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The 2018 Seahawks are the 2015 Seahawks (so far) The 2015 Seattle Seahawks started 0-2 and rebounded to make the playoffs:The opened the season with two road gamesThey lost the first road game — to the Rams — by 3 points Duane Brown Jersey , even though they won the turnover battleThey lost the second road game more decisively, a 10-point loss to the PackersK.J. Wright was banged up in Week 2, missing some of that loss in Green BayThey had a Pro Bowl safety holdout for the entire preseason and the first two games of the yearThey had a new defensive coordinatorThey felt comfortable at left tackle and at no other offensive line positionThe most glaring hole on defense was at RCB, where Cary Williams was starting opposite a very good-to-great cornerbackRussell Wilson was criticized for mediocre performances and gaining just 6.44 Y/A in those two losses, with a passer rating of 91.1, and throwing a costly interception in the fourth quarter in Week 2The run game struggled to get going behind 3.45 YPC and 0 touchdowns by Marshawn LynchThey gave up 203 rushing yardsThey gave up 510 passing yardsFollowing a last-moment loss in the Super Bowl, the dominant talk surrounding the Seahawks following 0-2 was “end of an era.” And how Seattle’s time was over.Following the acquisition of Jimmy Graham and him getting just 10 targets in the first two games (and only two vs the Packers) with 62 yards, the offensive coordinator was widely panned for being an idiot and all the offseason moves and talk were criticized for not making any sense given their playcalling through two gamesThen the Seahawks return home and beat the Chicago Bears 26-0The running game came alive with Thomas Rawls, the “other guy,” had 104 rushing yardsThe opposing QB had 48 net passing yardsWilson had 230 passing yards and no interceptionsThe 2018 Seahawks started 0-2:The opened the season with two road gamesThey lost the first road game — to the Broncos — by 3 points, even though they had won the turnover battle before a final play desperation throw by Wilson that was interceptedThey lost the second road game more decisively, a 7-point loss to the BearsK.J. Wright was banged up in Week 2 and missed the game. As did Bobby Wagner.They had a Pro Bowl safety holdout for the entire preseason and though he reported in time to play, he missed some key snaps in Week 1They have a new defensive coordinatorThey felt comfortable at left tackle and at no other offensive line position except for maybe center and even Justin Britt has drawn criticisms for his play so farThe most glaring hole on defense is at RCBRussell Wilson was criticized for mediocre performances, posting a passer rating of 89.2 and throwing a costly interception in the fourth quarter in Week 2The run game struggled to get going behind 3.6 YPC by the offense and 0 touchdowns on the ground by anyoneThey gave up 232 rushing yardsThey gave up 529 passing yardsFollowing their first season without a postseason berth since 2011, the dominant talk surrounding the Seahawks following 0-2 was “end of an era.” And how Seattle’s time was overFollowing the acquisition of Rashaad Penny and him getting just 73 total yards through two games, the offensive coordinator was widely panned for being an idiot and all the offseason moves and talk about running the ball more has been criticized for not making any sense given their playcalling through two gamesThen the Seahawks returned home and beat the CowboysThe running game came alive with Chris Carson, “the other guy,” who had 103 yards (albeit in 31 carries)The opposing QB had 137 net passing yards, much of which came when trailing big in the fourth quarterWilson had 192 passing yards and no interceptionsThe Seahawks went to the playoffs in 2015. They rebounded to 2-2 Authentic Germain Ifedi Jersey , fell to 2-4, then came back to get to 4-4 before another loss dropped them to 4-5. If you think I can present to you an argument today that Seattle is bound to come back and make the playoffs, I won’t. Especially not by comparing them to the 2015 team because that team was even worse than 0-2; I’d say that 4-5 is a worse position to be in than 0-2, right? There’s a lot less time left in the season to recover.Right now, there’s a lot of time left in the season.There’s time for Doug Baldwin and K.J. Wright to get healthy. There’s time for the Seahawks to understand how to best utilize the offensive weapons that they have; the 2015 team had barely a whisper of an offense in the first eight games and then Wilson became the NFL’s best quarterback by season’s end. (At least for that year and yes, he should have been the MVP over Cam Newton.) Imagine that: Wilson had an MVP-level campaign in the same season in which he had 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions through nine games. But it happened.Over the next 13 games, a shit ton can still happen.The Seahawks travel to take on the 0-3 Arizona Cardinals next Sunday. They’ll likely be facing rookie Josh Rosen, making his first NFL start. Then they host the LA Rams, and hey, at least they host. Then they face the currently 1-2 Oakland Raiders before getting a bye week. What if Seattle is 3-3 at that point?There’s so much we don’t know before the season. Nobody was predicting the 3-0 start of the Miami Dolphins or the 2-0 start by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Who knew that Patrick Mahomes would be the best quarterback of all-time? We can only predict so much before the season has begun, but we also can’t predict everything even when we’re in the middle of it. Teams constantly change. The Chiefs started 5-0 last season and then at one point fell to 6-6. The Houston Texans once started 2-0 and finished 2-14. We know more than we knew two weeks ago, but there’s still so much that we don’t know.The 2015 Seattle Seahawks were widely criticized and they rebounded.The 2018 Seattle Seahawks have been widely criticized. This Week 3 went a lot like the Week 3 of three years ago. Will they also manage to make the playoffs? Will they