Defense

The Game I’ll Be Watching On Sunday

Winning and losing is generally all that matters in sports. Moral victories do not count for anything in the standings, and ugly wins are wins, nonetheless. Despite these realities, the most interesting part of this game will not be the finale score. It will be the cat-and-mouse between Falcons offensive...
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#1 Seahawks Blog – THANKS!

There is Sun shining on a dog’s ass somewhere. The devil is looking for a Winter coat. The Seahawks have won a Super Bowl. Well…not all of the unlikeliest things have happened. According to Joe Sousa, of UltimateSeahawksFan.com, this little one-man Seahawks blogging band is the best one on the...
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Hawk Blogger Interview On EYES Radio Network

Ed Cole, of FootballNewsNow.com and and the Eyes Radio Network had me on for an interview this morning. Cole asked me about the victory over the Cardinals, the development of the secondary, and what to look for this week against Atlanta. Hope you enjoy it. **Take a listen**...
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Coaching Analysis

Atlanta Offers Perfect Test For Carroll

Ten months ago, an 11-2 Atlanta Falcons team strolled into Qwest Field to face a reeling 6-7 Seahawks team that had lost five of their last seven games. It looked like a mismatch on paper, but was far from it on the field. Seattle struck first on a 12-play, 80...
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Power Rankings

Hawk Blogger 2011 Power Rankings – Week 3

PRIMER Power rankings are always debatable. I don’t buy into the gut feel methods most places use to determine their rankings, so I developed a formula a few years back that attempts to take at least some of the subjectivity out of the discussion. My approach is simple, I measure...
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The Red Bryant Effect

Red Bryant is a large man. He doesn’t really tackle people as much as fall in their general direction. Fans that watched closely last season knew how critical he was to the play of the defense. The defensive line ranked among the Top 5 in the NFL last season while...
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Possible Trade Value For Aaron Curry

Those fans clutching their Aaron Curry jersey’s, hoping against hope, that the linebackers career in Seattle will turn around, may want to kick off the 12 stages of grieving. According to rumors on Twitter, the enigmatic linebacker has been put on the trading block with a number of teams expressing...
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Coaching Analysis

Give Him The Damn Ball

Both Pete Carroll and Tarvaris Jackson put more effort into explaining why Mike Williams did not get the ball thrown to him on Sunday than they did actually trying to get the ball to him. Williams is a 6’5″ 240 lb beast of a receiver that is always open. He...
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Sunday Morning Thoughts

Expect More Risk, More Reward, More Failure Pete Carroll is not going to continue to lose with an offense that is playing this conservatively. Expect to see the coaches challenge the lineman, receivers and quarterback this week with a game plan that pushes the ball farther down-field. Carroll will want...
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New National Writing Gig

The Bloguin network approached me about writing for their new NFL blog, This Given Sunday. My work on the Seahawks will still dominate my writing time, but I’ll let you know as I post on Bloguin as well. My first article went live this morning about the Detroit Lions, and their...
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