I saw a couple DraftKings commercials while watching the 49ers thump the Seahawks 27-7 on Sunday. Got me thinking about a gamble I would make if I ever came across a sportsbook specializing in hypotheticals.
If there was a bet asking: "Who are the real Seahawks, the ones that stunned the Broncos last Monday, or the ones that looked like a practice-squad collection against San Francisco?" I'd wager a month's pay on the latter.
I'm not saying Seattle is going to go winless the rest of the season or regularly go scoreless on offense. But Week 2 seemed less like a temporary regression than it did the start of a yearlong recession.