also fall to 4-5? Or worse? I don’t know. Nobody knows.I’m willing to wait and find out and hold out hope that the next 13 games will go better than the first two. And as proven many times before, that’s entirely possible. When the Seattle Seahawks face the Los Angeles Rams this weekend, it’ll be the first time in the Pete Carroll era that none of the original Legion of Boom members took the field. Earl Thomas started every game of his rookie season in 2010, Kam Chancellor had bit parts that same year, while Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner wouldn’t appear until 2011. Thomas is done for 2018, Chancellor is effectively retired, Sherman is with the San Francisco 49ers, and Browner is facing a possible life sentence.Just what was this Seahawks defense like before the Legion of Boom started to form? Well it was absolutely awful Youth Earl Thomas III Jersey , but nevertheless here’s a rundown of the four starters in the secondary for Week 17 of the 2009 season against the Tennessee Titans, as well as others who were on the roster but either injured or didn’t start.CornerbacksMarcus TrufantTrufant became a mentor for the Legion of Boom in his final years in Seattle, but at his peak he was the team’s best cornerback. His best season came in 2007, when he intercepted seven passes in the regular season, one in the postseason, and returned two of those eight picks for touchdowns. Tim Ruskell gave him a six-year, $50 million contract extension, but Trufant was never the same after ‘07, and he was really just the best of a bad bunch in the ‘09 secondary. Trufant sadly never stuck around to get a Super Bowl ring in 2013, as he spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He would sign a one-day contract to retire as a Seahawk in 2014.Kelly JenningsAt 5’11” and a 180 pounds, drafting Jennings in the first-round as an outside cornerback would be laughed at by Pete Carroll and John Schneider... really laughed at by most GMs in today’s NFL. Kelly was the 31st overall pick in 2006, and spent more than four painful seasons getting beaten in coverage, physically outmuscled, and never ever turning his head to look for the football. I don’t think I’ve seen too many corners with worse ball skills than Jennings. Seattle traded him to the Cincinnati Bengals in 2011.SafetiesDeon GrantRuskell made Grant, a former Jacksonville Jaguar, the third-highest paid safety in the NFL in the 2007 offseason. He also gave Brian Russell a five-year contract, but my all-time most hated Seahawk was cut before the 2009 regular season. Grant was reasonably effective without being outstanding, recording eight interceptions through three seasons, all while never missing a start in Seattle. Grant ended his career with the New York Giants http://www.seahawksauthorizedshops.com/authentic-doug-baldwin-jersey , winning a Super Bowl in 2011.Jordan Babineaux“Big Play Babs” was like the Jermaine Kearse of the defense. At times he was an outright liability, up until he wasn’t. You may know “Big Play Babs” from the Tony Romo fumbled snap, but the original “Big Play Babs” moment came in 2005, when his late interception of Drew Bledsoe and subsequent return set up an unlikely game-winning field goal for Josh Brown as time expired to beat the Dallas Cowboys 13-10. Babineaux replaced Russell at free safety before himself being reduced to nickel package appearances when Earl Thomas came over. Babineaux spent 2011-2012 with the Tennessee Titans and retired in 2014.Other Notable PlayersLawyer Milloy (SS)The former New England Patriot and Buffalo Bill was completely washed by the time he came to Seattle. He retired in 2011 after a very successful career, and he’s still a Seattle sports legend through his time at the University of Washington.Ken Lucas (CB)Lucas was a second-round pick back in 2001 and stayed with the Seahawks until 2004. He signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2005 and stayed with them until 2008. Ruskell brought Lucas back in 2009, and he appeared in all 16 games while starting in a half-dozen of them.Josh Wilson (CB)I always liked “Pistol.” He was Seattle’s first draft choice in 2007 and was a valuable returner on special teams, an effective blitzer, and he returned three interceptions for touchdowns in his three seasons with the Seahawks. Wilson was traded to the Baltimore Ravens in 2010, causing Field Gulls to go into complete meltdown. He’s been out of the league since the 2015 season, which was spent with the Detroit Lions.Travis Fisher (SS)Injuries forced the Seahawks to sign former St. Louis Rams safety Travis Fisher early in the season. He was awful and only played one more season before his career was over.Roy Lewis (CB)One of the few holdovers from the Pete Carroll and John Schneider roster purge was UW’s own Roy Lewis. We saw him as an extra DB on some of Gus Bradley’s “bandit” packages, and on special teams. He was let go after the 2011 season.Jamar Adams (SS)A guy who existed. He was listed as a safety but mostly played on special teams in limited action, and was out of the league after joining the Philadelphia Eagles in 2010.C.J. Wallace (CB)I honestly have more recollection of C.J. Wallace as a defensive back for the Washington Huskies as I do his three years with the Seahawks, of which his first one was cut short due to a knee injury. He played in the UFL in 2010 with the Las Vegas Locomotives, then closed out his career with the San Diego Chargers in 2011.It is of no surprise that the very brief (and not brief enough) Jim Mora era ended with the Seahawks finishing 30th in pass defense DVOA. The post-Legion of Boom era officially begins this Sunday, and unlike the 2009 group, there’s a lot to like about safety Bradley McDougald and cornerback Shaquill Griffin. Rookie CB Tre Flowers has shown some promise after a difficult debut, and now all eyes will be on how much free safety Tedric Thompson has improved in his second year in the NFL. Replicating the LOB is virtually impossible, but that doesn’t mean the new Seahwaks secondary can’t carve their own path to greatness.