Is 2015 a reverse 1985?

Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1985?

Even if you're old enough to remember the 1985, you've probably blocked it out of your mind.

Seattle entered the season riding high, coming fresh from the franchise's first two playoff appearances.

In 1983, new Coach Chuck Knox and rookie running back Curt Warner had led Seattle to a winning regular season record (9-7) and improbable playoff success (2-1), the loss coming in the AFC Championship to the Raiders, who went on to win Super Bowl XVIII.

When Warner tore his ACL in the 1984 season opener, many lost hope. But Seattle surprised everyone by scrapping its Ground Chuck run-oriented offense and replacing it with Air Knox, a bombs-away aerial attack featuring Dave Krieg throwing to Steve Largent and deep threat Daryl "the Burner" Turner. Seattle went 12-4 in the regular season and 1-1 in the playoffs, losing to Miami in the divisional round. (The Dolphins lost Super Bowl XIX to the 49ers.)

The city received a lump of coal for the team's 10th Anniversary

As 1985 dawned, Seattle seemed poised for a third playoff run, and ready to go all the way this time. All the pieces appeared in place, with Warner returning to add a potent running threat to our established aerial attack, plus Rusty Tillman's solid special teams and the bedrock excellence of a smothering, larcenous defense with a knack for turnovers.

The Seahawks were so supremely confident that they filmed "Locker Room Rock," a Super Bowl music video featuring Michael Jackson with several Seahawks. Yes, the real Michael Jackson singing and dancing with half-naked players in the Seattle locker room. Well, not the King of Pop. We had a linebacker by that name then, who happened to sing passably well, and he cut the lead vocal and lip-synchs it in the video.

Alas, "Locker Room Rock" proved less prophetic than Chicago's "Super Bowl Shuffle" from the same year. Powered by Walter Payton and a historically great defense, the Bears went 15-1 and dominated New England in Super Bowl XX.

A bad man on a middling team, Kenny Easley made the Pro Bowl

Seattle, on the other hand, went 8-8 and missed the playoffs altogether. The most bizarre part, though, was how they did it: the Seahawks alternated two wins, followed by two losses, for the entire season.

It was mystifying. Two steps forward, two steps back. All year. The crew that took us to playoff glory the two previous years underperforming with consistent inconsistency.

And now we're doing it again. After the two greatest years in franchise history, the same cast of characters is pulling a reverse 1985: lose two, win two, lose two, win two... it is hard to believe that this can continue all season, but it was equally hard to believe 30 years ago.

We need to get it together and dismantle Santa Clara to dispel this terrible sense of déjà vu.

Go, Hawks!