The Seahawks could possibly be without wide receiver Percy Harvin for the entire season due to his expected hip surgery. However, the offense shouldn’t really miss a beat, according to Chris Wesseling of NFL.com.
The Seattle Seahawks finished the 2012 season with an 11-5 record and made it to the NFC Championship Game where they lost to the San Francisco 49ers.
The team averaged 32.4 points per game last year including the playoffs. Their offense included quarterback Russell Wilson, running back Marshawn Lynch, and wide receivers Sidney Rice and Golden Tate—all four are returning this season.
Something that may get lost in the loss of Harvin, is the Seahawks offense was probably going to better this season no matter what. They will have the essentially the same roster, with a more experienced Russell Wilson. Wilson exceeded as a rookie (100.0 passer rating, 26 TD and 3,118 passing yards during the regular season) and is only going to learn the game as he gains more experience.
Golden Tate is no Percy Harvin, but is still serviceable at wide-out (45 receptions, 688 yards and seven touchdowns). He had 42 catches, 635 yards and five touchdowns during the last 11 games of 2012.
In a recent interview with ESPN’s Josina Anderson, Tate said although Harvin (62 rec, 677 yds and 3 touchdowns in nine games during an injury-hampered 2012 season) would have been an important piece, the Seahawks will excel on offense.
"As a professional football player, injuries are part of the game. So when a team signs a guy they know they're taking a risk that could happen," Tate said. "Obviously we would be more dangerous with Percy (Harvin), but with or without him, I still feel like we have enough playmakers to succeed this year.I think coach (Pete) Carroll has done a great job of building up this team good enough that if one of the main guys goes down we still have a chance to compete.".
"That being said, we are going to miss him. He's a huge playmaker and we had big plans for him in this offense, but we're not going to be weeping without him."
The Seahawks No. 1 receiver Sidney Rice (50 rec, 748 yds and seven touchdowns in 2012) traveled to Switzerland to undergo a non-surgical procedure for his knee. He isn’t expected to miss anytime.
