Why the 2012 Seahawks are My Favorite Team Ever

These 2012 Seattle Seahawks are my favorite Seahawks team ever.  They play the game with so much energy, so much fun, and best of all, they are the tightest knit group of Seahawks I've ever seen.  Every game  this year has either been a close game or a Seahawks victory.  They have yet to be blown out.  They are currently perfect at home, with two games left.  And they have managed incredible victories against some very tough teams.  And the best part about it all?  They're young.  This Seahawks team could be very good for a very long time.

One of my favorite things about these Seahawks is that they have characters. They have the 5'10" quarterback who has defied the odds in Russell Wilson.  They have the toughest running back in the league.  They have a very fun-to-watch receiver in Golden Tate.  They have arguably the best defensive backfield in the league, nicknamed the Legion of Boom.  If you ever watched the "Real Rob Report" (Filmed, narrated, and posted by Seahawks fullback Michael Robinson) on YouTube, you would see the Seahawks have some very likeable players.  Here's one of the videos in the season-long series:


But like I said above, these guys are tight-knit, they have fun, and they work hard.  The 2005 Super Bowl-era Seahawks were good too, but they didn't have as many likeable players.  This team is fun to watch and they (more often than not) get the job done.  I give a lot of credit to Pete Carroll and John Schneider who put this team together.  Over the last few years, they have drafted EXTREMELY well, finding a pro bowl cornerback in the 5th round, a talented rookie quarterback in the 3rd, and a talented starting linebacker in the 4th.  There are a lot of players on this team who weren't expected to succeed in the NFL, or they weren't expected to succeed as much as they have been.  Guys like Brandon Browner, Breno Giacomini, and Paul McQuistan all faced difficult odds, but Pete and Co. gave them a chance. 

This team is good now, but they are only going to get better.  There are so many players on this team in their first few years in the league that will hit their primes in the next few seasons.  The Seahawks, I dare say, might have the beginnings of a dynasty.  They have their franchise quarterback.  They have a defense.  They just need these guys to get experience, and they will become one of the best teams in the league year in and year out.  And I can't wait.