Seahawks Come On Strong In Second Half, Beat Bears 38-14
by Danny Kelly on Dec 18, 2011 1:48 PM PST
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The Seahawks apparently made some solid adjustments at the half after going into the locker room down 14-7, scoring 31 unanswered points in the second half to run away with a solid road victory, 38-14.
The first half was decidedly ugly - the Seahawks were sluggish on offense and looked vaguely similar to the Week 2, Week 3 version of this team. Tarvaris Jackson looked unsure, holding on to the football too long, the run game was picking up inches, not yards, and there was a marked timidness in their game. The way things started, it looked like it would be a very long game - 84 total yards in the first half on 29 plays. Tarvaris Jackson was 4 of 12 for 51 yards and a fumble in the endzone that the Bears recovered for a touchdown. The Hawks rushed for 34 yards on the ground on 16 carries, a 2.1 average.
The defense fared a little better than the O in the first half, holding the Bears' offense to only 7 points; Earl Thomas picked off a Kam Chancellor-tipped pass in the Bears' endzone and Chancellor stripped Johnny Knox for a fumble that the Seahawks recovered. The defensive turnovers allowed the Seahawks to stay in the game, down only a touchdown at half. That said, the Bears' offensive numbers in the first half were decent - 88 yards rushing on 21 attempts, 92 yards through the air with Caleb Hanie going 7 for 12, with a TD and an interception.
The second half was another story though. The Hawks took the kickoff to start and put together a five-play, 80-yard drive that finished with a Marshawn Lynch TD to tie the game at 14. They wouldn't look back after that.
Chicago's eight second half possessions would look like this - interception at their own 28, punt from their 23, punt from their 15, punt from their 19, punt from their 33, interception at their 30, interception at their 29, and end of game.
Seattle got two touchdowns from Marshawn Lynch, one by Red Bryant on an interception, one by Michael Robinson on a nice underneath pass by Tarvaris Jackson, and one from Brandon Browner on a pick-six. Steven Hauschka tacked on a field goal.
On the game, Seattle's defense forced five turnovers - four picks and a fumble recovery. Tarvaris Jackson finished 19 for 31 for 227 yards, a touchdown and no picks, though that one fumble in the endzone was costly. Marshawn Lynch rushed for 42 yards on 20 carries, and punched it in twice. Lynch now has 1,011 yards rushing with 11 touchdowns on the season.
Overall, the second half was a thing of beauty for the Hawks. They wore down the Bears defense despite a miniscule 1.8 yards per carry on the ground, picking up key first downs and a few explosive plays to maintain possessions. They won the time of possession battle 31:37 - 28:23, and won the turnover battle 5-1, putting them at +14 on the season.
Winning on the road in this fashion is always a good thing, despite the Bears' issues with injuries on offense.
More coming soon, but let's hear your thoughts...
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Seattle is a 2nd half team in more ways than one....
Read my tweets or whatever - @SSReporters
by SSreporters on Dec 18, 2011 1:55 PM PST reply actions 8 recs
One of my favorite stats from the game?
Brandon Browner – 1 tackle
Richard Sherman – 1 tackle
by twocolorcrayon on Dec 18, 2011 1:57 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I'm amazed at how well our replacement level OL is playing.
70% of space is covered by dark matter, the rest by ET.
by hazbro24 on Dec 18, 2011 2:04 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
If Cable departs for a head coaching job this offseason, can we keep it going?
Pat Ruel — Assistant Offensive Line Coach
Luke Butkus — Quality Control, Offensive Line
Pat McPherson — Tight Ends Coach
Dave Canalis — Quality Control, Offense.
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things."
By the way, are there 'quality control' positions on many NFL staffs?
Anybody have a line on how they do their thing?
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things."
I think it's an entry-level coaching job
They do have some on-field duties in practices, often they work with one or more position coaches to gain experience as they prepare to become position coaches themselves. Callahan, for example, was the Broncos’ running backs coach for the final month of the season after Eric Studesville was promoted to interim coach.
But overall, a quality control assistant’s job is rooted in game preparation. They usually work at least one or two weeks ahead in the regular season.
They prepare the statistical analysis as well as the initial video study of upcoming opponents. The defensive quality control assistant breaks down opposing offenses, including how often they line up in specific formations and how they use various personnel groupings.
He charts down-and-distance situations, field position, substitutions, etc., and then gives that report to the team’s defensive staff when they begin their game planning each week during the regular season.
