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Paul G's avatar

A lifetime as a baseball fan has trained me to look at the entire season. Unless a team is really good or really bad, there are bound to be ebbs and flows. These are apparent in a 162-game season; less so in a 17-game season. In 2022, the Hawks had a big flow followed by a big ebb. All told, this gave them the 13th-ranked offense in the league in terms of yards gained, which puts them in the middle of the second quartile of teams. This seems about right to me.

Will the offense be better in 2023? I believe so. Here’s why:

* Geno and Waldron have a full year together

* The tackles are no longer rookies

* Center will be improved--there’s no possible way for the position to be worse

* There are three legit receiving WR options for the first time since 2013

* There should be the best depth at RB since 2013

* A TE group that combined for 109 receptions last year remains formidable and could get better depending on Parkinson’s development

Plus, there’s margin for error--Seattle doesn’t need all of the above to come true in order to have an improved offense.

I thought that getting Geno more weapons was as big an off-season need as improving the run defense. Schneider got him the consensus best WR in the draft and one of the best backs. Given how weak the NFC looks, the Hawks offense could be among the best in the conference.

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Rusty's avatar

To me, seeing a decline on the offense in the second half of the season points to a few things, but to me, one thing stands out. The team relied on a bunch of rookies. And none had played anywhere near that many games in a season. There was some wall-hitting and if that many players are having a slight bit of difficulty, it reflected in how well the team played.

While that crop of rookies should do better with the length of the season, the new crop could have similar issues this year.

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