The Seahawks have had a lot of player turnover this offseason, and some coaching turnover as well, so running it back might be harder than most think.
Repeating as NFL champions is incredibly tough, and for the Seattle Seahawks, they were already up against history heading into the offseason.
But then free agency happened.
Seattle lost key figures both on and off the field with Kenneth Walker, Coby Bryant, Riq Woolen, and Boye Mafe moving on.
But in addition, the Seahawks lost offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, who took the head coaching job with the Las Vegas Raiders.
That is a decent amount of turnover.
Yes, the roster still has star quality on both sides of the ball, but the changes made both on and off the field leave the Seahawks in a vastly different position than they were a year ago.
For former NFL player and now analyst Jason McCourty, he questions whether Seattle could suffer a regression in 2026, in a similar way to the Detroit Lions did in 2025.
"I look at the coaching staff, you lose your offensive coordinator, Kubiak, who is now going to be the head coach of the Raiders," McCourty said on NFL Live. "He takes a few coaches with him, so now you're looking at a brand new offensive system, and you've lost some of your players, including Kenneth Walker Jr.
"Look at the Lions a season ago, they lost Ben Johnson, who moved on to Chicago, eventually the head coach had to take over play-calling duties. It's not always a seamless transition, and I think for Seattle, that's where a lot of questions are going to start to come on the offensive side of the ball."
That is a fair question to ask.
The Lions lost both coordinators last offseason as Johnson and Aaron Glenn took head coaching jobs, and Detroit missed the playoffs with a 9-8 record after going 15-2 in 2024.
So the changes that have happened can't be underestimated.
The Kansas City Chiefs were successful for so long, but Andy Reid and Steve Spagnuolo (offensive play-caller and defensive coordinator) have stayed in their positions for years. There's continuity.
Seattle won't have that in 2026.
And the big question will be what the Seahawks look like under new offensive coordinator Brian Fleury this season.
Success in the NFL isn't linear, and we are about to see how well the Seahawks can absorb these offseason changes.