Steve Hutchinson

SI.com's NFL personnel expert Michael Lombardi evaluates the Seahawks' units.

They stop the run like no one else--now the offense, with a second-year QB and a rookie running back, must improve

How do you assign value to players and then rank the best from 1 to 500? That was the big idea of SI's Peter King, who nearly came to regret it. Who else would lose sleep over No. 324?

Shaun Alexander, last season's NFL MVP, is already missing Pro Bowl guard Steve Hutchinson. Alexander has gained only 140 yards through two games while averaging a paltry 3.1 yards per carry....

It's a clean slate (well, almost) for a new coach who has big plans for the offense and for keeping the players in line