THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Before we get carried away with that 'dynasty' talk ...

The debate has already started.

I know, because my dentist brought up the subject right away — even before he reached for one of those little jackhammers to tear up my teeth and gums.

“The Seahawks shouldn’t lose too many players,” the doc said. “Is this a team that could win two or three Super Bowls in a row?”

Hmmm.

The subject had crossed my mind even before work started on my teeth.

Sometime in the second quarter Sunday, in fact, when it became obvious that the Hawks were manhandling New England.

This game was done early.

So.

I started wondering who might pop out of the AFC as an opponent next season … assuming the Seahawks made it back to the Super Bowl.

Which brings us to the question: Can the Hawks actually make it two in a row?

And WIN two in a row?

A platoon of national media believe that Seattle can, indeed, return to the Super Bowl — if they can win the NFC West.

Yep, there’s still a lot of love for the Rams, on the condition that Matthew Stafford returns for one last fling.

SO, ARE we ready to anoint the Seahawks as the ninth team in history to win back-to-back Super Bowls (no team has ever won three straight)?

There are legit arguments going both ways.

The naysayers point to quarterback Sam Darnold, who was reasonably steady in beating the Pats — but he wasn’t exactly the pilot flying this jet.

The tip-off was Kenneth Walker III being named MVP (since it couldn’t go to the entire defense).

Most national media gave Darnold credit for what he did NOT do, which was hand the Pats any turnovers.

In fact, Sam didn’t commit a turnover in the Hawks’ last four games of the season, which was a notable improvement since he led the NFL in giving the ball away via pick or fumble (20).

You can picture the cloud of doubt here, yes?

Could Sam Darnold do this again, hold the ball against two great defenses?

Bear in mind that it’s a lifetime habit for Slingin’ Sam.

As an all-everything hero at USC (and third overall draft choice), Darnold coughed up 36 turnovers in 27 starts over two seasons.

Oh, and 22 of those errors came in his second year, when he should have been a bit more savvy.

You can tell the Trojans were getting a lot of TD passes in that span (57), or Sam would have been holding a clipboard on the sideline.

As Mike Macdonald (who loves him unconditionally) has said repeatedly: “We’re not worried about Sam.

“We want him to go out there and let it rip!”

ARE WE willing to overlook Darnold’s career transgressions, then, and believe he can lead the Seahawks to another Super Bowl victory?

There are plenty of reasons to vote yes on Seattle going back-to-back.

The team that manhandled New England was the third-youngest in the NFL and, predictably, got better as the season progressed.

Yes, there are several key players heading into free agency: Walker III, Rashid Shaheed, edge rusher Boye Mafe, corners Riq Woolen and Josh Jobe, and safety Coby Bryant.

Worth noting: Six FAs (of whom just three are full-time starters) aren’t many in the current NFL; Shaheed already has said he absolutely wants to come back; there are no pending free agents within either interior line; and critically, Seattle has the fifth-most cap space in the entire league, so there’s plenty of room to replace anyone lost.

On the glum side, the Hawks are almost bare in draft choices — but if that’s going to happen, it might as well be when you’re picking 32nd.

There is one other issue that suggests Seattle won’t double up at the next Super Bowl.

Eight teams have done it.

Here are the teams and quarterbacks that have gone back-to-back:

• Green Bay Packers (Bart Starr)

• Miami Dolphins (Bob Griese)

• Pittsburgh Steelers (Terry Bradshaw)

• San Francisco 49ers (Joe Montana, with Steve Young starting three games each year)

• Dallas Cowboys (Troy Aikman)

• Denver Broncos (John Elway)

• New England Patriots (Tom Brady)

• Kansas City Chiefs (Patrick Mahomes)

I’m trying to think of a word here.

An adjective to describe those nine quarterbacks (Young included).

OK, I’ve got one.

Historic.

The only two who aren’t in the Hall of Fame are Brady and Mahomes.

What I’m saying, I guess, is that Sam Darnold would have to flirt with a little history to win the next Super Bowl.

He’ll have to let it rip.

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Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns appear in The Press three times each week, normally Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday unless, you know, stuff happens.

Steve suggests you take his opinions in the spirit of a Jimmy Buffett song: “Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On.”