While much of the attention will be paid to Brad Miller and Chris Taylor as they compete to be the Mariners' starting shortstop, Michael Grey writes that the more intriguing position battle is with the fifth spot in the rotation.
With expectations as high as they've been in a long time, Michael Grey identifies three things that must happen in order for the Mariners to meet them.
With Marshawn Lynch mulling retirement, the Seahawks are faced with the possibility of having to make key offseason decisions without knowing whether or not their star running back will be playing in 2015.
In mid-November, I wrote about the danger of the "irreplaceable employee" and the situation that the Seahawks found themselves in with Marshawn Lynch. In the wake of their loss in Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks enter the offseason with a similar predicament and maybe even more on the line.
Lost in the outrage over Marshawn Lynch's defiance of NFL policy on one side and the celebration on the other is the fact that the league comes out smelling like a rose either way.
In Sunday's epic and historic comeback NFC Championship win, the Seahawks put on display their remarkable faith in each other that also turned their season around after a shaky start.
In a rematch of Week 1, Green Bay will be charged with trying to score on a Seahawks defense that's held on to its spot as the best in football, and it will do so with a hobbled Aaron Rodgers.
Cam Newton may like to imitate Clark Kent, but the Panthers quarterback has been anything but a superhero in his previous meetings against the Seahawks' vaunted defense.
The Cardinals will start their third quarterback of the season, Ryan Lindley, against a Seahawks defense that has regained its championship form from a year ago.
With last Sunday's dismantling of Philadelphia, the Seahawks sent a message to the other 31 teams in the NFL that the defending Super Bowl champions are not going away any time soon.
The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us with all of its face-stuffing, belt-unbuckling, football-gorging wonderfulness, so what better time to look back and see what Seahawks fans have to give thanks for this year?
A Seahawks win Sunday against Arizona is incredibly important to their postseason hopes. Who can they absolutely count on to make a play in a big spot?
Marshawn Lynch looks as good as ever as he continues to be the focal point of Seattle's offense. The problem is that none of the Seahawks' other running backs have proven capable of shouldering the load, which casts doubt about what their backfield might look like without him.
The Seahawks have traded their No. 1 receiver, dealt with the resulting distractions and sustained a wave of injuries that could have capsized their season. After passing all those tests, they're 5-3 and still in position to repeat as champions.
After their early-season struggles, the Seahawks have a tough road ahead as they try to repeat as Super Bowl champions. Here's how they must navigate it.
Sunday's game against St. Louis showed how much Seattle's offense will have to rely on Russell Wilson going forward given the injuries along the offensive line, an inconsistent running game and no more Percy Harvin.
The Seahawks attack is best identified for running the football through Marshawn Lynch, something they didn't do when he got only 10 carries in the loss to the Cowboys last week.
The Cowboys have the league's best rusher in DeMarco Murray, but they've struggled through the air, giving the Seahawks one easily identified key to stopping Dallas on Sunday.
With no more breaks over the final 13 weeks, now would be a good time for the Seahawks to utilize backup running backs Robert Turbin and/or Christine Michael with an eye toward preserving Marshawn Lynch as well as quarterback Russell Wilson.
The Seahawks kicked off the year by dominating the Packers, and after the dust had settled on Week 1 of the NFL season, Seattle still looked like the league's best team.
