Day 17 — Seattle Seahawks
As we anticipate the start of the 2017 NFL season, the DFF Degenerates (@DFF_Degenerates) are tearing down every team in the NFL — #32teams32days. We’re going round-trip to tackle the entire country — AFC East to West, then NFC West to East. We didn’t have to do it, but we did.
Buckle up! It’s going to be a bumpy ride. We’re traveling to another dimension between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge… that’s the signpost up ahead — our next stop — the RED ZONE.
Continuing our series, we visit the
Seattle Seahawks
Who knew Seattle was so lovely? We were thinking it was always raining and pot-smoking college students with too much time on their hands hung out on every corner, but no… I mean, it is, but it’s so much more, and they have NFL football too!
Is Russell Wilson “elite?”
@DFF_Walk: I would consider Wilson “elite light” as a fantasy QB. He profiles as a dual threat due to his plus rushing ability. 2017 should see a lot of DangeRUSS using his arm and legs given the Seahawks’ porous o-line and lack of a bellcow RB. I see him as what Tyrod Taylor should aspire to be.
@DiBari22: I love Wilson for fantasy and real life. He gets rushing production, but manages to avoid big hits that usually kill most rushing QBs. He seems to always either get down or get out of bounds before defensive players can really lay the lumber on him. He may be a little “boom or bust” for most, but I think when healthy, he has one of the safest floors in all of football.
@DynastyGOAT: If you want to be “elite,” hand the dang ball to Marshawn Lynch when you are on the 1-yard line in the Super bowl!
Are they going to pass the ball to anyone other than Dougy Bald?
@DFF_Walk: Seattle has been, and will continue to be, a run first team. They were forced to throw more the last 2-years due to a rash of injuries to the RB position (Lynch, Rawls and Prosise all missed significant time). Baldwin and Jimmy Graham are the only reliable options in the passing game. I can see Graham absorbing 110+ targets this year. If Paul Richardson could stay healthy, he would add another element to their passing game but that’s a big IF.
@DiBari22: Paul F’n Richardson! He’s one of my big breakout predictions for 2017. He was selected 45th overall in the famed “wide receiver class of 2014” — and I think by the end of this season, he’ll be another guy we can add to the list of names from that class. Yet, there’s a huge “IF” …if he can stay healthy, which he has not been able to do, even going back to college… An overlooked factor here, is that the Seahawks face the easiest schedule for wide receivers in 2018, so you could expect a decent uptick in production from all in this group.
@DynastyGOAT: Jimmy Graham anyone? Baldwin is clearly the most polished receiver on the team, but stands at just 5’11”, making him something to be desired within the redzone. Graham will have a resurgent year, hauling in over 900 yards in 2016. I expect him to score TDs in the bunches.
Who is the lead RB? Rawls, Prosise, Fat Eddie? Talk to me…
@DFF_Walk: They brought Lacy in to play the Marshawn Lynch role in Darrell Bevell’s system. I like Prosise, but no RB has accounted for more than 37 receptions (Marshawn Lynch 2014) during Bevell’s time as Seahawks OC. Lacy and Rawls look set to split early down work and I think we can expect a 60:40 split in Lacy’s favor. Chris Carson has thrown his hat in the ring this preseason, but it would take an injury for him to realize fantasy value (oh wait, every RB in front of him is injury prone).
@DiBari22: I agree with Walker here. I still have a soft spot in my fantasy heart for Rawls, so I’d like to see things go his way. There isn’t enough room on the roster, but I’ve liked what I’ve seen out of Alex Collins and rookie Chris Carson. I like all five of them, but that’s also terrible for fantasy purposes. As of this writing, it looks like Prosise is once again dealing with an injury, so he might not be a factor to start the year.
@DynastyGOAT: I fully expect “skinny” Eddie to take hold of the cheeseburg…err, I mean role of lead running back in Seattle. Rawls is injured yet again and cannot be trusted. Prosise profiles as a 3rd down back, so I advise you to draft him as such. The darkhorse in the mix is the rookie, Chris Carson. Worth a roster stash in deep leagues, Carson has impressed in early preseason action.
That defense. What the hell happened?
@DFF_Walk: They got older and injured. Losing Earl Thomas last year was a blow as he captains the ship in Seattle. They still field a strong unit, but not the dominant Legion of Boom that was top-five in pass and rush defense a few years back.
@DiBari22: Thomas is the heart and soul of this defense, losing him was a big deal. However, Frank Clark has looked really good in his short career, and they’ve drafted quite a few solid pieces that have the ability to keep this unit fairly strong for the foreseeable future.
It’s time for us to leave Seattle. We’re sleepless and San Francisco is calling us from this utopian, hippie garden of progressive thinking and intelligent city planning. Catch you all tomorrow in California… again. How many teams does one state need?
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Originally published at dynastyfootballfactory.com on August 24, 2017.