The offensive quality control assistant would do the same in regard to opposing defenses and then give the reports to the offensive staff.
by Greetings from the Lord Humongous! on Dec 18, 2011 6:22 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I think we're going to keep having success in games where each member of our secondary
forces a turnover.
"If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep in."
Other than Marshawn breaking 2 runs for a good gain,
the line and Marshawn did not have a good day overall. The Bears are a good run D team, and I was impressed that even though they struggled running, the managed to punch it in on the goal line.
by Neonjerseysplease on Dec 18, 2011 2:09 PM PST reply actions
That's the most important part, I feel like
down in the red zone, deep in that area, we punched it in twice.
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by Corax --Nevermore-- on Dec 18, 2011 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
Touche sir.
I agree with you, I just get frustrated when Beast Mode isn’t Beast Mode all game. Makes me sad.
by Neonjerseysplease on Dec 18, 2011 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
If Marshawn had not run into a tackle during his biggest run of the day -- he would have had a 160 yard day with 3TD.
It was just a split second mistake that changed his stat line.
It seemed like he put to much juice on his juke move
Do or do not, there is no try-Yoda
by ironheart777 on Dec 18, 2011 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, it's the 2nd game now
the running took a while to open up, and it affected the passing game too. The passing then opened the offense up later. I’d say the Bears line won the matchup, for the most part, though eventually it looked rather one-sided.
I pretty much expect the same stuff from these last 2 games.
Head of catering.
by jacobstevens on Dec 19, 2011 12:49 AM PST up reply actions
I'm sick of Red Bryant being asked to play such an unnatural position.
Clearly, he needs to be playing cornerback.
Most of my cliches aren't original.
- Chuck Knox
by Azimeir on Dec 18, 2011 2:19 PM PST reply actions 18 recs
If I point out that this defense just beat Caleb Hanie and Josh McCown...
…am I being an asshole?
http://17power.blogspot.com
Not at all
At least we didnt lose to these teams
by clutterheart on Dec 18, 2011 2:26 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I'll relax when this D proves that it's not 2007 all over again.
McCoy, Dalton, Flacco, Bradford twice, Grossman, Young, Hanie…ick. Not very impressive.
But everyone else is making good points, too. I shall hold off on the bag over my head.
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This team just won 3 in a row and 5 of there last 6, why are you even contemplating wearing a bag over your head?
This is the NFL, every win is a good win!
by savedbG on Dec 18, 2011 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The big difference for me is that the 2007 defense was a finished product, and this team still feels like it's a work in progress.
They probably won’t get as lucky with the quarterbacks they face next year, but the defense is also likely to improve between now and then.
The one thing that worries me about the defense is that it’s a very healthy group beating up on teams that are worse for wear. Trufant is the only starter that’s out on the defense, and I doubt he’d still be starting today if he hadn’t gotten hurt. What happens if the start missing players at even an average rate?
by Nate Dogg on Dec 18, 2011 5:17 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Still higher on the depth chart than the current starter
although Sherman has been a revelation as a 3rd-string corner
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by blacknoiseNW on Dec 19, 2011 1:49 AM PST up reply actions
It's not a list of all the QBs the Hawks have faced.
It’s a list of the bad QBs Seattle has faced, and there are a lot of them.
We had the toughest schedule in the NFL through the first 8 games base on win loss records
I think this D will considerably deeper next year. Does KJ Wright count as a starter cause it seemed like I haven’t heard of him until after the season started.
And we will not face a creampuff slate of opposition in the playoffs, either.
I’m interested in our playoff viability, not how well we bully the basement.
Wright – definitely a starter, though. God, Schneider just kills with those mid-round picks.
http://17power.blogspot.com
Chiefs beat the Packers today.
You can’t qualify 24 point road wins in this league. Doesn’t matter who is playing.
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by kelly20210 on Dec 18, 2011 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
You kinda remind me of Randy Quaid in Major League 2. =D
Most of my cliches aren't original.
- Chuck Knox
Nope.
Also Vince Young.
But the way those backups were dominated is what we are excited about. It’s pretty demoralizing when a backup looks even average against you.
And our O-line kept TJ out of the hospital vs. Peppers.
Everybody is beat up this time of year.
70% of space is covered by dark matter, the rest by ET.
We also beat Eli Manning and Joe Flacco
What’s your point?
Read my tweets or whatever - @SSReporters
Manning was impressive indeed, Flacco not so much
http://17power.blogspot.com
Not quite sure how to reconcile that. :)
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Really?
