Seattle Seahawks Roundtable: 5 Questions about Week 5 vs. L.A. Rams
Andrew Elderbaum
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5. If the Seattle Seahawks win this game, they will be 3-2. With three soft games to follow, they could be 6-2 at the almost midway point. Would you consider that a successful start to the season?
Chris: Anytime a team has a winning record at the midway point, it should be considered a successful start to the season. Should 12’s expect more since they have a future Hall of Fame quarterback? Sure, they’ve been spoiled.
Herb: There have been years where the Seattle Seahawks have gotten off to slow starts, while there are other years like 202 where they started fast. Obviously, it would have been nice to beat either the Titans or the Vikings. I still like the 6-2 record, and even 5-3 would be good since the second half of the schedule is light too. We still don’t know if the Cardinals are for real or not. If they are, then it doesn’t really matter.
Joe: I wouldn’t call the Steelers or Saints soft. Three straight prime-time games for a coach that has the highest winning percentage (.875) and a quarterback that has the highest winning percentage (.833) in prime-time games is a more compelling conversation.
Andrew: If the Seahawks pull off the upset on Thursday, anything short of 6-2 would be a disappointment. Ben Roethlisberger literally can’t throw a ball more than 10 yards in the air anymore. The Saints threw everyone off with their Week 1 win, and Jacksonville …well, we should all hope to be the kind of grandparent Urban Meyer is. I’d be ok with 6-2, but that Tennessee game will haunt the Seahawks.
Ed: If Seattle Seahawks win Thursday, 6-2 is definitely within reach. Hopefully, Seattle stays relatively healthy through that point of the season.
Predictions
Chris: Seattle 23-20, walk-off field goal.
Herb: Seattle 28-27
Joe: 27-24 Hawks
Andrew: Rams 35-17; I’m not a believer in the Seahawks defense.
Ed: Seahawks 23-21. Seahawks win the turnover battle.
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Check back with PNWS later this week for our takeaways from the game.