6. Seattle Seahawks
Draft position: Playoffs
The Seahawks added Marshawn Lynch this past week, a move to me that smelled like desperation. However, after seeing him slowly get his legs under him on Sunday night, it is easy to see why there was some appeal.
Defensively, I don’t think this Seahawks team holds a candle to any of the playoff teams that we have seen in past years. The linebackers are solid and Jadeveon Clowney has flashed potential as a game wrecker, but the success of this team is going to come on the back of the offense.
Titans rookie A.J. Brown is the crown jewel of this rookie class, but D.K. Metcalf needs to be mentioned as one of the more impressive rookies as well. He has become a great redzone target and deep threat for the Seahawks and while he isn’t a polished player who can do anything you ask, he doesn’t have to be.
Russell Wilson is this offense and he has made it work even when he isn’t getting help from his skill position players, but as we get closer to the playoffs I want to say that I am cautiously optimistic that the guys around him will step up.
5. Green Bay Packers
Draft position: Playoffs
Are the Packers great and really streaky or are they just a team that can’t figure out what they want to do or be. Based on what we have seen the past two weeks, that offense should run through Aaron Jones and Aaron Rodgers should be the counter punch to that.
However, I keep getting the feeling that when the chips are down Rodgers is going to be the guy who makes the call at the L.O.S. and it will be Matt LaFleur with his hands in his pockets hoping that the play works out.
They barely squeaked past a bad Detroit Lions team on their 3rd string QB today, despite having a lot to play for, and playing bad football at this time of year is never inspiring.