The most dangerous team in the NFL is the one that knows it can dominate.

We're not sure if a wise old man ever said that. But if he did, his name would be Pete Carroll.

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The oldest coach in the NFL has his Seahawks playing with that youthful exuberance again, and the rest of the NFC should be afraid — very afraid.

Seattle went cross country to rip apart a reeling AFC opponent Sunday. Its 27-17 pounding of the Jets wasn't just a victory to improve to 3-1. It was an all-out indicator that the Seahawks know they can roll all the way back to the Super Bowl, and they want everyone else to know it, too.

Russell Wilson turned in his best passing game of the season, much like almost every game he played in the second half of last season. Christine Michael and Jimmy Graham kept on boosting him with their beasting. The offensive issues of the first couple weeks are history.

Richard Sherman, knowing his one-time cornerback rival Darrelle Revis was on the other sideline, strengthened his early case for defensive player of the year with two trademark interceptions. Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett had the pass rush rolling and nasty. Bobby Wagner made his impact felt all over the middle. All three of Sherman's Boom-mates — Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor and DeShawn Shead — only amplified the defensive noise. It was a familiar swarm that left New York with little chance.

The Seahawks are looking like that 2013 team that flew much higher than anyone in the league and had no discernible personnel or scheme weaknesses.

Because of some personnel changes and injuries they were in a bit of a holding pattern since falling just short of repeating in Super Bowl XLIX. But they are back to being fast, furious and relentless.

They have made the transition from Marshawn Lynch powering the offense to Wilson operating the whole show. They have rebounded to find more strength and depth up front and finally learned how to maximize a healthy Graham's unique and athletic pass-catching talents.

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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll congratulates tight end Jimmy Graham. (Getty Images)

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The Seahawks are back to that incredible level they reached in 2013 and for all but one final game in '14. And the perfect timing isn't lost on them. It comes just as the teams expected to be their toughest NFC competition, the Panthers and Cardinals, are stumbling and maybe crumbling.

The Packers can't boast a strong defense yet. The Vikings don't have the same QB after Teddy Bridgewater's season-ending injury. The upstart Falcons remain several notches below.

None of them can match the Seahawks' strut and attitude, born from winning bigger than all of them of late. That's never been lost as they have rolled under Carroll since Wilson arrived. They have remained upbeat and undaunted when so many other teams would have fallen back to the pack.

Instead, Carroll and general manager John Schneider have quickly reloaded at the positions that needed it, with players who have the emotional makeup to complement their well-compensated core.

The confident Seahawks are hard to beat. The cocky Seahawks are impossible to stop.

When seemingly similar teams slide, that aspect of the Seahawks' success becomes all the more impressive.

It's clear the seas are parting for the Seahawks to swim and soar through the NFC again. Get used to them squawking more about it.