Seattle Seahawks: 5 Bold predictions for the 2018 regular season

The 2018 season will show the Seattle Seahawks the areas they need to improve in as their rebuild continues. However, they still have playoff hopes.

The season will be very unpredictable for the Seattle Seahawks, considering how young and fresh their current roster is. Things could go very well — or very poorly.

One thing is for sure, there’s bound to be some surprises along the way.

If any of these five bold predictions come true, remember that I called them before the season began.

Earl Thomas does not play a game for Seattle

Well I never said they had to be positive predictions. The rift between Thomas and the Seahawks seems to be growing, making it less likely we’ll see Thomas on the field in 2018. It’s truly unfortunate because the team could really use his skill in the secondary, although I’m not sure what he could offer from a leadership standpoint after this.

Thomas has said he wants a new, lucrative deal and that if the Seahawks won’t give him one, that he wants to be traded. Well the Seahawks aren’t open to discussing a new deal for Thomas, but they also aren’t interested in trading him either. With the Khalil Mack and Aaron Donald standoffs officially over, Thomas and Le’Veon Bell remain two of the highest profile players who are holding out for more money and security.

We saw, in the instance of Mack, how teams can surprisingly move on from great talents. On the other hand Donald was able to get the money he wanted and reported immediately to his team. Those are the two scenarios, but I don’t think Thomas’ story will follow either path. Despite shopping him around during the NFL Draft, the team has stated over and over they will not trade the All-Pro safety. At the same point, they’ve said even more vigorously that he won’t be given a new deal.

Tensions boiled over in the Seattle locker room last season and as a result Thomas watched many of his teammates depart the city during the offseason. Maybe he wishes he went with them.