A Brief Respite from Bitching
by John Morgan on Oct 5, 2009 6:13 PM PDT
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PrintLofa Tatupu is special and I hope he gets a chance to show Seahawks fans that again soon. With the emphasis on the future, and specifically two ends of Tim Ruskell's team building profile (the project lineman and the pricey veteran) being this week's emphasis, two plays that ended the first quarter might otherwise be missed. Let's just call them "uncategorized but hopeful".
Seattle forced a three and out. Tatupu pressed a pass lane and got a hand up, tipping Peyton Manning's pass and forcing an incomplete. His ability as a pass defender separates him. That's why he has been shuffled behind flashier inside linebackers like Patrick Willis by fans. Pass defense, even at its best, is good for the occasional highlight. Willis wows with his speed and tackling on every snap.
The next play, Cory Redding wrapped around Darryl Tapp's blocker-arresting first step and pressured Manning into targeting outlet receiver Joseph Addai. The pressure placed the pass low, and as Addai scooped it from the turf, Aaron Curry lowered a shoulder and flashed prowess as a zone defender. It was shades of Leroy Hill blasting Ryan Grant into a fumble.
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That series was the best part of the game.
It wasn’t the offense misfiring and a lucky stop. It was a defense out-scheming and out-playing a very good offense. As john said, it is a cause for hope.
by jeager on Oct 5, 2009 9:04 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
omg jealous
Though I’dd want a Carlson jersey hehe
The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.
I sincerely feel
that Tatupu would’ve made the difference in Weeks 2 and 3; that we’d be 3-1 had he been in. Not to downplay Hawthorne’s great play.
Glenn Beck likes argument, but has a deap-seated hatred for logic.
I think the difference in Week 2 was Mebane.
Week 3, fucking refs.
Sam Bradford, future Seattle Seahawk.
by Carl Shinyama on Oct 5, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Curry did lay the wood.
I was happy that Curry shut me up with that open field pop on Addai. I think Lofa still has it, but don’t you think he’s lost a step? A little one. It seemed like his rookie year he was all over the place. Especially in pass coverage.
Were we playing with a lead then?
Not being sarcastic, just wondering. Sometimes it’s hard to see the big picture. Offense governs how Defense plays, and visa versa.
He still has a bad hammy
But he has gotten bigger.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Oct 6, 2009 7:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I cannot describe how bad I want Lofa and Leroy "Outlaw" Hill
To blow people the fuck up and remind those bitches why they are scared to play in Qwest.
I can't believe I'm not freaking out over Kerney's injury
but when I think about Tapp, Redding, Jackson, Curry, and a healthy Tatupu, I stop worrying about whether Kerney is in there or not. That’s progress, at least.
"Football players are temperamental. That's 90 percent temper and 10 percent mental." - Doug Plank
I've seen very little from Kerney this year
Like John said, he’s probably starting that epic fall off the performance cliff.
The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.
And he's played a ton of the snaps
LJ and Red seem to be more productive with fewer snaps.
""I wanted to be a quarterback, but I got hungry."
-LG Rob Sims
I'd rather see Tapp in there at this point
Get a better read on our DEs. I think Kerney is done as anything more than a decent depth player. Kerney’s had some very good years, but they are behind him now. Be nice if we could find a Jared Allen or Osi type of pass rusher at some point. We really need at least one superman DE on the line. Take the pressure off Mebane as the only double team guy.
Big Red can be good, but consistently good is what we need
At the moment I cannot think of one consistently dominant player on our defense. Mebane, Trufant, and Lofa are consistently good, but not dominant. Everyone else is as up and down as the ocean waves and open to giving up big plays in the pass and run game.
It's great to have Lofa back
If only they can at some point get him a D-line that can pressure consistently, so that his pass defense skills will shine their brightest again. I still believe in Lofa.
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