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Our weekly list of three things we learned starts with the quarterback I don't think could have done anything better in Sunday's game.
Geno Smith, Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield showed the value that can be found in picking up a car that other teams have deemed a lemon.
Before we get to the renaissance of Russell Wilson, we've got to conduct a little bit of crowd control first in Seattle and then New York.
Yes, Geno Smith is the biggest question facing the Seahawks, but there's (at least) seven regular-season games before there needs to be any decision.
When another NFL team works as hard as the Jets did to give one away, you don't need to apologize nor are you required to express gratitude. Just smile and move on to the next one.
Seattle's pitching looked every bit as good as advertised. That wasn't enough to outweigh an offense that was sparse.
UConn's coach and West Virginia's governor are just two names on a long list of folks who need to learn to take an 'L.'
Seattle's GM didn't splurge on free-agent OL help. He did do something that was out of character for him with two of Seattle's most recent additions, however.
You can question a number of things about Seattle's general manager. His willingness to put his butt on the line, however, is not one of them.
I asked The Apostrophians to provide their reactions to this week's changes, and did they ever respond.
For only the fourth time in 20 years, the Seahawks are swapping out their starting quarterback.
A primer on what I expect to happen with Seattle's wide receiver, and why.
Could Seattle's receiver wind up in Green Bay? Sure. After talking to a couple of people, I don't think that's the most likely destination, though.
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It's easier (and probably cheaper) for me to watch the Mariners on the Upper West Side of Manhattan than it is for someone on Eastlake or in Issaquah. That's crazy.
'Cuz that's what I did in today's newsletter, doing some heavy reading in order to explain the specific strain of nonsense that Jerry Dipoto emitted this week.
The Seahawks are attempting to go from good to great, and while this is extraordinarily difficult in the NFL, I don't believe it's all that complicated.
