Seattle's Hidden Injuries?

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Originally Posted by NinjaLink

That is interesting. If Deion Branch is out then the Seahawks are screwed.

I think they're screwed but it has nothing to do with Branch. They have been fine with and without Branch this year. As many others have noted, Engram has played out of his mind this season, and Hackett and Burleson have had decent years as well.

I've said this before, but Deion Branch is maybe the most overrated receiver of our generation. He's never had a thousand yard season (got to 998 one year) and his best TD production was 5. 1000 and 5 does not impress me. Engram netted 1147 and 6 this year against a cupcake schedule.

Branch is a 650-700 and 4-5 guy. To put it in perspective, ol' "50/50" Rod Gardner was putting up those kinds of numbers most years he was here. The difference is Branch had Tom Brady throwing to him, and he had one great game that happened to be a Super Bowl victory.