Week 11 DVOA: Mercury Rising

by John Morgan on Nov 21, 2007 2:42 AM PST

I'm going to just come out and say it, I hate the nickname Momo. Shrug pointed out that whenever he thinks of Maurice Morris he thinks of Mercury Morris from the 70s Dolphins. To me, that's a hell of a nickname. Can we appropriate that? Because I think we should. Again paraphrasing Shrug, Momo sounds like a pet name for an Italian grandmother. Here are this week's DVOAs with some limited commentary.

Overall: 9.4% (10th)

Passing Offense: 17.6% (11)

Rushing Offense: -19.6% (30)

Passing Defense: -2.1 (11)

Rush Defense: -1.4% (21) This is one of many very frustrating stats for the Hawks. Seattle's front seven ranks 8th in adjusted line yards, but Seattle ranks 21st in overall rush defense. For years Seattle has had some of the best run stopping DBs in football. This season that's all fallen apart. Brian Russell is a cipher in run support, and his presence on the starting squad has forced Grant into the role of strong safety. Grant is not a strong safety. Rounding out the hit list of sucky tackling DBs, Kelly Jennings is the waifer thin wicket we feared he would be. Not that I pine for the days of Kelly Herndon, but it'd be nice if Jennings wasn't such a liability in run support. We can only hope he can put on a little muscle without losing the speed that's made him a hell of a second year cornerback.

Special Teams: 5.8% 6th The Hawks ST gets a royal kick in the jimmy thanks to DeHaven's "strategy".

The Objectivist: 53.2 DPAR 10th, 18.5% DVOA 14th

shaun: -2.2 44th, -17.1% 43

Mercury: 4.6 30th, 2.4% 21st; Receiving: 4.4, 45.5%

Weaver: 1.1, -.5%; Receiving: 5.1 8th, 31.2% 5th

B-Easy: 18.1 10th, 14.5 23 Engram is just. freakin. awesome.

Hacks: 8.3 41, 21% 14

Gloves: 6.8 46, 8.9% 32

Burly: -.6 65, -17.7% 67

The Return of the Time Machine: 7.2 14, 40.4% 4 How good was this free agent signing?

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The Return of the Time Machine?

I should probably be able to figure that out, but I can't. Kerney?

I like the Mercury thing.

Anyone else catch Holmgren's postgame comments re Alexander's role upon his return from injury? It was something like Shaun will play when he gets healthy. More interestingly, though, Holmgren used as an example of why Shaun will have value upon his return the fact that when Mercury got banged up against Chicago, Weaver had to play HB. If the extent to which Shaun "will play" is limited to spelling Merc and/or filling in upon injury, I'll be happy.

by jeager on Nov 21, 2007 9:10 AM PST reply actions

I'm guessing Pollard.

I reject your reality and substitute my own!

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Nov 21, 2007 9:17 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's Pollard

Ruskell/Holmgren 1, Skeptics 0

by The Ancient Mariner on Nov 21, 2007 9:33 AM PST up reply actions

Totally.

I wasn't a fan of the Pollard signing, but he shut me up pretty quick. Aside from the injury, he's been a boon.

By the way, did anybody notice the speed he flashed on that 4th and 1 catch and run on Sunday?

I reject your reality and substitute my own!

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Nov 21, 2007 10:07 AM PST up reply actions

Oh yeah

Thanks.

by jeager on Nov 21, 2007 10:49 AM PST up reply actions

Mercury is to hard for me to spell on the fly

I'm sticking with MoMo the Italian Granny

V. 1.0, mutherf***er, know what I'm sayin'?

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 21, 2007 9:12 AM PST reply actions

Momo

I'm more on board the re-naming of Momo after a quick Google images search for "momo." It appears there is a Japanese porn star who goes by that name. We just can't have that. Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if Mercury is the name of a number of porn stars/strippers. I won't search that one though. Damned if you do...

by jeager on Nov 21, 2007 11:44 AM PST reply actions