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Defense and Special Teams: Field Position Matters

My statistical study of 2012 defenses continues. I’m still trying to wrap my brain around the mathematics of all that drive data I posted a couple days ago. There’s plenty of good information…Read More

The Seattle Seahawks Defense Was On The Field Less Than Any Other Defense in 2012

I previewed this study yesterday (it should take me about a week to run all the stats and write up all the results), but now it’s time to get the first look at some of the numbers. I thought we’d…Read More

Was The Seattle Seahawks 2012 Defense Not A Good As We Think It Was?

Over the next few days, I’m going to be taking a statistical look at the Seahawks 2012 defense and how it compared to the other teams in the NFL. I already did this with the offense back before…Read More

Seattle Seahawks Draft Christine Michael

The Seahawks have finally made their first pick in the 2013 draft. It just took until the final pick of the second round to get here. With that pick, Seattle took Christine (pronounced Chris-TIN) Michael,…Read More

12th Man Rising Pre-Draft Power Rankings

Draft day is here and the NFL hype machine is in full force. Personally, since Seattle ostensibly took Percy Harvin I won’t be watching the draft coverage, but that doesn’t mean the writers…Read More

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What Does Brady Quinn Bring To The Table?

What Will Brady Quinn bring to the table?  That was my biggest question when I learned that Seattle…Read More

Seahawks Were Among The League’s Best At Turning Drives Into Points

It’s time for the third installment of my look into the efficiency and overall quality of the…Read More

The 2012 Seattle Seahawks Removed the “Up” From Up-Tempo

Things were a bit quiet here yesterday. I’m sorry for that. I’ve been lost down a bit of…Read More

Is This Seattle Squad the New Dream Team?

The Seattle Seahawks have stolen the stage during the offseason by signing Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett,…Read More

Would Golden Tate’s Block On Sean Lee Be Flagged Under New “Peel Back” Rule?

There are a lot of Seahawk fans that remember (and probably a certain Cowboys player that doesn’t)…Read More

How the Proposed Running Back Head Lowering Rule Could Sink the Hawks

Imagine yourself at a Seahawks home game, early in the season.  The Seahawks are driving for a go-ahead…Read More

Can Cliff Avril Cause Mayhem to Quarterbacks at Linebacker?

Seattle Seahawks General Manger John Schneider went on the John Clayton Show, which airs on 710 ESPN…Read More

Seattle Seahawks Can Find Success With The Giants’ NASCAR Package

After dominating the latter part of the 2012 NFL season, and going 11-5 over all, it was fair to expect…Read More

The True Cost of Percy Harvin

In the wake of the fairly surprising Cliff Avril signing the Percy Harvin addition may seem like old…Read More

Super Bowl 2013 Matchup: An Advanced Look

This site’s loyal readers already know all about my mathematical power rankings and likely remember…Read More

Seahawks vs Falcons: An Advanced Look

The big divisional round plaoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons is almost here.…Read More

Key Zach Miller Grabs Kick Start Seahawks

Zach Miller had what was probably his most important game as a Seahawk Sunday.  After a withering offensive…Read More

Russell Wilson & Robert Griffin: A Quantitative Look

I’d first like to start off by saying that I’m not a fan of awards that aren’t based…Read More

Week 17: Final 2012 Power Poll Rankings

We have come to the end of the 2012 season. A season of which I hope includes the reemergence of a Seattle…Read More

Kam Chancellor Escapes Fine. Maybe Flagged Hits Should Get the Replay

We saw the clean hit Kam Chancellor put on Vernon Davis in week 17.  We saw the flags fly giving the…Read More