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Seahawks have eyes set on Super Bowl trip in 2020

By Lee Vowell

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 08: D.K. Metcalf #14 and Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks take a knee after the preseason game victory over the Denver Broncos at CenturyLink Field on August 08, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 08: D.K. Metcalf #14 and Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks take a knee after the preseason game victory over the Denver Broncos at CenturyLink Field on August 08, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /
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After years of coming close to his second ring, Russell Wilson and his Seattle Seahawks have a great chance to raise the Lombardi Trophy in 2020.

Best-case scenario

The biggest concern is keeping all of their key players healthy. This means Russell Wilson, Duane Brown, Jarran Reed, Bobby Wagner and Jamal Adams. Seattle has as much talent at the top-end of their roster as anyone else. The question isn’t how good Seattle can be, it is how healthy it can stay, because the team has Super Bowl potential.

The good news? Wilson has never missed a game due to injury. If No. 3 is upright, the Seahawks are going to the playoffs and likely pushing for an NFC West crown.

Worst-case scenario

Seattle falls prey to not having better coaching on defense. Defensive coordinator Ken Norton, Jr. has yet to field a top-10 defense but does have many new toys to work with in 2020. If he can’t figure out a way to put the best players in the right positions, Norton, Jr. will lead his unit to be much worse than they should be, leaving Seattle out of the playoffs.

Biggest offseason move

Jamal Adams. Adams provides Seattle with a player reminiscent of Kam Chancellor in a do-it-all safety who can lay the boom. The Seahawks needed a star on the back end and landed one in Adams.

Adams is a safety and a linebacker and a vocal leader and anything else he wants to be. If he can get somewhere around five sacks and help stack the box against the run, he could make Seattle’s defense one of the best in the league.

Draft pick who makes the big impact

Seattle’s most impactful rookie will be right guard Damien Lewis who likely will start Week 1 and be a tenacious blocker, especially in the run game. Hopefully, it’s the first of many years for the youngster in the Pacific Northwest.

Overall expectations

The Seahawks can be very good in 2020. If the team stays healthy, then Seattle’s coaches simply need to avoid crashing the proverbial car.

Seattle has the skill-position talent to make a deep run in the playoffs and if things break right, make it to the Super Bowl.

The concern? Seattle had a lot of luck last year and won 11 games. Additionally, both the offensiveasnd defense lines are still an issue. For those reasons, the Seahawks lose in the Divisional round despite the top-end talent to advance further.