Good morning, 12s.
Here's a look at what's "out there" for today - Monday, Jan. 25 - about your Seattle Seahawks:
Seahawks Have "Most Of The Pieces To Contend"
With a Super Bowl 50 matchup now set between the NFC Champion Carolina Panthers and the AFC Champion Denver Broncos following Sunday's conference title games, ESPN NFL Nation writers reporting on the League's 30 other teams were tasked to answer one question: On a scale of 1-10, how close is the team you cover to being a Super Bowl contender?
On ESPN's 1-10 scale, a 1 represents "nowhere near close to being a contender" and a 10 represents "being on the brink of playing in the 2017 Super Bowl."
Sheil Kapadia, who covers the Seahawks, rates the club a 9, saying Seattle has "most of the pieces to contend." Kapadia writes:
*The core is intact. Quarterback Russell Wilson made great strides in 2015, leading the NFL in passer rating, and he is only 27 years old. The defense is young and has finished first in fewest points allowed for four straight years. There are issues to be ironed out -- most notably on the offensive line -- but the Seahawks should go into the 2016 season as one of a handful of Super Bowl favorites. *
The Seahawks were the only team rated a 9 on ESPN's 1-10 scale, while just two teams - the Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots, teams that lost Sunday's conference title games - were rated 10s by their respective writers as clubs "on the cusp of a Super Bowl appearance."
Tweet Of The Day
Today's "Tweet of the Day" comes from Sea Gal Hope, who is on her way to Hawaii for the 2016 Pro Bowl. Hope also started a blog about her journey, which you can follow right here.
More From Around The Web
Here at Seahawks.com, digital media reporter John Boyle recaps five things we learned from Seahawks Executive VP/General Manager John Schneider's Friday morning radio segment on 710 ESPN Seattle.
Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas recently donated $15,000 to Seattle's Union Gospel Mission, funds that helped provide 3,000 blankets to the Seattle homeless.
Bob Condotta and Jayson Jenks at the Seattle Times outline the six biggest storylines heading into the Seahawks offseason.
Nick Patterson at the Everett Herald shares five offseason questions facing the Seahawks.
And Jayme Lamm at CBS Seattle chats with Sea Gal Melanie in a short Q&A.
