The Seahawks head to Nashville this weekend as a team that not only has playoff hopes, but as one that looks capable of doing damage when they get to the postseason.

And one reason why the Seahawks are, both according to the numbers and the pundits, one of the league's elite teams is the last trip the team made to Nashville.

In the early stages of Mike Macdonald's tenure as Seattle's head coach, the Seahawks packed up their training camp operation last August and went to Nashville ahead of their preseason contest against the Titans, a trip that included a pair of joint practices, as well as plenty of opportunities for team bonding. And while Macdonald liked the work his team got in that week on the practice field, it was what took place in the down time on that trip that had the bigger l

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