Get better or die trying

The Seahawks aren't entirely bad. They're just not particularly good, and as tempting as it may be to throw up your hands and declare them to be rubbish, that's not an answer, either.

The Seahawks went out on Thanksgiving night and got whupped in front of God and everybody at home no less.

Welp. That’s it, right?

You can forget all that talk about closing the gap at the top of the division or going from good to great because these Seahawks are very, very mid as the saying goes, taking a term initially used to describe pot of mediocre potency and applying it to all range of iteams.¹

The Seahawks aren’t bad per se. It’s a stretch to call them good, though. This reality can produce a variety of reactions. The most common: a throwing-up-of-hands followed by a demand for accountability. Who is to blame for the fact that Seattle’s offense is broken? Is it that Geno Smith is not a franchise quarterback? Or is it that Shane Waldron is a terrible coordinator? Somebody needs to pay.

On the other hand, you will have the people who insist that things aren’t that bad, and they will minimize Thursday’s loss to San Francisco by pointing to three or four plays which – had they turned out differently – would have changed the entire complexion of that game.

Sorry. I’m not buying either one of those. Yes, the Seahawks have some problems on offense, but this is hardly a teardown, and even if it was, those decisions are going to made a couple of months from now. Also, the Seahawks are not currently in San Francisco’s weight class, and while that might hurt to hear, it’s true. The 49ers have won the last four meetings between the teams with two of those wins coming by 18 points or more. There’s a gap, and it has not narrowed. At all.

So what should Seattle do? Well, I’m glad you asked.