Hi again,

I’m back again, but this time to provide some sort of preview for the team I see most often – the Seattle Seahawks.

Having been a season ticket holder since 2010, all I’ve ever known as a “valued part of the Seattle Seahawks”^©®™

is Pete Carroll as the team’s head coach.

And while I’ve had a lot of fun here at [DFO] crafting adventures about and for the man,

this new era under Mike Macdonald

has left me confused about how to approach the upcoming season. So, I thought I’d review it as a season ticket holder & rate the games by the ones I’d like to attend.

This year, the division opponents are the NFC North and the AFC East. Right away, those are some possibly great resale options for if I cannot make a game.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at what the regular season holds in store for a weary Canadian cross-border traveller.

Oh, I’m down with this. It’ll be the end of the first week of school, so I’ll need the break. I’m even passing on working the last baseball game of the year to attend. I’ve got my priorities straight.

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I went to this game the last time Seattle played at Foxborough & ran into the New England version of a redneck.

I hope the Biden era finishes the job clogged arteries had clearly started.

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Hells yes. Tua is at best a 50/50 quarterback, so this will be a chance to see if the Seahawks defence is any good or totally awful. Either way, there’s going to be a lot of points put up, and I want to see them all.

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A Monday Night game on the road would be fun, and Detroit being good makes this a potential road trip opportunity if it weren’t during the first month of school when even unpaid days off are denied.

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This might be a resale option, because Giants fans travel well and my seats are on the 40. Nothing like paying for next year with some of this year. Speaking of that…

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Man, fuck Roger Goodell with a rusty mallet. These games are always on Thursdays, which means I either have to eat a day’s pay to go see it or get rid of them. How come every other Thursday game is dogshit but this one has to be always chosen? Why can’t it be the Cardinals once in a while. At lest the upside is that I know I can sell them at pretty much whatever price I want.

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This should go the Seahawks way, as I projected the Falcons to be somewhat of a joke by this point in the season.

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This game has been specifically reserved by BeerBrother for his mother-in-law, as she has been a Bills fans since before the Seahawks joined the league. And since he just completed the renovations on his house, which includes (beer) fridges in all the guest rooms, I will happily oblige.

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This one should be a good test for the Seahawks revamped defence, as Matt Stafford still has access to Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua, and Tutu Atwell. I will miss hearing Geno Smith shriek in fear as Aaron Donald runs him down.

But I guess you can’t have everything. Anyway, on to

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Week 10, which is their

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That would be fun to attend, aside from the fact that the stadium is surrounded by nothing of note & Niners home fans are straight-up trash. The only time I ever thought I’d get randomly punched at a game was at Candlestick.

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I have the feeling this game is going to be flexed up to a 1:05 start since I can’t imagine FOX wants the Cardinals anywhere near “America’s Game of the Week” unless they’re hosting the Cowboys. Still, it means more parking closer to the bars I like.

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If Aaron Rodgers is out by this point, the Seahawks should win by 20. If he’s still hanging around, it’s Seahawks by 14 because you know his heart’s not in it. If he’s still distraught that RFK Jr. didn’t win the election, we’re watching Tyrod Taylor in the second half.

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This should be an easy road win over an organization that still hasn’t recovered from Santonio Holmes’ toes.

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Oh, I am down for this one. I was there for both the Fail Mary and the 2014 NFC Championship two-minute, 14-point comeback. My two favourite teams a drunken three-hour drive from home? I hope Winewife brings her licence because, to quote Alan Jackson, I might need help “keeping it between the navigational beacons” given the 5:00 start.

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The last home game of the year, barring some miracle where the Niners don’t finish atop the division. This will be a game for me and the brother-in-law, who has been a Vikings fan most of his adult life. Given that they might be on their fifth-string QB by that point – hell, they just signed Sam Darnold to a one-year deal – I don’t hold out much hope for the visitors.

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We might actually go to this game if WineWife needs a short trip in order to retain her mileage status. I can’t imagine this game will be sold out, let alone the Bears being anywhere near a playoff spot by this point in the season.

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I expect this game will be a Saturday night game, if only because there won’t be any drama left in the season for either team by this point. One of them will be already in a wildcard spot & the other will be out of the race.

Conclusions:

I’m cautiously optimistic that the Seahawks can finish 11-6 and land the #6 seed in the NFC. On paper they’re better than over half of these teams, and I think they can eke out a surprise win or two which will take them over the top.

On a personal front, I’m hoping that the new rapid transit line from where BeerBrother lives to the stadium is open in time for the start of the season. I expect to get to at least six of the games. Not having to find parking will save a long walk in the fall rain, and provide more time for both day drinking & sobering up.