492: Seahawks Suffocate 49ers - Best Defense in NFL Heads to Bye Week

Описание: The Seattle Seahawks have earned their bye week as the NFC's top seed, and the dominance couldn't be sweeter. Mike McDonald's squad dismantled the 49ers in a performance that left no question about who was the top team in the NFC. T Jaxon Smith-Njigba capped off a historic season with 1,793 receiving yards—outpacing the entire New York Jets receiving corps—while the offensive evolution under Klint Kubiak has transformed Seattle from an explosive passing attack into a balanced team that others will fear in the playoffs.

Charles Cross locked in a four-year, $104 million extension that looks like a very team friendly deal. The value only gets better when considering the contract takes him through age 30, giving Seattle bookend tackles with Abraham Lucas secured for the foreseeable future. Kubiak may have a future as a head coaching candidate. The Ravens job seems like a legitimate landing spot if he leaves, though there's zero interest in discussing coordinator departures while chasing a Lombardi.

The wild card weekend brings a cursed Rams team to Carolina, where Dave Canales goes full circle back to when Seattle faced the Saints. We talk about the other playoff teams in the NFC and which could be considered "fraudulent." In Do Better, PFF takes a beating for rating Sam Darnold's solid performances against Carolina and San Francisco close to the same as Bryce Young and significantly lower than Brock Purdy. Arguments with AI also fall into the Do Better bin. Better at Life honors go to JSN and the Seahawks 2025 defense.

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00:00 Introduction
02:59 Seahawks' Bye Week
05:01 Reflecting on the Season's Highs and Lows
06:48 Defensive Dominance and Key Players
09:42 Offensive Adjustments
12:01 Seahawks' Run Defense and League Comparisons
15:32 Niners Game Analysis
21:56 Coaching Contrasts: McDonald vs. Shanahan
31:30 Jaxon Smith-Njigba's Record-Breaking Season
39:03 Charles Cross Contract Extension
45:45 Coaching Changes and Speculations
55:34 Playoff Football
01:08:07 Listener Support and Community Emails
01:19:45 Coach of the Year and Season Expectations
01:21:56 Do Better: PFF's Flawed Ratings
01:29:05 Do Better: Arguing with AI
01:34:00 Better at Life: JSN's Trash Talk
01:37:02 Better at Life: Seahawks' Defense