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The Seattle Seahawks may have a lot of faith in themselves and their abilities. However, the guys who are paid to set the odds don’t seem to think much of what they’re going to do in 2024. According to the early odds for each game this coming season, the Seahawks are only favorites in five of their 17 matchups. That includes being underdogs against the Bears on the road, the Packers at home and in both games against the NFC West rival Cardinals.
Consider us more bullish than the oddsmakers, because our week by week predictions for the 2024 season have them finishing at 9-8. Then again, there’s a reason why we are blogging about the Seahawks and those folks are getting paid by sportsbooks. If Seattle is going to overcome those expectations and finish with a respectable record, the team will need a few key guys to step up.
Here are four Seahawks players who either need to improve some specific part of their game, or work on intangibles like consistency and leadership.
The one player Seattle needs to step up most is left tackle Charles Cross, who was a top-10 pick a couple of years ago. While he showed promise his rookie season, Cross did not display much improvement during the 2023 campaign. For example, his overall Pro Football Focus grade only grew from 63.7 in 2022 up to 67.6 this past season and he earned mediocre/average scores in both run blocking and pass protection for the second straight year. On the field Cross needs to start delivering the kind of results that are expected of any player who is a top-10 overall draft pick and step up both significantly both in pass protection and run blocking.
The Seahawks could also use Cross becoming more of a leader, especially if their tone-setting right tackle Abe Lucas is going to keep missing time with his knee issue.
