The Seahawks, off a fine training camp, face the Rams, without Cupp at home. The Seahawks are a young Carroll-lead team who essentially rebuilt the defense, especially vs the run, their Achilles heel last year. Look for much improved performance on D with another season under the belt for last year's rookies , plus additions including a Bobby Wagner reunite. Geno Smith impressed last year, especially in the early season. While I am not as big on Smith as many seem to be, he has fine targets, including a potentially great rookie as a third WR. With Walker playing and Charbonnet, we could see more of a run game from the Seahawks this season. The Rams defense is centered on Donald, but after him, it is very much depleted. This is a team that gave up 41 points to the Broncos in an albeit meaningless preseason game last week. Stafford, when he played last year, was lost without Cupp. The Rams' best bet will be to test the new Seahawks run defense, but I don't see them putting up many points on Sunday. Look for Seattle, at home, to win and cover easily.