Field Gulls - Seahawks vs. Bears: Game time, TV Schedule, radio info, odds, injury reports, predictions, and moreThe stupidest name in smart football analysis.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50215/fieldgulls-fav.png2015-09-29T13:35:21-07:00http://www.fieldgulls.com/rss/stream/91578622015-09-29T13:35:21-07:002015-09-29T13:35:21-07:00Seahawks beat Bears: PFF's Signature Stats
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<p id="paragraph0">This season, we'll be partnering up with <a data-ref-index="5" href="https://twitter.com/PFF_Jim" target="_blank">Jim Seki from Pro Football Focus</a> to bring Field Gulls readers a few "signature stats" for the Seahawks and their opponents each week. PFF's Signature Stats are excellent resources -- tracking production with stats like elusiveness rating, pass rush productivity, accuracy percentage, yards per pass route run, and a few others in particular -- are some of my favorites. But, they've got a ton worth looking at and we'll get a few of them each week.</p>
<p id="paragraph1">Let's take a look back at the Seahawks win over the Bears. Seki's notes are in italics, and mine follow.</p>
<h4>Signature Stats</h4>
<p><i>-- Even though Russell Wilson was under pressure on 51.4% of his dropbacks (highest for QBs this week), his 81.8% accuracy while under pressure is extremely admirable. His four throwaways were also the most in Week 3.</i></p>
<p>Wilson continues to be one of the most-pressured quarterbacks in the NFL and that likely won't change quickly. Not only does the Seahawks' offensive line tend to leak like a sieve, Wilson's bouts with indecision and his unwillingness to climb the pocket and throw from the mud there could contribute to this stat. Instead of stepping up and letting the pass rush go by him on the outside, like many quarterbacks do, he often tries to escape outwards with spin moves or jukes instead when that rush comes. It's something to monitor, but not likely something that will change much.</p>
<p>Regardless, the accuracy percentage (which eliminates dropped passes, throw aways, spiked balls, batted passes, and passes where the quarterback was hit while they threw the ball) is still very solid, which is good to see. Wilson continues to be among the league leaders in throwaways.</p>
<p><i>-- Overshadowed by Graham, Kearse quietly had a solid game catching all six of his targets and finishing the week as the 13th-best yards/route run for receivers at 2.62.</i></p>
<p>Yeah, Jermaine Kearse really did quietly have himself a game with six catches (on six targets) for 76 yards. A few of his catches were off target too, and he reeled them in nonetheless.</p>
<p><i>-- Seahawks rank 20th in pass block efficiency this week at 78.2. On the year they rank 24th at 74.1 with six QB hits and 32 hurries allowed.</i></p>
<p>No surprise here. Seattle has struggled with pass pro -- often getting beat one-on-one -- and again, this isn't likely to change a whole lot.</p>
<p><i>-- After feasting on the Bears, Avril (17.8) and Bennett (14.6) are now 1-2 in pass rush productivity for 4-3 DEs. Between them they have 30 total pressures</i></p>
<p>This is similar to what happened last year -- Seattle got tons of hits and hurries but a sub-par number of sacks. The Seahawks' first goal is to get the quarterback "off his spot" and to make him move, though, so this makes some sense. The idea behind this is that by forcing the quarterback to move, it highly disrupts the timing of quick plays and can affect angles and throwing lanes for the opposing QB.</p>
<p>That said, you'd like to see them convert more of those hits and hurries into sacks, because sacks are drive killers.</p>
<p>Either way, Bennett and Avril are off to a strong start.</p>
<p><i>-- Rookie Frank Clark has only played 18 run snaps on the year but his 11.1% run stop rate is sixth-best.</i></p>
<p>The usage of Clark has been a little confusing, particularly after he was so dominant in the preseason, but they may just be easing him in to action and hoping to not ask him to do too much this early. Either way, to my eye he's played well, and I know Pete Carroll has talked about getting him more and more snaps as the year goes on.</p>
<p><i>-- Ahtyba Rubin is really holding down the defensive interior—his 14.8 run stop rate is fifth-best among 4-3 DTs thus far. To provide some context, Mebane finished the year with nine stops, good for a 6.8 run stop rate, 53rd among DTs. This season, Rubin already has eight.</i></p>
<p>I have not watched Rubin closely but this is good to hear.</p>
https://www.fieldgulls.com/seahawks-analysis/2015/9/29/9409867/seahawks-bears-pro-football-focus-signature-statsDanny Kelly2015-09-28T16:31:58-07:002015-09-28T16:31:58-07:00Pete Carroll: Monday press conference notes
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<p> Monday presser notes</p> <p>Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll spoke to reporters Monday afternoon to break down Seattle's win over the Bears and to look forward to the Lions. Here are some notes on what was said. Originally published <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Seahawks/comments/3mrdqg/seahawks_vs_lions_week_4_monday_presser_with_pete/">on Reddit</a>.</p>
<h4>Pete Carroll:</h4>
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<p>Marshawn Lynch is being taken care of. His hamstring bothered him a bit in the middle of the game. Won't know much until we start practicing this week. Marshawn is getting an MRI on his hamstring soon, he got one on his calf earlier. Today the hamstring is what we are looking at, his calf is resolving. Says Lynch felt the hammy on 4th down catch.</p>
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<p>Didn't get the feeling in preseason that we got from Thomas Rawls yesterday, this is the guy we had hoped we'd see.</p>
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<p>It is a really big deal for our receivers to do blocking that helps the running game. These guys are all special teams guys, so blocking comes pretty natural to them. Doug and Jermaine are really good blockers.</p>
