>>Sinclair, Adams, Smith<<
If memory serves they're all questionable.
Logan is a good backup for Smith, and Parker has done a decent job platooning with another guy whose name escapes me in place of Adams. Rookie DE King got his first sack last week. He and LaBounty are available to spell Sinclair.
DT Cortez Kennedy is having his best season since they went 2-14 and he was defensive player of the year.
Phillip Daniels is explosive as the other starting DE.
LB Deshone Myles, a 4th-rounder last year who saw plenty of action when many other LBs including 1st-rounder Anthony Simmons were out with injuries; Myles has had a nagging knee injury all year and is not available. A little known fact is that Simmons is the fastest LB on the team; faster than Chad Brown or a healthy Darrin Smith. Logan is a good backup but I'm not sure who is left with Myles out.
The Seahawks may be strongest defensively at safety, with Jay Bellamy, Daryl Williams, Kerry Joseph, and Merton Hanks as the top 4 in the rotation.
This week I expect the Seahawks to put a clamp on the Tampa Bay offense, and hold them to 7 points or less, while expecting offensive output from the Seahawks to be in the range of 17-24 points.
Again it will come down to taking care of the ball, but you have to like the Seahawks' RBs, QB, and WRs over TB's.
This should be another exciting game. It doesn't seem as big as the one at Lambeau, or the one at Arrowhead, but it could be huge as a win will maintain a 3-game lead over the 2nd-place team in the AFC West (KC is going to OAK so one of the two will be 6-5 and the other 5-6) and give SEA a virtual lock on the division. Then it will be time to concentrate on home field issues for the playoffs.
This has never really happened in Seattle... at least not since "Opportunity Knox."
FWIW
Andy |
