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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.
I'm just not sure that the offensive coordinator was the biggest reason that the Seahawks struggled to run the ball.
I'm going to do my very best to have a straight-faced discussion about the importance of playing in something called the Pop-Tart Bowl.
It may be the season of giving, but back-to-back losses left the Seahawks too reliant on help from other teams.
It's not hard to pinpoint why the Seahawks lost control of their playoff fate. What's hard is deciding what should be done about it.
Stress for the Seahawks, sympathy for the Cougs and a story from 2005 about the corner I painted myself into when it came to Christmas shopping.
The end of Sunday's loss should scare the hell out of anyone who believes that Seattle needs to find a new quarterback to get over the hump.
Update through Week 16, the Seahawks having lost control of their own playoff fate.
There's one thing that Seattle does better than Green Bay, and it just so happens it's one of the most important things in football.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy how utterly insane the average Seahawks game is. However, it was nice to have a bit of a reprieve on Sunday.
The success Seattle has had over these past three weeks can be traced back to what the Seahawks do in the final 2 minutes of each half, and I can prove it.
A season that looked sunk just three weeks has changed dramatically because the Seahawks have changed dramatically. There's a lesson in there.
