This SI writer is predicting at least 10 wins for the Seahawks (they were 4-12 last year). From the article:
Three Observations
1. Hasselbeck looks and sounds like his former self. After missing nine games because of a bulging disk in his back, the loquacious 34-year-old QB says he is stronger than ever after dedicating the offseason to strengthening his core. He's zipping throws in practice and cracking jokes in the huddle. Another positive sign if you believe in omens, Hasselbeck has gone the Pro Bowl in each of the last three odd years (2003, '05 and '07).
2. New schemes are being installed on both sides of the ball. Offensively, the Seahawks will use more zone blocking up front, and the backs are being coached to make one cut and head downhill in the run game. In coordinator Greg Knapp's passing scheme, the receivers will move around to create mismatches and keep the defense guessing. That's different from Holmgren's system, according to some players.
Defensively, Mora brought in former Bucs assistant Gus Bradley as the coordinator. One noticeable change is that the team has tried to get bigger and stronger on the interior of the line. It bulked up by trading for 295-pound Cory Redding and signing 330-pound Colin Cole. Bradley is expected to be more aggressive than predecessor John Marshall with his play-calling, but he also will incorporate some of the Tampa 2 principles he learned with the Bucs.
3. Jones is moving better than I thought he would after having December micro-fracture surgery on his left knee. The team is holding him out of team drills and contact work as a precautionary measure. But the fact that he's not wearing a brace could explain why he sounds so optimistic about returning strong.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jim_trotter/08/02/seahawks.postcard/index.html?bcnn=yes
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