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The Seattle Seahawks offensive line was as Seattle Seahawks offensive line as they could get in the first two weeks Authentic J.R. Sweezy Jersey , surrendering 12 sacks against Russell Wilson vs the Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears. At least, that’s pretty much what we assumed was the problem given the two-year history of Germain Ifedi and the task of blocking potential Hall of Fame pass rushers in Von Miller and Khalil Mack. Issues ran deeper as the team was without free agent guard D.J. Fluker and was suffering through potential growing pains of second-year guard Ethan Pocic.Then Fluker returned, J.R. Sweezy took over for Pocic on the left side, and Wilson has gone from six sacks per game to less than two. And whether you recognized it at the time or in hindsight, part of the issue in those 12 sacks was not the play of Ifedi necessarily, but likely had something to do with how much Wilson trusted himself (probably a little too much) and his receivers (too little). And Miller and Mack. And waiting for Brian Schottenheimer’s playcalling to make even a little bit of sense.The fear was that it wouldn’t be getting any better any time soon with this upcoming slate of pass rushers: DeMarcus Lawrence, Chandler Jones, and Aaron Donald. Especially Donald, who in last season against the Seahawks had three sacks (all in the 42-7 blowout) seven QB hits and four tackles for a loss. In Jones’ last game against Seattle he had two sacks, three tackles for a loss, and three QB hits, plus a sack in their first matchup of the year. Last season, Lawrence had a sack and two QB hits vs Wilson.And by the way Authentic Bobby Wagner Jersey , all three of these players are still elite, with Jones and Lawrence at 5.5 sacks and Donald at four. They just weren’t as elite against Seattle, a game most of them likely had marked on the calendars as “time to bump the bonus checks!”Instead, the Seahawks haven’t just bought Wilson an extra quarter of a second, they’re maybe protecting him as well as any team in the NFL is protecting their quarterback. Yes, you are still alive and in the universe you were yesterday — I think. I actually have no idea. Maybe I’ve crossed into a pro-Seattle o-line universe, which, if we’re being honest, is a pretty unexciting place to cross into. Why couldn’t I go to the universe where sweets are good for you and veggies are fatty?According to ProFootballFocus, the Seahawks are the number one team in the NFL since Week 3 at pass blocking efficiency. Number one.Among those 13 pressures, there are seven sacks:Sean Lee and Lawrence shared a sack of WilsonJaylon Smith got oneJones got oneHaason Reddick got oneDonald got oneNdamukong Suh got oneArden Key got oneKey is the only player among them who is not elite or a high draft pick, and even some saw Key as a top pass rusher who could be in the first round though he ended up in round three. Duane Brown, Justin Britt Authentic Doug Baldwin Jersey , Sweezy, Fluker, and Ifedi have faced a difficult string of defenses (and the Oakland Raiders) and managed to pass with an A+.That’s wild. While many would like to bring up a dude who does not coach in Seattle anymore as the sole reason for this, instead this is likely because of a few factors:Brown was added in the middle of 2017 and the Seahawks offensive line improved to being at least mediocre during that transition. He’s a very good left tackle and that’s why he was costly. You can’t deny that Brown is a massive upgrade over Rees Odhiambo or George Fant.Fluker was added.Sweezy, a player molded by the last offensive line coach, was added.Ifedi was going into year three, a time when many young players, often offensive linemen, take further steps towards being quality starters. The first two years of coaching he had was not throwing out the window. He wasn’t MIB’d and reset. He’s been coached in Seattle for three years, not just beginning in August.Schottenheimer’s offense is making a little more sense week by week.The receiving weapons seem to be better this year than previous years and have improved every week.A low number of actual dropbacks. Yes, that’s a part of it too ...Seattle has the fourth-fewest pass attempts since Week 3 (96) despite playing in four games and not three, as many of the others at the bottom of the rankings have. The Seahawks do not intend to throw the ball a lot this year, getting back to where they were around 2012 (32nd in pass attempts) Womens Earl Thomas III Jersey , 2013 (31st), and 2014 (32nd). After ranking 28th in attempts in 2015, they were 18th in 2016, and 16th in 2017; much of that has to do with the fact that Seattle was just a worse team in those seasons (lose more, pass more), but there is philosophy and intent tied in there too.Play better defense. Keep scores low as opposed to high. Play longer timed drives with fewer plays. Get to the point where you only run it in the fourth quarter. The Seahawks are probably somewhat better at pass blocking in these last four weeks because they’ve had more opportunities to call passes at the times and in the situations where they know they’ll have their high-percentage shots of a successful pass play rather than forcing it.The Seahawks have not had to force it as much in these last four games. Wilson had 69 pass attempts in Weeks 1 and 2, as compared to 96 in the last four weeks, an NFL-low average of 24 attempts a game. Increase the number of times you pass, increase the opportunities for the defense to pressure you.Not that we shouldn’t be praising the job done by these five players, because it is as impressive as it is unexpected. Seattle still ranks 26th in money spent at the offensive line position in 2018 and this was the first time since 2013 that the team didn’t draft a single offensive lineman in the first four rounds. The only lineman they did draft, Jamarco Jones, is on injured reserve.So deserved props to Mike Solari for overseeing a much better performance from this all-important group in 2018. It’s a much more pleasant venture for him I’m sure than 2017, when he coached the New York Giants to one of the worst seasons by an o-line in their history. Because the Giants didn’t have any talent.Right now Womens K.J. Wright Jersey , by all accounts, the Seahawks somehow do. The 2018 NFL season is over, but in an era of needing to funnel content out at all times, ESPN has already provided us with extremely early predictions for the 2019 NFL season. Their panel of columnists and analysts were asked who would win Super Bowl 54 in Miami, as well as who would be league MVP.This is behind the ESPN Insider/ESPN+ paywall, so I can’t give you everything, but I will give you the Seahawks related snippets. Kevin Seifert is going bold by having Russell Wilson as the 2019 regular season MVP, citing his excellent 2018 campaign despite a run-first approach.Now I’m of the opinion that the Seahawks offense’s consistent habit of starting slowly just about eliminates Wilson from the MVP race before it can really begin. I imagine he’d have gotten votes in the 2015 season if they didn’t go the entire first-half of the season without scoring more than two offensive touchdowns in a game. But hey, trends can be broken, and if the Seahawks passing offense gets into gear early in 2019 and keeps that pace up, we could see Wilson in that MVP conversation.Unsurprisingly, Patrick Mahomes topped the predictions tally, with four of nine panelists picking the Kansas City Chiefs star to repeat as league MVP. Aaron Rodgers was the only other QB to receive more than one vote http://www.seattleseahawksteamonline.com/ethan-pocic-jersey , while other MVP predictions went to Drew Brees and Andrew Luck.As for the “way too early” Super Bowl LIV pick? Well again, very early, free agency hasn’t started, but why the hell not? Former Seahawks beat writer Mike Sando, now an ESPN senior NFL columnist, has got Seattle in the Super Bowl... except they lose to the New England Patriots again.The other predictions included the Los Angeles Chargers over the Chicago Bears (from Matt Bowen), the New Orleans Saints over Houston Texans (Dan Graziano), and unsurprisingly multiple analysts went with the Kansas City Chiefs over the Los Angeles Rams, while KC Joyner went Rams over Chiefs. Yes, KC picked KC to lose.I’m sure we’ll be bringing up national media prognostications throughout the offseason, so this is just the start. Will anyone dare pick a terrible season for the Seahawks again? You’re all on notice.