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<p>Marshawn is wait and see, won't know until Friday, MRI will be important.</p>
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<p>Brandon Mebane got in an awkward position in a pile up, strained his groin, gotta wait and see what the looks like in a few days, he was up and getting around well the trainer said, wait and see.</p>
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<p>Rawls has his own style, is very aggressive, was looking for hits down field. Through the line of scrimmage he has a great wiggle and all that but the way he did it is what we saw him do in college. Like the way he does it.</p>
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<p>In the short yardage plays counting 4th downs we were 4 of 6. There have been a couple of plays that we didn't make. Still finding out where we are this year with it. Will need some time.</p>
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<p>Coleman and Tukuafu had some blocks, Derrick had a couple of great blocks. Will did a very nice job to from the FB spot and TE spot, he had his shots. Had a very good game.</p>
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<p>Jordan Hill has been very active, and is getting active in the running game as well. A real plus for us. Great to see. Kam was really solid, did everything right and in the right position. He has some hits he can clean up, but he made his calls and got everyone in the right place.</p>
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<p>Tried to throw the football more in the first half, came out in the second half and ran more.</p>
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<p>Didn't protect the passer as much as we'd like early. Multiple reasons for that (gotta get open more, gotta get the ball out faster).</p>
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<p>Drew Nowak (Center) played his best game, it is this process, growing and getting better. Glad everyone is healthy and coming back and just keep improving as a group.</p>
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<p>Frank Clark was very aggressive, he was all over the field. Really close on a couple, didn't make the play but effected them. Continue to draw more opportunities.</p>
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<p>ST blockers are busting their tails off knowing they have someone special back there (Lockett). "That was probably as clean a kickoff return as we've ever had."</p>
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<p>Richard Sherman catches punts every day, is an aspiring punt returner, is waiting for his opportunity. He did it beautifully in practice, if anyone is gonna do something like that right it is him.</p>
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<p>Cary Williams has played really solid football. Really consistent technique wise (our style). Has made a few big plays, is doing really well. Hoping as we get through the start of the season you have trouble going either way (Cary or Sherm).</p>
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<p>Tharold Simon and Steven Terrell will need the week to find out if they can play.</p>
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<p>Luke could have played but he was still a bit vulnerable (back spasms), is such a tough guy, wanted to play, politicking like crazy, think we should have him back for Monday Night Football. Will be full go all week.</p>
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<p>In other games we have been looking for the finish, playing a certain way in the fourth quarter. Really satisfying to find that again.</p>
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<p>Rawls instead of Fred Jackson was a developmental decision. Already know what Fred can do as a 3rd down guy. Rawls we wanted to see, got the "pup going".</p>
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<p>Rawls was a guy personally I was really fired up about, he was "my guy", liked his (running) style. Guys were on the phone until we got him, needed to get that done. We were thinking about drafting him.</p>
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<p>Pete is watching every bit of Quinn (Falcons) he can. What a great great start. Have done it in dramatic fashion, what a finishing team. Offense and defense have improved, watching very closely.</p>
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<p>Too early to talk about the division (West). Cardinals are rolling. Doing all kinds of good stuff just like last year.</p>
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https://www.fieldgulls.com/2015/9/28/9411667/pete-carroll-monday-press-conference-notesNathan Watt2015-09-28T11:39:24-07:002015-09-28T11:39:24-07:00Replay Booth: Russell Wilson to Jimmy Graham
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<p>Thank god we don't have to hear any more <i>Jimmy Graham is pissed about his role in the offense </i>storylines this week. Graham caught 7 passes for 83 yards and a score while leading the team in targets, and not only that, looked smooth and natural doing so.</p>
<p>This wasn't a "force him the ball at all costs" type of thing and it didn't disrupt the style or feel of the offense. He probably should've had two touchdowns on the day, but a nice play in the endzone (and subtle arm grab prior to Graham's jump) as the first-half wound down kept that from happening. Still -- that's the look Seattle wants, and will get -- and it's something that Graham will definitely convert with a pretty good percentage going forward.</p>
