by Will Soistman
Key Additions: QB Tarvaris Jackson, WR Sidney Rice, TE Zach Miller, G Robert Gallery, DT Alan Branch
Key Losses: QB Matt Hasselbeck , Offensive Linemen Sean Locklear, Stacy Andrews, and Chris Spencer, Linebackers Will Herring and Lofa Tatupu
Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks shocked the world in 2010 by winning the NFC West with a 7-9 record and beating the defending world champion New Orleans Saints in the playoffs. However, this new season brings new personnel into Seattle as well as former staples of the franchise leaving. Can Carroll repeat the magic?
The offense is essentially brand new with half of the offensive line leaving and new Draft picks (James Carpenter) and free agents stepping in to retool this Offensive Line. Couple that with Tarvaris Jackson, Sidney Rice, Zach Miller, and Marshawn Lynch for a full year and the Seahawks look completely different than a year ago. With all the new looks, everything would seem positive for Seattle. However, Hasselbeck was as solid as they come at QB and to replace him with Mr. Consistently innacurate Jackson may not be the best move made this offseason. The re-done Offensive line looks nice, but a new slew of guys may take some time to mesh together. Sidney Rice played only a couple games at the tail end of the 2010 season, so he may not be fully healthy and ready to lead a new team.
The defense looks to remain mostly the same although Lofa Tatupu was a decent but not spectacular middle linebacker who apparently struggled more than people believed. Trufant is healthy on the cornerback end, and maybe high pick Aaron Curry can finally live up to the hype and help the linebacker core improve. Seattle needs to try to find a comparable safety to stud Earl Thomas in order to keep teams from throwing on them all day.
Seattle had a nice little story run in 2010, but 2011 is a whole new year with a whole new QB. Tarvaris Jackson has never proved anything and the season rests on his shoulders.
Prediction: 6-10 3rd in NFC West
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