Aggressively retooled roster fuels Seahawks playoff chase

Tyler Alsin is a Washington native who has covered the Seattle Seahawks since 2019. He has a background in writing and public speaking, and is incredibly grateful for the team and position at Field Gulls, where he primarily writes opinion and player profile pieces.

The Seattle Seahawks have gone from 1-5 over the middle of the season to a four-game win streak and first place in the NFC West.

Some might call it a turnaround.

Sorting through the roster from Week 1 to Week 14, we might instead call it an overhaul.

The Seahawks made waves during the bye week by parting ways with not one but both starting linebackers. But the roster transition has been steadily - not even all that slowly - driving…