^[1]…that you can’t make chicken salad out of chicken shit. The Seahawks have gorged themselves on their beyond mediocre division for the last four years, but now even beating the 49ers at home (after a humiliating loss to open the season on the road) turned out to be a pipe dream. Coaching, talent, teamwork, and luck win in the NFL and I’m not sure where the Seahawks are distinguishing themselves in any or all of these categories when it matters.

Seahawks fans, it’s time to stop going nuts over opponent false start penalties; Mike Holmgren’s swan song looks headed for a 4-12 season. On the plus side, that might be enough (when you factor in the tie breaker) to win the division.