The Seattle Seahawks did not blow up their team this past offseason. It may look to the world outside Seattle like they did, but they did not. They see themselves as a competitive team right now and believe they are better than they were a year ago.

Did Week 1 loss show that Seattle Seahawks miss star power?

This offseason saw a lot of change at the top of the roster. The trades and departures of Geno Smith, DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett were significant and can’t be minimized. Those three players had veteran experience, years of productivity and a major role in everything the offense did last year.

But that offense was not what this coach wanted.

That offense was too pass-dependent, not physical enough and unreliable in the biggest moments. It simply did not complement that rapidly imp

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