The Seahawks' 2016 season ended with Seattle's 36-20 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs on Jan. 14. The defeat marked the second consecutive year Pete Carroll's squad bowed out in the second round of the postseason after appearances in two straight Super Bowls, including the franchise's first ever championship in Super Bowl XLVIII.
The issue surrounding the Seahawks now is whether the team's Super Bowl window remains wide open or if Seattle has begun a decline in a league that makes it hard to sustain success. Heading into the offseason, we came up with 12 questions whose answers may very well tell the story of the team's 2017 season and beyond.