ers |
| a playmaker is, but many feel that a true | | | | are improving, they're still at least a year or two |
| playmaker is one who can put a team on his back | | | | away from being a real threat, and the Arizona |
| and carry it to victory. These players need to be | | | | Cardinals have been simply awful. A 10-6 record |
| accounted for at all times, and many defensive | | | | should be enough to win this weakling division, and |
| game plans center on containing these players. | | | | the Seahawks should be able to accomplish that |
| The Seahawks have what many consider to be | | | | "feat." |
| three playmakers on offense: Matt Hasslebeck, | | | | Conclusion |
| Shaun Alexander and Walter Jones. Two of them, | | | | Alexander and Hasslebeck are expected to return |
| Hasslebeck and Alexander, are currently out with | | | | over the next couple of weeks, and the |
| injuries, and no team in today's NFL can | | | | Seahawks are a different team with them in the |
| adequately overcome the loss of this many | | | | lineup. The Seahawks are well-coached, so a total |
| playmakers on one side of the ball and continue | | | | letdown is unlikely. Their schedule is favorable, |
| to dominate opponents. The Seahawks have | | | | their division is weak and there is no clear-cut |
| decent backups in Seneca Wallace and Maurice | | | | dominant team in the NFC. Therefore, Seattle |
| Morris, but let's be honest - neither is in the class | | | | Seahawks tickets should still provide fans with a |
| of the regular starters, or else they would be | | | | chance to see a Super Bowl contender in 2006. |
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