I’m just excited. I don’t need the reality check. Our team is getting better, they are not perfect but it’s okay to be excited.
by Billy Showbiz on Dec 18, 2011 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
Certainly.
Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot to be excited about. Our young and cheap defensive starters, the running game withstanding the tests of both consistency and good opposition, our depth, our attitude and perseverance – it’s great.
http://17power.blogspot.com
The QBs could easily be more challenging, definitely.
Romo was probably the last good QB they faced. Didn’t defend that very well.
DVOA’s opponent adjustments drop their pass defense performance from just under baseline average (1.4%) to a bit worse 5.2% under baseline average. This is good for 11th in the league right now, which illustrates that this year’s passing offenses have been a cut above the baseline average overall.
2007’s defense deservedly had the most severe opponent adjustments in the league. Their performance without opponent adjustments made for the best in the league that year: go here and change the year to 2007. But yeah, the opponent adjustments were called for.
Head of catering.
by jacobstevens on Dec 19, 2011 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
But the best pass defense in the league didn't face murderer's row either.
Roethlisberger x2, Hasselbeck, Bradford, Sanchez, Schaub, Gabbert, Kolb, Jackson, Dalton, Alex Smith, McCoy, Orlovsky. They produce a stellar -27.3% against that crew and the opponent adjustments actually improve by a fraction. Despite our sharing about half of those QBs as opponents.
Opponent adjustments always seem weird, though. Baltimore came up against the first good passing game in a while and could barely stop the Chargers last night.
I’d qualify what I’ve seen from this year’s defense like this: in the past they’d often just seem to slow down mediocre QBs, get shredded by good QBs, and take turns destroying or being surprised by bad/backup QBs. With the current squad they’re mostly stopping a mediocre crew from impacting or controlling the game much at all — or defining the game by turnovers.
The next good passing game we see — which, I suppose would figure at this point to be the Packers in a guaranteed divisional round loss, should we have the dramatic fortune to make it that far — would surely be a different story. While I’d expect in a game like that for the Packers to beat this team handily, I’d not be surprised to see this physical man style of play to make a modest impact on the game, showing some decent pass defense. Just not enough to stop that team. Why the Chiefs were able to, I dunno. Trap game I suppose.
Head of catering.
by jacobstevens on Dec 19, 2011 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
On a serious note...
I had no illusions about running the ball with sustained success against a Bears team that was still defending the run well and gearing up for a, “whatever happens, we don’t lose by allowing Marshawn 100 yards,” game.
I knew Tarvaris was going to have to convert some 3rd and Uglies or keep the ’Hawks out of 3rd and Ugly by making plays on 1st and 2nd down. I also knew the defense had to make Hanie lose the game, and they did it with pretty good pressure after the first half clustermakelove.
Once the "Hawks got that 10-point lead, I felt pretty confortable that the game was over.
Most of my cliches aren't original.
- Chuck Knox
I feel so good
I need a nap…
Learn JiuJitsu.
Semper Fi'
Look out! Marshawn Lynch is in BEEF MOE! "gimmie dem skittles! Om nom nom!"
A Big Surprise...
Was hoping for a competitive game and edging in for the win, but this was beyond any wild expectation I had… This team is more interesting every week….
Golden Tate is coming to life
And Obomanu might be our best deep threat. I like it.
Read my tweets or whatever - @SSReporters
I never knew obo could book it THAT fast, right around the corner
he blew right past the CB
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by Corax --Nevermore-- on Dec 18, 2011 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
I also want to wish that Knox kid a speedy recovery...
And be thankful it’s not much, much worse. That was as hideous a looking injury as I’ve ever seen. =(
Most of my cliches aren't original.
- Chuck Knox
by Azimeir on Dec 18, 2011 2:39 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
YOUNG GUYS
Am really impressed with the young guys, KJ has had several good games lately! Go Hawks!
Sad for BMW
Get well soon man
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by Corax --Nevermore-- on Dec 18, 2011 2:46 PM PST reply actions
Wow.
I now know far more about the Beast Mode than I ever wanted to know.
"Now I'm tired of this s---. I'm sick and f------ tired of an 8-10 record. I'm f------ tired of losing to Purdue. I'm not here to f--- around this week. Now you may be, but I'm not." -- Bobby Knight, circa 1992
by Tyler Jorgensen on Dec 18, 2011 3:16 PM PST reply actions
Was I the only one who pictured the cocaine loving bear
Whenever the chicago players had a big play? “I fucking love cocaine!”.
