Game Day Open Thread - Week 7: St. Louis at Seattle

Also, we may finally see Babin today.

The NFC East fans must hate the NFC West.

HELLER YEAAAAAHHH!!!!!

Long live the twelfth man.

Go for it?

Go for it?

Go for it...

Damn man you want to go for it.

They're going for it.

Terrible play call.

Bad Call.

That's some specious reasoning there.

Ugh.  

I think maybe Holmgren should take the reins play calling. They're abandoning the run, that's not good. Get Morris back involved. Pick your spots with Alexander. If Seattle's rushing attacking shows life in the second half, Seattle should be able to finally put an opponent away, but nothing the Hawks have done so far screams contention.

The defense, though, which is fairly young and fairly deep is playing very well. I'm starting to think we should sign Tru. Sean Locklear is going to be paid like a starting left tackle, so he's gone. Tru would make sense. He's young, he a good character guy and he's developing into an upper level cover corner. The Hawks have the kind of young defensive core, especially if they sign on the cheap a healthy but devalued Marcus Tubbs, to at the very least mollify the decline. If Beck holds up, Seattle has a premium draft, drafting starters at RT, RB and possibly TE, they make a little noise next season.  

Oh yeah, and maybe a new defensive coordinator. I have no problem with the little guy thing, I think that's more Tim Ruskell than John Marshall anyway, but the blandness of the blitzes, the weird use of zones on every third down despite having two excellent cover corners and overall uninspired play of a very talented defense on third down reeks of coordinator error.

The Hawks shouldn't blitz.

I would like to see Holmgren take over the O-Coordinating thing one more time. You can tell he devised the first series, the Hawks run it a bunch, mix up the touches, pick their spots throwing. Since then it's been bad decisions leading to bad down and distance leading to a bunch of stalled drives.

Adjusting expectations for the season is important to enjoying it. The best case scenario for the Hawks is a historical blowout at the hands of the Patriots in the Super Bowl. That would take a couple miracles and three Josh Brown sightings.

The Hawks need a whole new coaching staff--they'll get it. Providence be with you Tim Ruskell.

I'm pretty sure that guy really is going to get shot in Prison Break. What suspense!

Hass will have an easier time with Pollard, Branch and Hackett back after the bye. Maybe Alexander will get a PT demotion. Theres enough time for the powers that be to come to their senses regarding their former MVP.

Just one series, nothing but Morris and Weaver. Run the ball. Try it. Please.

As long as the shit eatting grin doesnt come out, which i know it will, i will be alright.

and nice commercial Shaun.

Why, since then, have we looked like a bunch of parasites, living off our defense?

But this Alexander bashing is ridiculous. Alexander is obviously struggling, but if you guys can remember last year when Morris DID HAVE A FULL STARTING GIG, he didn't exactly impress. I mean, is everyone just totally forgetting this? Sure he's faster and quicker, but he didn't exactly prove himself when he had the shot.

And don't let the 10 fewer carries things fool you, i think most of us remember Chester Taylor in Baltimore. You know, the guy who had over 6 yards a carry when he received the occasional carry, got a big contract, and now he's 2nd string to Adrian Peterson?

Yea.

Alexander has been a very big success in Seattle sports, watching him run today, he showed better quickness than in previous games, but it's obvious he's struggling, we all already know that. Let Morris and Weaver get more carries, sure that's a good idea for a running game that isn't running at all. But i don't think it's fair to say say that Morris with 15-20 carries a game is going to be any better than he was last year when he had that shot.

He looked better didn't he? But it was nice to see Morris more early

600 yards, 3.8 yards per carry and no touchdowns. That's with the absence of Alexander.

I know it's easy to get impatient, and with Alexander not producing, it's easy to look to the next option, but 'realistically', it's not just a given that he's the ONLY problem in the running game.

Morris had 9 carries for 20 yards minus his 1 big 21 yard gain.

Alexander had 30-plus yards taken away on holding penalties.

It's easy to tweak the stats the way you want, but Alexander isn't the only problem in the run game.

Chester Taylor is running with Briant Mckinnie and HUTCH on the left side. And i mean, i guess you're right, they were obviously comfortable enough with Taylor as their starter. That's why they used a top 10 pick on another back when they had OBVIOUS need areas besides RB. Pleaaase.

Morris is a nice change of pace back, and has starter potential, but the facts don't lie, he has never, even with starter carries proven he is an elite back.

Again, starter carries last year:

600 yards, 3.8 ypc and 0 td's. At least Shaun put points on the board.