SEATTLE – The Seahawks’ first home playoff game in five years is set with the 49ers coming to Lumen Field for a divisional round game Saturday.Seattle Times sports reporters Bob Condotta and Tim Booth offer some thoughts on the matchup and the first weekend of the NFL playoffs.What are your thoughts on the matchup with the 49ers and the oddity of them playing again so close to … [Read more...] about Analysis: Seahawks are finally on the big stage. Are they ready?
Coaching, players’ mindset play key roles in Seahawks’ tackling success
RENTON, Wash. – There’s a photo making the rounds on the interwebs in the aftermath of what took place last Saturday night in Santa Clara, Calif.In the image is one 49ers offensive player wearing San Francisco’s black alternate jersey engulfed in eight Seahawks defensive players and being taken to the ground.The 49ers player is unidentifiable in the screenshot because of all … [Read more...] about Coaching, players’ mindset play key roles in Seahawks’ tackling success
NFL playoffs: Seahawks will host 49ers in NFC divisional round
SEATTLE – The Seahawks at least won’t have to do much studying to prepare for their first home playoff game in five years.San Francisco’s 23-19 win in Philadelphia Sunday afternoon against the Eagles assured that the 49ers will come to Seattle to play the Seahawks in the divisional round next weekend.Time and date were still pending as this was written.The playoff matchup will … [Read more...] about NFL playoffs: Seahawks will host 49ers in NFC divisional round
Why Seahawks’ defense earned the right to have ‘Dark Side’ nickname
RENTON, Wash. – It became official Sunday that you can call the Seahawks the best defense in the NFL in 2025.They needed a little bit of help to earn that title as they went into the weekend ranked second in the league in fewest points allowed behind the Houston Texans. The Texans had allowed 265 points. The Seahawks had allowed 289.The Seahawks beat the 49ers 13-3 on Saturday … [Read more...] about Why Seahawks’ defense earned the right to have ‘Dark Side’ nickname
Dave Boling: It’s time to credit Seahawks GM John Schneider for making all the right moves
About halfway through his first Seattle press conference in January, 2010, John Schneider proved who he was, and who he was going to be.Himself.All we had to do was listen, and we would have known the direction in which he would run the Seahawks for the subsequent 16 years – with more seasons to come.Like other skeptics at the time, I thought it was obvious why head coach Pete … [Read more...] about Dave Boling: It’s time to credit Seahawks GM John Schneider for making all the right moves