Watching the Seahawks is like peeing on yourself, everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling it brings
by DKrottenhawk on Dec 18, 2011 3:55 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Stupid phone
Great 2nd half adjustments on the Dline. Got the ends playing containment and that eliminated whatever game Hanie had.
TJax and Bevell started targeting the middle of the field.
Makes you wonder what the hell they do the whole week.
by vertigoman on Dec 18, 2011 4:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Ok
The chargers are playing really good right now , and are fighting for the playoffs. Root for them to win tonight, because if they win they have more realistic playoff chances. If they knock off the lions , I highly doubt the packers would be so arrogant and rest their starters and allow the lions to walk into the playoffs. Is all this a longshot ? Sure but oh well
by Matt509 on Dec 18, 2011 4:40 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Cocaine bear don't need no straw.
70% of space is covered by dark matter, the rest by ET.
by hazbro24 on Dec 18, 2011 4:54 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Hell yeah that bear is thugged out
by jhmg16 on Dec 18, 2011 5:07 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Richardo Lockette
With BMW going down with a broken ankle Ricardo “The Rocket” Lockette will join the active squad next week. This youngster has 4.25 speed at 6-2, 211 pounds. I am excited to see what he can do. He is raw but Devin Hester fast. He will back up Leon as a kick returner (reverse anyone) and be our 5th WR.
Mike Will BROKE his ankle?
I heard he was OUT of the game but never heard he broke it. That blows! Another young guy in Lockette gonna get his shot now.
Twitter- @GriffinNW
We keep losing players to IR but the team keeps playing better each week.
How about the depth on this roster I really like that.
I'm officially pumped up to see
what this team is going to look like next season with a healthy line, a training camp, and a year plus with Cable’s teaching.
No matter who starts under center.
70% of space is covered by dark matter, the rest by ET.
by hazbro24 on Dec 18, 2011 4:56 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Defense is stud-riffic.
Tate continues to impress.
Baldwin needs more touches. Butler needs more touches.
Obo needs more touches.
With BMW and Rice out for the year, they should get them.
Still have my doubts that Seattle can win out but 8 and 8 would be huge given what this team has been through this year.
Sorry to bring up the "P" word... but how exactly does this team make the postseason?
Even if we win out, AND Detroit loses out… do we make it ahead of them on some kind of tiebreaker?
So, to be clear:
Seattle wins two of two, and Detroit loses one of two, and we’re in. No other scenarios?
Am I right?
Oh, no, I'm not.
Detroit needs to lose both. I am dumb.
They can also get some help from the Giants and Falcons that would get them in.
And pretty much every scenario requires the Hawks to win out, obviously.
another possibility- if the falcons lose out and we get into a 9-7 three way tie with them and basically any other team
(chi, nyg, dal) then we’ll be in due to conference record….if its head to head with them we’re out because of the loss.
they should lose to the saints on monday night so just need them to blow it against the bucs and then have someone else end up 9-7
unlikely scenarios but not impossible
If we go into a three way tie with Dallas and Atlanta we are out. due to being swept by all other opponents.
Add in a fourth and we get in.
If we tie with Atlanta and Dallas at 9-7 that means NY wins the east, the Lions finish at 10-6 or 11-5.
Which means we get the 6th seed.
If they can stay out of pressure situations T Jack isn't too bad.
Screw That. Please get us an Aaron Rodgers Mr Schnider.
Best part of the game is what you all did not see
Bears fans going off on their coaching staff and team. One guy in front of me hat a huge banner labeling the coaches the 3 stooges. Pic’s and everything.
Was my 1st away Hawks game – It was AWESOME in the stands. Leaving the statium, every fan had a look of utter distaste, most griping about players quitting and the QB. Defense being tired and coaching was next on the list. Radio stations were funny too. Not one nice thing or compliment about Seattle. No, was all about how bad their team is to lose to a team LIKE Seattle. These Bears fan’s have no clue about other teams and did not grasp other teams are improving at a much faster rate than their teams.
Get this. Radio guys were discussing the merits of Tim Ruskell taking over GM. Then went to needing more charator guys. I almost pee’d.
by GnarlyHawk on Dec 18, 2011 5:22 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
Then how do you know it's not perfect?
And with the darkness veiling our responses, why should you care whether we forgive?
Yeah, if we were missing our best quarterback, receivers (2), and running back we'd be whining too.
If that’s Cutler and Forte in there for Chicago this game is a LOT closer, if not a Chicago victory. We were getting barely any pressure on Hanie until the second half, and I’d be scared shitless to see Forte against any of our linebackers in the open field.
