The Seattle Seahawks head into the bye week sitting at 5-2 — a record that looks impressive on paper, but one that leaves fans still searching for answers about what this team truly is. On the latest episode of The Hawks Eye Podcast, I was joined by Corbin Smith of Locked on Seahawks and Emerald City Spectrum to break down Seattle’s first-half storylines and what lies ahead.

The episode opens with the big question: “5-2, but how good are the Seahawks really?” (at the 2:58 mark) we dive into what the record does and doesn’t say about this team — from how Sam Darnold has stabilized the offense to why the defense, under Mike Macdonald’s second year at the helm, has quietly become one of the most dominant groups in football. Corbin details how Macdonald’s system has evolved in Year 2 — faster

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