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<p>So, it's now been three weeks, and while Seattle didn't get the most out of him in Green Bay, Graham's up to 14 catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns on the year, an approximate rate of 75 catches, 774 yards, and 11 touchdowns on the season, which would be a lot of the Seahawks low-volume offense. For reference, Graham's scored 10, 16, 9, 11, and 5 touchdowns in each of his seasons in the NFL (going from 2014-back), so getting anywhere into the 8 to 10 range would be a huge success in my opinion. The key stat for Jimmy Graham, the Seahawk, for me, is how many times he finds that endzone.</p>
<p>So, after he missed a great opportunity in the first half, I was glad to see that he made a big play in the 3rd quarter to hit paydirt. Let's look at how that happened.</p>
<p><i>3-5-CHI 30 (4:36 3rd Quarter) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short middle to J.Graham for 30 yards, TOUCHDOWN.</i></p>
<p>The Seahawks have been bad at passing on 3rd down in 2015. The Bears surely know this, and have scouted this. In the first half, Seattle was 0-6 on third downs, period. This poor performance on that key stat, combined with the fact that the Seahawks were nursing a still manageable 13-0 lead, meant Chicago was anticipating a Seahawks pass that simply aimed to get a first down -- i.e., short routes meant to go "for the sticks."</p>
<p>This is how the Bears defended it, too -- they defended the play with the thought that Russell Wilson was going to be throwing to get five yards. And, guess what, they were right. The primary read on this play is Doug Baldwin's little out-and-up route five yards upfield (this is evident by Wilson's eyes at the snap, and was confirmed by Graham after the game). Here's how it was drawn up:</p>
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<p>As you can see, the Bears had the right idea in mind. It's a bunch of short routes -- two toward the sidelines, two crossers over the middle, and a tight end arc release up the seam.</p>
<p>Here's how it went down (via @WhoIsJoseRivera):</p>
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<p>At the snap of the ball, Wilson looks for Doug and is hoping to dump it to him and allow Baldwin to make a move to get the five necessary yards. The play looks like it's there too -- the cornerback on Baldwin is playing off quite a bit and had the passing lane opened up, Wilson probably would've just gone to his first option and gotten the first down.</p>
<p>Except as you can see in the video above and the still photo below, the Bears rush three, all to the right side of the formation, and completely obstruct Wilson's throwing lane. He hesitates -- a floater toward the sideline is highly ill-advised -- and decides to go to his next read.</p>
<p>Here's how the Bears are playing this. They've got two safeties over the top of a man-under coverage. In other words, everyone but the two deep safeties are playing man to man. You can see this develop -- CB #24 Alan Ball carries Tyler Lockett across the field as DB #21 Ryan Mundy carries Jermaine the other way (the two underneath middle in the picture below). Middle linebacker #59 Christian Jones takes Fred Jackson out of the backfield, and #45 Brock Vereen takes Jimmy Graham up the seam.</p>
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<p>The Bears rush three and leave Shea McClellin to spy Wilson, because after all, Wilson is a good scrambler. It's a three-man rush so I'll temper my praise, but the key to this play was good protection. And, Russell Wilson does a good job being patient in the pocket and moving to his second, third, and fourth reads.</p>
<p>I don't know for sure if Russell's second/third reads are the crossers by Kearse and Lockett and then followed by the Jimmy Graham route up the middle, or visa versa, but whatever the progression is, Wilson executes it well and makes the right decision. Just based on the timing of everything -- to me it looks like Graham is actually the third or fourth read on this play, going right to left (Doug, [Lockett], Jermaine, then Graham), but that's hard to know -- the two crossing routes could just be decoys in this instance, and Wilson never really looks at Tyler.</p>
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<p>Two defenders -- the corner in coverage and the safety over the top to the right -- read the Doug Baldwin play and break on it. When Wilson hesitates, that safety comes off of the Doug route and looks for the Lockett route.</p>
<p>Meanwhile on the other side, the other deep safety is concerned about Fred Jackson's route. We've seen the Seahawks run this out-and-up with the over-the-top lob to Marshawn Lynch many times as well.</p>
<p>In the end, Seattle attacks the middle of the field. With great success. Only Vereen is left in trailing coverage on Graham and Graham breaks the ankle tackle.</p>
<p>Here's a little bit better angle on Wilson's read-progression and subtle movement in the pocket below. Note his balanced, solid base and good footwork. Keeping his feet separated and underneath him as he moves slightly to his left means that he makes an accurate, high-velocity throw here. To me, it looks like Wilson is thinking of throwing it to Kearse (or trying to move the deep safety to the left), because look at how he opens his feet up to the left a little to lob it over the top, but then sees Graham break open up the seam.</p>
<p>Whether that's intentional or not we may never know, but it does the job. The safety to that side bites on the sideline routes, and Graham has green grass in front of him.</p>
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https://www.fieldgulls.com/2015/9/28/9409585/seahawks-russell-wilson-to-jimmy-graham-touchdown-bearsDanny Kelly2015-09-28T10:28:42-07:002015-09-28T10:28:42-07:00Seahawks beat Bears: Players react after the game
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<p>Seahawks players sounded off on a good win over the Bears last night. Here are some audio and video clips of what they had to say.</p>