This isn’t to say that a lot of elements on this team haven’t improved, but let’s not blow everything out of proportion. At one point we were down 14-7 to a VERY BAD football team.
IDK, I reminded a few bears fans we were missing
3 starting linemen, 1 starting TE, 2 starting WR’s and our 5th WR, #1 & #2 starging corner and a starting QB w/ an injured pec on his throwing arm; not to mention th rest of our depth on IR.
Guess I had no real empathy for starters being out and excused for playing like they did.
by GnarlyHawk on Dec 18, 2011 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Cutler doesnt exactly exude pocket presence
And turns the ball over pretty regularly. Sure he’s a better QB but I doubt he extends plays like Hanie did in the first half.
Injuries are part of the game and we have more than our fair share.
by vertigoman on Dec 18, 2011 5:48 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Cutler is infinitely better than Hanie.
He doesn’t need to extend plays, because he can get the ball anywhere on the field and quickly. I think he would probably shred our defense what with its lack of pass rush.
"Yeah, if we were missing our best quarterback, receivers (2)"
But we don’t have a best QB, and are missing our best receivers and most of our line.
70% of space is covered by dark matter, the rest by ET.
Are you arguing that we'd be just as well off with Charlie?
Other than Rice, who are we missing? BMW got hurt, but hasn’t been a factor at all this season.
As for the line, I’ll give you a little. But Carpenter’s been awful. The offensive line has been playing SINCE we lost a couple of those guys.
They're starting a back up guard at left tackle and a third stringer at right guard.
That’s huge. And the running game got going against the Cowboys and Ravens, when they had all of their starters.
Thought I would pass along that Knox is getting surgery Monday to stabilize a vertebra,
Hopefully he recovers quickly.
Eternally looking forward to someone making a Seahawks song based off of Lil' Jon's "Shots" song named "Hawks!"
That was a scary hit
I only saw a glimpse of the replay sneeking a look from behind my hands.
Loose ball,most dangerous situation in sports.
by vertigoman on Dec 18, 2011 5:40 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Thanks for posting, was scarey at the game.
Hope he gets well and recovers fully.
Such a shame
Hopefully he will be able to continue his NFL career: never want to see a player go down like that (except Trent Cole)
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by beastwarking on Dec 19, 2011 1:16 AM PST up reply actions
Ok, maybe not Trent Cole. An injury like tha is pretty sick so I don't think I would wish upon someone
Still, Cole can go eat a moldy old dick
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by beastwarking on Dec 19, 2011 1:18 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Damn Raiders.
Clearly, they still have it in for us.
by vertigoman on Dec 18, 2011 5:37 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Only 2 #6 seeds have won a Super Bowl
Collinsworth calls it “a lot”.
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Dude, in his world, five is too many
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by Corax --Nevermore-- on Dec 18, 2011 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
And I posted in the wrong thread, too!
I’ve done that a lot today.
Read my tweets or whatever - @SSReporters
Re-watching highlights
This has probably been mentioned but we got a big of a gift with the first touchdown. The Corey Graham leverage call on the field goal try just looked to me like a great play.
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things."
That was not intentional, but:
*bit.
The circle is now complete.
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things."
Watch it again, watch his right arm, its stiff and in the back of his teammate,
He is clearly using it for leverage. You can not use a teammate at all to get extra air, even an inch. nor can you use it to keep yourself elevated longer in the attempt to block the ball, that he clearly did. It was a good call. Most field goal defenders are made well aware about it.
If he had used leverage to get over the pile and reestablished himself as self supporting it wouldnt have been called.
You can't climb the back of the DL and then launch yourself.
That play was waaaaaay illegal.
70% of space is covered by dark matter, the rest by ET.
Nor even launch yourself under your own power and land on his back
That’s still an advantage because it keeps the defender up high for a longer time.
You're responsible for where you land?
Ok, I didn’t know that. Good call then.
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things."
I didn't see any launching at all
He stabilized with his hands but he jumped off the ground, only.
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things."
....
How do you know he didn’t push off? To me it looked like he did. It’s one of those situations where maybe he didn’t necessarily commit a penalty but if it looks like he did it’s got to be called. Not like it mattered 34-14 looks good to me too.
"If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep in."
38-14 is even better! :)
From this clip, play at 0:40, it’s pretty clear to me that he didn’t launch. But he definitely “crowd surfed” which Jacson has explained to me is also disallowed under the rules.
