ESPN completely disrespects Seahawks in article about second-half predictions

The Seattle Seahawks have lost five of their last six games, and that is clearly, very bad. Still, after a 3-0 start to the season, the team is only one game out of first place in the NFC West. Seattle is trending downward while most of the rest of the division is going in the opposite direction, but trends can be reversed.

Seattle could, for instance, come back from their Week 10 bye week and shock the world. Or, at least, ESPN. Few will expect Seattle to do that, but few probably expected Seattle to begin the season as well as they did.

But let's get back to why ESPN might be shocked with a Seattle victory over San Francisco. In a recent article on their official website, the four-letter network put out an article predicting things that might happen in the second half of the season. The list included who would make the playoffs and who would win individual awards, but there was a different section only about the NFC West.

ESPN appears to think the Seattle Seahawks do not exist

This part was titled, "What could happen in the NFC West?" That seems innocent enough, but then ESPN goes through scenarios for how every team could win the division. Every team, that is, except for the Seahawks. In fact, Seattle doesn't even get a mention. Not even a "Seattle Seahawks: They are done for the season, so there is no point in thinking they have a chance to win the NFC West."

Again, Seattle is only a game out of first place in the division. The team also has four division games left out of the eight that remain. In other words, Seattle could gain a lot of ground on their division rivals should they be successful in most of those games. Is that too high of hope for the Seahawks? Maybe, but the possibility still exists.

Not only does Seattle not get a mention in the division race while every other NFC West team does, but neither the team nor any of its players are even mentioned in the article. Maybe new head coach Mike Macdonald hasn't produced the results that many 12s would have liked in his first season, but there is still half a season left.

The bye week could be a huge boon for the Seahawks. It allows the new coaching staff to take a breath and reset and for Seattle to potentially get some of its injured players, such as right tackle Abraham Lucas, back. If the staff can implement a few changes and the players adjust to those changes, Seattle could still be a dangerous team.

If nothing else, being one game out of first place does not mean the Seahawks are done in 2024. Not yet, anyway. Clearly, ESPN thinks the team is, though.

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