Seattle Seahawks: analysis and differences from the past

Are them or not Superbowl contenders? This is the question that many fans of Seahawks and not only are considering seeing the disappointing performance of the first three days. For the first two games (at Green Bay and at San Francisco), the main problem was the attack that could not produce the yard needed to get close to the field and goal range range despite the defense well done and gave him good starting position positions. Instead, in Tennessee's attack against the Titans, the attack sped a bit more and managed to find some big play, but in that case was the defense to betray the Seahawks by awarding 33 points to their opponents. The result is a record of 1-2 (not the end of the world) but few certainties, certainly much less than last year, where one could rely on a granite defense that was reliable both against passes and races, which is example against the Titans was by no means giving Dearkar Murray 115 yards. There was also a racing game that saw Marshawn Lynch almost always positive and gave Wilson a chance to be himself handling the ball and not risking long downturns.
Defensively if we compare the Superbowl's Seahawks with the current ones we notice at least a couple of big differences: the first is the lack of Byron Maxwell in the second cornerback corner slot, Deshawn Shead and Jeremy Lane in my opinion do not provide security and cover man to man who gave the number 41, which is fundamental to those who like Seattle play that kind of cover for almost the whole game using a lot of physicality near the scrimmage line. Another difference is the pressure on the quarterback both inside and outside, Bruce Irvin, Chris Clemons and Brandon Mebane departed much from the main force of this defense. As for the attack, something was sacrificed to keep wage space devoted to the defense of the team, in fact Seattle is the team that spends less than engaging in the whole NFL for the offensive line and the results are seen, start of the championship when Pete Carroll puts linebackers, line men and basketball players for the first time offensive online trying to exploit their athletics to tap the obvious holes that low wage costs leave. Obviously these line-of-line men do not always make the most of it, and when they do the free agency they take them away from Seattle seeing the most advantageous deals that offer the other franchises as a success in Sweezy's case. This always involves a situation of instability and difficulty for the attack causing systematic worsening of all the statistics in the racing game and an increasing number of sacks and pressure on Russell Wilson. A Russell Wilson who missed the experiment Jimmy Graham relies mainly on Doug Baldwin, a much improved receiver after the departure of Golden Tate and able to produce many big plays.
The AFC West despite the improvement of the Rams is low in mid-level with the Arizona Cardinals free fall, which is why I am convinced that the Seahawks will be able to win the division and qualify for the playoffs, but if they want to have hopes it will be necessary that the franchise of the state of Washington better in many departments.