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things."
Point is that you can't put your hand on the back of a teammate and then jump
That was the rule violation by definition.
Law of Logical Argument
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 19, 2011 1:53 AM PST up reply actions
Marshawn Lynch
So far…
CAR: 245 YARDS: 1,011 AVG: 4.1 LONG: 47 TD" 11
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I'm all in with the skittles
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by Corax --Nevermore-- on Dec 18, 2011 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
Can we include Red in Pro Bowl discussions yet?
I know he does not get many sacks but this guy does everything. He looks like a young Shaq out there. We need to re-sign him right away. Marshawn too. Hopefully these guys are as excited about what Pete is building as we are. I can’t imagine them paying both of these guys pretty well. If not for all the penalties I think you could put Brandon Browner in that Pro Bowl discussion too with 6 picks, two for TDs. I can’t believe that the secondary is playing so well. These guys are play makers. I don’t really care that they were playing a terrible Chicago team, they crushed them on the road and this is a team with a top 5 defense. The attitude of the team and the identity they are forming is exciting whether we make the playoffs of not. Even if we don’t I still want them to go out and crush the Niners and Cards. I don’t believe that the Niners are going to keep the pace they are on. We are going to win this division next year. Go Hawks!
by Billy Showbiz on Dec 18, 2011 8:07 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
great post
Red commands a double team on nearly every run play and still holds the line of scrimmage nearly every time. Not much of a pass rusher but he has better hands then nearly every cornerback besides Trufant since 2006.
I don’t see the Niners keeping pace at all. Worst red zone offense in the league, Smith has been neutered to the point of Captain Checkdown, and Gore isn’t getting any younger. Defense is also peaking at the exact right time and playing out of their minds right now.
Schneider and Carroll have built a hell of a defense from nothing but the draft and trades, very impressive. The backup DBs of Sherman and Browner have made more pass breakups and INTs in the last month then I ever remember the last 4 years of Babs and Jennings every attempting. Very encouraging to see contributions at one of the most important positions on the field.
by Hancock.Brett on Dec 18, 2011 8:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Red isn't signed past this year???
I haven’t looked into it but if he’s not that needs to be priority #1 in FA.
"If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep in."
Yes.
I’m confident we will bring both back without having to sweat. But yes Red is more important than Lynch. Really good D-Linemen in their prime are much harder to find than a really good running back.
"If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep in."
Playoffs?!?!?!
Seahawks must win two and either
- Lions lose to Chargers & Packers
- Falcons lose to Saints & Bucs AND either
- Giants beat Eagles & Cowboys AND Cowboys beat Eagles
- Bears win two over Packers & Vikings
Makes our rooting next week easy:
- Early Xmas Eve – Go Giants over Jets
- Late Xmas Eve – Go SEAHAWKS, Cowboys & Chargers
- Merry Christmas reading about Seahawks win and rooting on the Bears over Packers.
- Monday night, assuming Bears won or Cowbys & Giants won, we can root for the Saints over Falcons
Then, on New Year’s Day, we can nurse our hangovers and let the early games determine if our game against the Cardinals matters.
- Packers over Lions
- Bucs over Falcons & Giants over Dallas or Bears over Vikings
All to setup a New Years battle with Arizona for a playoff spot (possibly even the 5th seed!) – piece of cake!
by Mariner Optimist on Dec 18, 2011 8:49 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Good explanation
That Raiders defensive collapse this evening was disheartening.
by fiftyone on Dec 18, 2011 9:08 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Raiders losing, Packers losing was a double whammy
Even if the Chargers upset the Lions next week, the Packers will lay down for them in the final week.
No Kidding
Only Oakland would screw the Seahawks even by losing. Im not so sure the pack lays down though. Two division games with playoff implications, I dont think the pack will forget how they got into the playoffs last year.
by seachicken101 on Dec 18, 2011 9:49 PM PST up reply actions
They may not lay down.
They were in the same spot a year ago and the Bears let them in without a fight and it came back to bite them.
"If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep in."
its kind of funny that even when we win
there’s still a ton of people complaining and whining.
by genax on Dec 18, 2011 11:28 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
potential hawks in the Pro-Bowl?
I’d say Lynch, Browner, and Kam are in. Big Red may not but SHOULD be in.
what say you?
Chris Clemons has had another great year.
He has a lot of sacks and I think he is starting to get more name recognition around the NFL.
Game announcers were calling Clemons an "elite pass rusher"
I got a chuckle out of that.
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