<h4>From Seahawks.com:</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.seahawks.com/video/2015/09/27/locker-room-sound-vs-bears-kam-chancellor-it-felt-good-get-win-team">Locker Room Sound vs Bears: Kam Chancellor "It Felt Good to Get a Win as a Team" | Seattle Seahawks</a><br>Kam Chancellor talks about getting a shutout against the Bears in his first game back with the team and how his body felt during the 26-0 victory over the Bears.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seahawks.com/video/2015/09/27/locker-room-sound-vs-bears-jimmy-graham-very-physical-endzone">Locker Room Sound vs Bears: Jimmy Graham is "Very Physical to the Endzone" | Seattle Seahawks</a><br>Jimmy Graham, Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll talk about the tight end's play in the 26-0 victory over the Bears at CenturyLink Field.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seahawks.com/video/2015/09/27/locker-room-sound-vs-bears-cliff-avril-excited-about-shutout-win">Locker Room Sound vs Bears: Cliff Avril Excited About Shutout Win | Seattle Seahawks</a><br>Cliff Avril talks about getting the shutout win over the Bears in the first home game of the season.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seahawks.com/video/2015/09/27/locker-room-sound-vs-bears-thomas-rawls-lights-out">Locker Room Sound vs Bears: Thomas Rawls is "Lights Out" | Seattle Seahawks</a><br>Seahawks running back Thomas Rawls, players and coaches talk about the rookie's 104 yard rushing performance against the Bears at CenturyLink Field.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seahawks.com/video/2015/09/27/locker-room-sound-vs-bears-jordan-hill-i-forgot-how-loud-it-gets">Locker Room Sound vs Bears: Jordan Hill "I Forgot How Loud it Gets" | Seattle Seahawks</a><br>Seahawks defensive tackle Jordan Hill talks about returning home and playing in front of the 12s at CenturyLink Field as the Seahawks' defense held the Bears scoreless.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seahawks.com/video/2015/09/27/locker-room-sound-vs-bears-great-execution-richard-sherman-punt-return">Locker Room Sound vs Bears: Great Execution by Richard Sherman on Punt Return | Seattle Seahawks</a><br>Richard Sherman talks about his punt return and Pete Carroll and Cliff Avril say it was awesome to see Sherman execute the return.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seahawks.com/video/2015/09/27/locker-room-sound-vs-bears-tyler-lockett-it-was-great-birthday-present">Locker Room Sound vs Bears: Tyler Lockett "It was a Great Birthday Present" | Seattle Seahawks</a><br>Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett and head coach Pete Carroll talk about the rookie wide receivers 105-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against the Bears.</p>
<h4>From 710 ESPN Seattle:</h4>
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<p>Pete Carroll joined Mike Salk and Brock Huard on 710 ESPN Seattle to break down what happened in Seattle's win over the Bears. Listen in.</p>
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https://www.fieldgulls.com/2015/9/28/9409689/the-pete-carroll-show-week-3-via-710-espn-seattleDanny Kelly2015-09-27T21:41:57-07:002015-09-27T21:41:57-07:00Marshawn Lynch injury: "Nothing to be alarmed by"<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13757420/marshawn-lynch-seattle-seahawks-injures-hamstring-chicago-bears">Marshawn Lynch injury: "Nothing to be alarmed&nbsp;by"</a></h3>
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https://www.fieldgulls.com/2015/9/27/9407503/marshawn-lynch-injury-nothing-to-be-alarmed-byDanny Kelly2015-09-27T19:50:06-07:002015-09-27T19:50:06-07:00Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson presser notes
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<p>Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson spoke to reporters following the Seahawks' 26-0 win over the Bears on Sunday. Here are some notes on what was said.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Seahawks/comments/3mn2ei/seahawks_vs_bears_sunday_postgame_pressers_with/" target="_blank">First published on Reddit</a>.</p>
<h4>Pete Carroll</h4>
<p><a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.seahawks.com/video/2015/09/27/pete-carroll-vs-bears-press-conference">Video Link</a></p>
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<p>Lot of really good things happened today for us. Holding a team in the NFL to zero points is so hard. Fantastic job by our defense. Defensive staff and Kris Richard are jacked up (happy) and the players are for them too. First half we got screwed up, 3rd and shorts we didn't convert. 0 for 6 in the first half. Once we started getting our 3rd downs in the second half things went better for us. Really good day on ST. Big day for Jimmy Graham and Russell Wilson, now that you look at it he has 6 (receptions) the first game, 7 today, there was one game in the middle we didn't like (Packers). Got a MNF game coming up that we gotta get ready for.</p>
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<p>ST staff saw an opportunity, we tried and it and we did it (Sherman/Lockett fake punt return)</p>
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<p>Thought Lockett's return was really good because I saw the whole thing. Was so perfectly blocked, Tyler was untouched. Great boost, we are counting on him being a factor. Seeing him show up so soon is great.</p>
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<p>Nothing to be alarmed about with Marshawn Lynch. He was slow getting through his pre-game routine. He had a calf (injury) earlier he was dealing with, hammy bothering him today, tried to go out there and do a little bit of running and couldn't get it going.</p>
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<p>Brandon Mebane did have an issue with his groin, don't know how (severe) it is yet.</p>
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<p>Kam Chancellor wasn't gassed, he was having fun. With so many three and outs he stayed real fresh. Love that the fans responded how they did.</p>
