Core Group

BeastModeGang":17nn7sok said:

We shouldn't mess with our core group of guys. Since last year, people want us to ship Kam out and now talks of Sherm being traded, our defense relies on trust and continuity. Defenses win championships, so we should keep our core the way it is. Our team is still relatively young and our window is open.

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semiahmoo":1lkgcezk said:

BeastModeGang":1lkgcezk said:

We shouldn't mess with our core group of guys. Since last year, people want us to ship Kam out and now talks of Sherm being traded, our defense relies on trust and continuity. Defenses win championships, so we should keep our core the way it is. Our team is still relatively young and our window is open.

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Our defense doesn't trust the system, so by your own view, the team is in trouble. Our D was good last season, but not great, and then by playoff time due to injuries, was perhaps just mediocre. And that same defense was none too happy at the poor offense. (ranked below league average) And it was the offensive scheme that caused so much disruption among the ranks - from Sherman to Graham, and others.

I don't know if that dissension has been remedied. If not, it will continue to erode this team and signal an end of an era.

The pressure to deliver in 2017 is immense for Pete. If he stumbles, his time in Seattle will end with a whimper. That bums me out. We had some great years with him as head coach, but it's starting to feel like the end of the road. If he can turn it around it would be a huge accomplishment.

I'm hoping he can, but I'm not optimistic.

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BeastModeGang":znebi7go said:

We shouldn't mess with our core group of guys. Since last year, people want us to ship Kam out and now talks of Sherm being traded, our defense relies on trust and continuity. Defenses win championships, so we should keep our core the way it is. Our team is still relatively young and our window is open.

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mrt144":19vk62lh said:

semiahmoo":19vk62lh said:

BeastModeGang":19vk62lh said:

We shouldn't mess with our core group of guys. Since last year, people want us to ship Kam out and now talks of Sherm being traded, our defense relies on trust and continuity. Defenses win championships, so we should keep our core the way it is. Our team is still relatively young and our window is open.

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Our defense doesn't trust the system, so by your own view, the team is in trouble. Our D was good last season, but not great, and then by playoff time due to injuries, was perhaps just mediocre. And that same defense was none too happy at the poor offense. (ranked below league average) And it was the offensive scheme that caused so much disruption among the ranks - from Sherman to Graham, and others.

I don't know if that dissension has been remedied. If not, it will continue to erode this team and signal an end of an era.

The pressure to deliver in 2017 is immense for Pete. If he stumbles, his time in Seattle will end with a whimper. That bums me out. We had some great years with him as head coach, but it's starting to feel like the end of the road. If he can turn it around it would be a huge accomplishment.

I'm hoping he can, but I'm not optimistic.

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There's a few ways for this to go. One way is of the Packers where they are competitive and always in the hunt but with a few inglorious and a few agonizing exits from the playoffs. I just don't see 2017 and prohibitively 2018 as 'our year' because there are a lot of questions marks right now - How does ET perform coming back? Will we have Sherman? Will Lacy provide a boost to our running game? Will the OL gel this year and if so will it be sufficient? And 3/4 I just mentioned were at the forefront of the sputtering out of last year. 2/4 were at the forefront of 2015 (RB and OL).

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