Seattle Seahawks 2022 Regular Season Wins Total Preview and Prediction

Seattle Seahawks Season Win Total Under 6 -120 (Draftkings)

Seattle Seahawks 2022 Betting Odds

To win Super Bowl: +8000 (BET365)
To win NFC West: +1200 (BET365)
To win 6 games: under -120 (Draftkings)

Seattle finished last in the NFC West last season with a record of 7-10, and they come into the 2022 season as the favorites to finish last in the division once again. This is a team that is at the beginning of a rebuild, and they are expected to struggle to remain competitive.

After coaching the Seahawks for the past 12 seasons, Pete Carroll is coming off his first losing season. During that 12 year span the Seahawks won a Super Bowl in 2013, and went to the playoffs nine times.  Seattle fans will tell you that a simple hand off to Marshawn Lynch would have secured a second consecutive Super Bowl, but instead Carroll elected to call a passing play that resulted in a game ending interception. At the age of 70, he’s the oldest head coach in the league.

Cooking Without Russ

Seahawks fans have spent the last few seasons spewing the slogan: “Let Russ Cook”. Well Russell Wilson will be cooking elsewhere this season, and that leaves Seattle without any great options at quarterback.

Geno Smith took over after Wilson injured his thumb last season, and the Seahawks lost three of the four games he played in. The one win came at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a team ranked 28th in scoring defense in 2021.

Drew Lock is considered the favorite to win the starting job, and his time in Denver doesn’t inspire much confidence. After three seasons with the Broncos he has a career completion percentage under 60 percent, and he’s thrown for 25 touchdowns and 20 interceptions.

Offensive Line Issues

According to Pro Football Focus, there are 31 NFL teams that have a higher offensive line ranking than the Seattle Seahawks. That’s right, this is projected to be the worst offensive line in the NFL this season.

The Seahawks have a pair of rookies at offensive tackle. Charles Cross out of Mississippi State, and Abraham Lucas out of Washington State.

Now Drew Lock might have the skill set to be a starting quarterback in the NFL, under the right circumstances. Asking him to succeed while playing behind an inexperienced offensive line, surrounded by limited talent is far from ideal.

Strength of Schedule

When ranking strength of schedule based on opponent’s records from last season, the Seahawks don’t appear to be in bad shape. I am not sure that passes the eye test though.

Looking at their schedule I can really only isolate three games where I expect them to be favorites. And even in those games you wouldn’t say that you can pencil in a “W”.

They host the Giants in Week 8, and New York comes into the season with a projected win total of 7.5, significantly better than Seattle. They host the Carolina Panthers in Week 14, and their projected win total is 6.5, still higher than Seattle.

Finally they host the Jets in likely what will be a meaningless game in Week 17, and unless the Jets exceed expectations this would be considered their easiest game.

Face of the Franchise?

If there is a star player on this team, it would be D.K. Metcalf. The 24 year old wide receiver just secured the bag, signing a three-year extension for a reported $72 million.

Metcalf is a freak as far as raw talent goes, but his work ethic and maturity has been questioned. Now that he’s got his paper, how motivated is he going to be on a rebuilding team with such uncertainty at the quarterback position.

It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Metcalf follow in the footsteps of Odell Beckham Jr. who signed a $95 million contract in 2018, and his numbers have nose dived ever since.

Projected record: 4-13 overall

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