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<p>This was another game where we didn't get the third downs in the first half and it prevents you from getting into a rhythm. Once we got into the second half we started getting the 3rd downs and everything started looking good. It's not smooth yet, it is a work in progress. Unfortunately we got pass rushed more than we thought we would.</p>
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<p>Kam did have an impact to the defense. "He made us whole" coming back.</p>
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<p>Has looked forward to using Thomas Rawls, how he ran today was exactly what we saw in college. Had a fantastic day. Guys are really fired up for him. Everybody loves everything about him. Were looking for the chance to use him.</p>
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<p>We had some other really good plans to get Jimmy the ball today too but they just didn't happen.</p>
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<p>Need to look at the film to judge O-line.</p>
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<p>Tried to play Frank Clark a lot more. Tried to double his work load.</p>
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<p>Luke Willson had back spasms that came up late in the week. He could have played, he is an amazing healer, but thought we could hold him out and have him ready for next week. He was upset he wanted to play so bad but Cooper Helfet played really well and Will Tukuafu at TE (blocking) too.</p>
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<p>Think Tukuafu got his ankle rolled up on at the end of the game but should be okay.</p>
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<p>What I loved about Kris Richard getting the Gatorade bath is the players are excited for him. They love the guy.</p>
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<h4>Russell Wilson:</h4>
<p><a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.seahawks.com/video/2015/09/27/russell-wilson-vs-bears-press-conference">Video Link</a></p>
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<p>Made a lot of great plays especially in the second half. Jimmy had a great game tonight. Jermaine Kearse made a lot of catches too.</p>
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<p>Obviously you want to start fast but you want to finish strong.</p>
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<p>No huddle picked up the tempo a bit, some guys made some big plays, we got the ball moving right before the half. We get the kick off return after the half, that sparked things up. We were struggling on 3rd and short, we had to battle their defense for that. But second half we played better.</p>
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<p>We have always been good in up-tempo/2 minute drill. We do a great job with time of possession which wins us a lot of games though (non up-tempo). Key is in no-huddle we gotta make plays and stay on schedule.</p>
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<p>Made the reads, Doug Baldwin on the flat, waited, saw Jimmy ran a nice in route and caught the ball and made a physical run to the end zone.</p>
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<p>Had to be patient, O-line blocked perfect, gave me the time to throw to Jimmy for the TD, is the key to it all.</p>
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<p>To have Kam back, a great player, a great leader, a great man, he elevates the locker-room that much more.</p>
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<p>Anytime you don't have Marshawn it is tough, but Rawls was lights out. He made some plays, had some cut backs. Rawls works at it every day so you aren't surprised. He is phenomenal in practice, he hustles to the end zone, has a lot of grit to him.</p>
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<p>Simple thing, not converting on third downs was the key to a poor first half.</p>
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<p>Game plan with Jimmy was no different this week. Plan is to throw to the right guy at the right time. First game he caught 6 or 7 balls, and then we played Green bay and we had plays setup for him but we got penalties on those. Every week we try to get better, it's as simple as that.</p>
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<p>Key is not to turn the ball over, stay on schedule. Goal is to score a lot of points and not give them the ball.</p>
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<p>Go Hawks!</p>
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<h4>My Thoughts:</h4>
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<p>Playing Marshawn in this game given his health status was kinda dumb. I'm not a doctor but from what I know; when a player is injured, like say an ankle injury, they are prone to subconsciously compensating which can lead to other injuries like pulling a hammy. Now even if that is wrong, this game was such a lock that risking him just shouldn't have been done.</p>
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<p>Wow, Rawls...I love this guy. He seems like the perfect mixture of Beastmode and C-Mike. By that I mean he seems like a brawler, he can run inside the O-line and get sweet yardage, he can plow into a pile and churn his legs. He changes ball carrying hands for ball security. But he also (like C-Mike) can speed it outside and burn guys with his 4.4 speed. I am really excited for this guy. Question is: Going forward (without Marshawn) can he be our RB2? RB2 is a 3rd down and red zone back, which means a lot of pass catching. I doubt he is our RB1 if Lynch retires (I imagine we draft a RB1 in '16 draft) but can he be our RB2 and get a good amount of carries?</p>
