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How do you replace Matt Hasselbeck's most trusted receiver? With a bigger, stronger and younger model.

Seattle had played itself into third and six. It was within field goal range and didn't want to end the drive empty handed. That's a momentum killer and bad football. Mike Holmgren called a fullback draw for four and signaled for Brownie.

No.

Seattle split four wide, shotgun with Justin Forsett on Matt Hasselbeck's right. Greg Knapp stacked the wides with speed and put power and possession in the middle. There wasn't much to it really, it looked like this.

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It does assume a few things that are refreshing. A timing route can be run out of shotgun. A third and six is makeable and should be attacked aggressively. Seattle doesn't attempt to squirt under the line and count on run after catch. It doesn't get cute with underneath routes to protect Hasselbeck. The offense sends out five: two deep, two two-yards past the first-down marker and Justin Forsett underneath squeaking into the flat. T.J. Houshmandzadeh reads the coverage and settles into a quick-curl. Hasselbeck hits him out of his break. Shades of Bobby Engram. Hasselbeck and Houshmandzadeh already have that kind of timing, trust and chemistry.

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I was never a Knapp doubter but he definitely has exceeded my expectations thus far

I think the person who looks the most redeemed is Tim Ruskell. Knapp has looked good because he’s the type of OC that mixes it up, and he’s got a long array of weapons to make that work. All three running backs are good pass catchers, and two of them are good pass blockers. He has the best young TE in football, and three solidly above average WR. Knapp looks good because he walked in with the tools to succeed, something he didn’t have in Oakland but did have in SF.

by kearly on Sep 16, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

Watching the tape again this morning, and ya gotta love the way Knapp mixed it up. A lot of players are getting involved in this offense (similar to the new defense) and I no longer have the feeling that if one player goes down the whole thing falls apart (Hasselbeck being the exception).

Also, Neon Deion had better get healthy and on the field, or the rookie is going to take his job. Gotta love that too.

"Football players are temperamental. That's 90 percent temper and 10 percent mental." - Doug Plank

by Stevo's on Sep 17, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In 2007, we didn't really have great WRs or a great RB but we made it work

Even in Holmgren’s offense, no single player (except for Matt) was essential. But I am glad that Greg Knapp’s “run, run, run, punt” offense is nothing like what the haters predicted.

by ninjasocks on Sep 17, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The first couple of drives were discouraging

The rest of the game was very encouraging.

by ninjasocks on Sep 17, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

T.J. Houshmandzadeh reads the coverage and settles into a quick-curl.

(John, I’m still learning this football stuff, so sorry if this is obvious)

Are you saying that Housh changed his route because he saw the hole in the zone? I understand that might have been a pre-determined option that they trained, but it probably wasn’t his original route, correct?

by GarethLewin on Sep 17, 2009 8:52 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The WRs have options in their route running

It caused a couple of problems in preseason as Matt and the WRs tried to get on the same page.

by ninjasocks on Sep 17, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is this new?

Or did they always have these options?

by GarethLewin on Sep 17, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry badly asked, I meant

Is the idea of having options new to the team, or just the options themselves?

by GarethLewin on Sep 17, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Small error

The description says Force is to Matt’s right, but the diagram has him to Matt’s left.

by thebyron on Sep 17, 2009 9:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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