After a gut-wrenching 32-29 loss to the undefeated San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, it seems some within our own Seahawks organization are reportedly calling our biggest division rivals the “best team in football.” Let that sink in. ESPN’s Adam Schefter dropped this absolute bomb on Monday morning’s Get Up, straight up quoting personnel from *our* side.
Did That Just Really Come From Inside The Building?
Schefter laid it out cold: “There were people in the Seahawks organization over the weekend saying that the Niners are the best team in football.” He even repeated it, “The best team in football.” Seriously? You can practically hear the collective gasp across the Emerald City. Even Schefter sounded a bit surprised, admitting he thought to himself, “Whoa, the Seahawks are pretty good too.” But the response he got back? “This Niners team is pretty great.” It’s one thing to get beat, especially in a tight 32-29 nail-biter like Sunday’s, but to have that kind of praise coming from inside your own walls, for a division foe that just kept their perfect 5-0 record intact? That’s a different kind of sting for the 12s. We’re defending champions, remember.
Five Weeks In, And It’s A Real Problem
Look, the season is still young, no doubt about it. But the 49ers aren’t just rattling off wins against nobody. Their 5-0 start includes victories over the Los Angeles Rams, the Denver Broncos, and, yeah, us. What do those three teams have in common? They were all in last year’s Conference Championship games. That’s a serious resume builder this early in the 2026 campaign. They are showing up and proving they are legit, and it’s tough to ignore when even our own organization is taking notice. We definitely need to rally and show them what real greatness looks like when we face them again.
So, here we are, facing down some pretty intense comments from within. It’s early, but these 49ers are proving to be a force. The challenge is set for our Hawks. We’ve got a whole season ahead of us, and the fight for NFC West supremacy is just getting started. This isn’t just about bouncing back from a loss; it’s about proving that the defending champs still have that fire, that belief, and that we are still the team to beat. Go Hawks!
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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