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<p>Jimmy...god I love this guy. Don't consider me one of the 12's who were freaking out about getting him involved. Yes my first reaction when he doesn't get many targets is to question that, but I feel like the answers we got were solid. He got good action in the Rams game for a Seahawks receiver. In the second game things didn't go his way, not for lack of trying but sometimes stuff happens. But damn, he got the coming out party at home like I predicted. His blocking looks poor, in the replays I saw he was the reason for a sack and why a Lynch run got no yardage. He will improve because blocking is a skill that requires technique practice and repetition.</p>
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<p>Tyler Lockett has looked fantastic. He would have caught that deep ball for a big TD if it wasn't for the defender getting his hand on the ball before it got to Tyler. I don't fault that on Tyler at all. This kid is special, I truly believe he is a first round talent and if he was on a passing heavy team he'd have a 1,000 yard 7+ TD season.</p>
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<p>The first half offense was disappointing again. It really sucks to see our team start this way but I imagine it is just a fact given the youth of experience on the O-line we have. Not just that but Jimmy blocking was hurting us with a poor block by Jimmy leading to a sack and a poor block by Jimmy leading to Marshawn getting caught from behind for a no gain run.</p>
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<p>2 minute offense (up-tempo/hurry-up) yet again looked nice, but I just want to reiterate to 12's that it isn't the end all be all. If you make your entire offense up-tempo you end up looking like the Eagles. Your play-call options on offense get shrunk and the personnel matchups you want to use can't be called because you aren't subbing in players. You aren't getting all the information you need to go into the half, study, adjust and come out picking at the weaknesses you found from the first half. It is hard to start a game in up-tempo because the opposing defense is the freshest they will be all game. O-line is hard to judge after watching the live broadcast copy of the game just once. Overall their play looked poor (especially Sweezy who gave up sacks back to back) in the first half. I think they will get flack for things they didn't do as well (again Jimmy getting beat). I liked seeing Tukuafu being used as a blocking TE, Alvin Bailey being used as a blocking TE, and apparently I heard Cooper Helfet actually blocked quite well in this game.</p>
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<p>Red Zone was somewhat disappointing. I was very happy to see a fade was thrown to Jimmy, and then a pass to Chris Matthews in attempt to get a TD before the half. It sucks both failed, but I feel like more often than not Jimmy will catch that, and the pass by Russ was poor to Matthews (was a fastball not a lofted up rainbow). Just gotta connect on those, if we were playing a legit team today those 4 points could have been the difference between a win and a loss.</p>
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<p>Relevant Tweets:</p>
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<li>@bcondotta Kam Chancellor says everything felt normal. Chancellor says he could have played whole game and could play another one now.</li>
<li>@bcondotta Sherman says Seahawks put in that return this week. Tough part is going from gunner on line to returning he said.</li>
<li>@gbellseattle Jimmy Graham: "I didn't know I was frustrated last week. Just to clarify: I'm not frustrated at all. Because we won."</li>
<li>@gbellseattle Richard Sherman said he knew all week #Seahawks were running Rams-style trick punt return with him vs CHI. But only practiced it 2 days.</li>
<li>@Rand_Getlin Tyler Lockett is the 2nd rookie in @NFL history to have both a punt & kickoff-return TD in his team's first 3 games to start a season.</li>
<li>@bcondotta Sherman says it was noticeable that people in right spots more often today with Chancellor back.</li>
<li>@SheilKapadia Richard Sherman said the Seahawks just installed the trick punt return Friday. He got about three practice reps at it.</li>
<li>@JacsonBevens In addition to being 7th in points allowed per game, the Seahawks defense now ranks 4th in yards allowed per game.</li>
<li>@FieldGulls Jimmy Graham ~pace for 2015: 75 catches, 774 yards, 11 TD</li>
<li>@gbellseattle Russell Wilson & Jimmy Graham have a shared saying around Seahawks locker room: "Don't matter." As in, don't matter if TE is covered.</li>
<li>@johnpboyle Michael Bennett is just the best: "Big brother always wins. Just like the government. When you win, good things happen at night, your wife can't deny you when you win the game. When you lose, you get cut off."</li>
<li>@SheilKapadia Per @ESPNStatsInfo, Seahawks RB Thomas Rawls averaged 3.56 yards after contact, the second most of any RB in a single game this season.</li>
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https://www.fieldgulls.com/2015/9/27/9407173/seahawks-bears-pete-carroll-russell-wilson-press-conference-notesNathan Watt2015-09-27T19:24:54-07:002015-09-27T19:24:54-07:00Cigar Thoughts: Seahawks suffocate Bears 26-0
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<p>The Seattle Seahawks dominate the Chicago Bears, coast to a huge victory in home opener.</p> <p>Feels good, don't it? The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seattle Seahawks</a> won their first game in nine months, providing a long overdue palate cleanser to a fan base that has spent most of the calendar year stressing over a heartbreaking <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/super-bowl">Super Bowl</a> loss, contract disputes, and a slow start to the new season. They did it in style, too, recording the first shutout of the 2015 NFL season in a stifling defensive performance.</p>
<p>Thematically, this game reminded me a lot of that string of victories that Seattle had down the stretch of last season; a dominant defense distracting attention from a less-than-consistent offense en route to a one-sided final score. And honestly, that's okay. Obviously it would be great to see the offense score more touchdowns but what matters most is that the combination of offensive, defensive, and special teamsive performances add up to a better overall effort than your opponents'. And for as obvious as that may sound, it's easy to lose sight of when we spend 165 hours a week reacting to three hours of actual game play. Not every game is going to be a tri-fold shellacking of your opponent and while things could've looked cleaner in this one, four-score margins of victory are accomplishments to be proud of no matter the circumstances.</p>
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<p>That said, the circumstances were weighted heavily in favor of the Seahawks in this one, as they carried the biggest point spread (15) of the NFL season so far into this game. Pay no mind to the oft-discussed 0-2 record, Seattle had everything going for them with the return of <span>Kam Chancellor</span> and Chicago's absence of <span>J</span>ay Cutler and Alshon Jeffrey.</p>
<p>Even so, the game got off to a middling start. I won't dance around it, the first half of this game was boring as hell, as the two teams managed a grand total of six points and fewer than 200 yards combined. That's not to say there weren't moments of importance, however, as <span>Marshawn Lynch</span> missed the first two series of the game with what sounds like a hamstring issue and left the game for good after just five carries. In addition to Marshawn's early injury, <span>Brandon Mebane</span> left in the first quarter with a groin injury and wouldn't return.</p>
<p>Offensively, the Seahawks couldn't get much going outside of a few crowd-appeasing tosses to <span>Jimmy Graham</span>. In fact, the 'Hawks didn't convert a single third down in the first half and managed just two scoring drives in the first two quarters. The first "drive" occurred after Pete Carroll pulled an if-you-can't-beat-'em-join-'em tip of the hat to Jeff Fisher when he had <span>Tyler Lockett</span> run a decoy route on a punt return. As Lockett sprinted towards the left sideline in an apparent effort to catch the wayward punt, <span>Richard Sherman</span> settled underneath it on the right sideline. And while Lockett fell masterfully on his ass pretending to field the phantom punt, <a href="http://www.fieldgulls.com/2015/9/27/9405931/richard-sherman-with-the-big-punt-return/in/9157862" target="_blank">Sherman careened down the other side of the field for 64 yards</a> before being cut down in the red zone. That drive would go exactly nowhere and the first course of the <span>Steven Hauschka</span> banquet was served in the form of a 31-yard field goal to put Seattle up 3-0.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.windycitygridiron.com/">Bears</a>' next drive would end the same way they all would, with a punt- only this punt that may or may not have hit a Seahawks player on the leg before a Chicago player downed it around Seattle's 20. The call on the field was that the ball never made contact with a Seahawks player and the shadows played enough magic tricks on the review camera to make sure the call stood.</p>
<p>There was a whole lotta nothin' after that, as the teams politely exchanged punts for the next 20 minutes or so. That is, until Seattle got the ball back on their own 20 with under 3:00 to go. Finding a rhythm for the first time in the game, <span>Russell Wilson</span> peppered Jimmy Graham on consecutive plays to get the ball across midfield. After spinning their tires a few times, Seattle elected to go for it on 4th and short. To Mama Lynch's scornful disapproval, the Seahawks elected to pass- to her delight, it was a little flip pass to her son, who bobbled it twice before securing it in time to ostrich some poor bloke's cranium into the turf with a devastating stiff arm. Said poor bloke was <span>Alan Ball</span>, who bounced back by successfully defending back-to-back endzone fades against Jimmy Graham and Chris Matthews. Not bad, guy. Ball's resilience forced Seattle to settle for another short field goal on the last play of the half and they took an underwhelming 6-0 lead into the locker room, where the players could finally refocus through fruit snacks and checking their Instagrams.</p>
<p>The 'Hawks kicked the door down to start the second half, when pocket rocket <span>Tyler Lockett</span> took the opening kick a <a href="https://streamable.com/gbq8" target="_blank">team-record 105 yards</a> for his second return touchdown in three career games. Seattle confused some folks on draft day when they traded up to select the diminutive returner turned receiver-come-lately 69th overall giggidy. Well, he's only been on the field for about 100 plays and he's already justifying that draft slot.</p>
<p>Two drives later, Wilson continued to build off the momentum he and Graham created at the end of the first half, finding him twice more, including <a href="http://www.fieldgulls.com/2015/9/27/9406351/video-jimmy-graham-touchdown-catch/in/9157862" target="_blank">this touchdown</a> that showcased every reason Seattle traded for him. Graham would finish with a team-high seven catches on a team-high eight targets for a team-high 83 yards (<a href="http://www.fieldgulls.com/2015/9/27/9406445/watch-russell-wilson-with-the-houdini-play-for-a-first-down/in/9157862" target="_blank">including this goofy one</a>) and the offense's <a href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000540575/Seahawks-Jimmy-Graham-with-a-30-yard-TD" target="_blank">only touchdown</a>.</p>
<p>Wilson, for his part, got off to his third consecutive slow start and responded with his third consecutive excellent second half. He finished with 20 completions on 30 attempts for 235 yards and the score, while adding 28 on the ground in the winning effort. For as uninspiring as the offense has looked this season, Wilson's overall line is fairly impressive. He's now 71/101 for 692 yards, four touchdowns, two interceptions, and a passer efficiency of 94.2, in addition to 106 yards on 16 carries. He may not be burning the rest of the league down yet, but he's creating enough heat to keep the Seahawks warm.</p>
<p>In the absence of Marshawn Lynch, <span>Christine Michael</span>, and <span>Robert Turbin</span>, and with <span>Fred Jackson</span> relegated to third down work, rookie and former fourth-stringer <span>Thomas Rawls</span> saw his first significant NFL action. It was the opportunity every young back waits for and Rawls wasted no time in leveraging it. Watching Rawls run is entirely different from the powerful slithering of Marshawn. Instead, it's like watching someone bowl with bumpers; setting off in a straight line with all the acceleration he could muster, Rawls ricocheted off defenders where Lynch would attempt to go through them. No matter how he deflected off of would-be tacklers, Rawls always found himself falling forward and his final line of 104 yards on 16 carries reflected that. It's worth noting that Rawls dropped the only pass thrown his way but all in all, it was a hell of a performance from a player many of considered to be an afterthought. In fact, Rawls now has almost as many yards this season (109) on 18 carries as Lynch does (132) on 38. Rawls' 6.1 YPC is on the verge of lapping Marshawn's 3.4 and while that's not anything remotely resembling a RB controversy, it is enough to instill some confidence in the coaching staff should Lynch ever need a fill-in in the future.</p>
<p><span>Jermaine Kearse</span> bounced back after laying an egg last week to catch all six of his targets for 76 yards. This is what the team needs from Kearse: reliable, chain-moving receptions to extend drives and open up other options and that's exactly what he provided today. Helmet sticker for the former UW Husky.</p>
<p>The real story today, however, was the defense. As close to whole as they've been since late last season, the reigning best D in football finally looked the part in 2015. After three consecutive games in which they'd surrendered a fourth quarter lead, Seattle left no doubt in this one- putting a plastic bag over the head of the Chicago Bears and holding it tight until they stopped moving. It wasn't a beatdown like we've seen before- the Seahawks forced no turnovers and recorded just two sacks- but they did completely stifle the Bears' ability to move the football.</p>
<p>Chicago's final offensive tally was just that, as they finished with a pitiful 146 total yards split unevenly between the ground (98) and the air (48, woof). We all figured the Bears' JV squad would struggle in Seattle but the Seahawks' defenders made sure there was no doubt whose house it was.</p>
<p>It's difficult to say how much of an effect the return of Kam Chancellor had but there's no question that the entire unit looked more confident and cohesive than they had in their first two games. The result was 10 Bears possessions ending in 10 Bears punts, as Chicago became the first NFL team since the Paleolithic period to have every drive end by kicking it away. All of a sudden, this publicly maligned Seahawks defense is 7th in points per game allowed and 5th in yards per game allowed.</p>
<p>Picking out individual stars on the Seahawks defense is tough, as their effort was highlighted by blanket combo coverages and gang tackling but there were a few that stood out. The linebackers looked better than they had, with KJ Wright notching a team-leading 10 tackles and <span>Bobby Wagner</span> right behind him with seven and a sack. <span>Jordan Hill</span> wormed his way into the Chicago backfield on a number of occasions and <span>Michael Bennett</span> was his usual disruptive self. We didn't see a lot out of Seattle's corners- a good thing in this particular case- as Clausen was just 3/7 for 17 yards when targeting his WRs.</p>
<p>In all, this was as close to a complete effort as we've seen from the two-time defending NFC champs since their Divisional Round game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.catscratchreader.com/">Panthers</a> last year. The offense is still sorting things out (just five touchdowns on the season) but they're moving the ball enough to be getting points on 13 of 32 drives, what with Hauschka going a perfect eight for eight on the season, including four for four this afternoon.</p>
<p>And while Lynch's slow start is less than ideal, the team has still managed 402 rushing yards on 86 carries this season, a healthy 4.7 yards per attempt. The O-line is transitioning from an open wound to an itchy scab. Eventually they'll be healthy tissue and when that happens, watch out. Like I've been preaching all along, this is an offense that is more concerned with establishing their will and identity early in the game than they are with whipping the ball around the field. And while that manifests itself in slow starts more often than we may like, it is no coincidence that Seattle routinely wears opposing defenses down and record the bulk of their yards and points in the second half. The offense isn't clicking yet but there are plenty of reasons to think they will.</p>
<p>The Seahawks are 1-2, tied for last in the NFC West and two games out of first. The funny thing about being three games into the season, however, is that 1-2 is also tied for second and the Seahawks have two games remaining against the only team ahead of them. We are starting to see this team put on the cape and cowl we've grown accustomed to seeing them don and it's my strong feeling that it won't be long before they're back to dishing out their special brand of brutal street justice.</p>
<p>Next week, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/">Lions</a> pay a visit to Century Link for the Monday Night game and if you boo <span>Golden Tate</span> I will come to your house and personally bop you on the nose while your family watches. Onward, upward.</p>
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