This has not been an artful 2018 season for the Seattle Seahawks. Fun? Surprising? Exciting? Yes to all of those. Artful? Not so much. They are a team that can slug it out with the most powerful offenses in football, and muck it up with the worst. Arizona brought a...
Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! This episode is brought to you by Steam Donkey Brewing (steamdonkeybrewing.com) and Altitude Homes (altitude-re.com/hb). The Seahawks clinched a playoff berth after beating the Kansas City Chiefs in a shootout. Heading into the final game of the regular season, Brian Nemhauser and Jeff Simmons...
I have been writing about the Seahawks for decades, and for over ten years on this blog. In all that time, I cannot say I have seen an offense so thoroughly terrible as the one Arizona will trot on the field Sunday. This is not hyperbole. Wait until you see...
POWER RANKINGS It has become boring to ask which is the best team in the NFL. The Saints have earned that title consistently through the season. Any team not from New Orleans that makes the Super Bowl will be a surprise. More interesting is trying to assess who might come...
Pete Carroll is unbending in his philosophy. It rankles many, who want to see him follow the trends appearing throughout the league. Part of his approach includes a stay-in-the-moment mentality that treats each game as equally important and discourages reflecting too much on either a win or a loss. I...
Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! This episode is brought to you by Steam Donkey Brewing (steamdonkeybrewing.com) and Altitude Homes (altitude-re.com/hb). In the 50th episode of Real Hawk Talk, Brian Nemhauser, Evan Hill, Jeff Simmons, and Josh (aka Cable Thanos) break down the discouraging loss to San Francisco, the Seahawks’...
Pete Carroll thought the 3-0 score through much of the matchup against the Vikings was beautiful. He is far less likely to enjoy this game if defense is what he craves. There may not be a punt when the Chiefs roll into town to face the Seahawks in another prime...
Seahawks fans have their worry glasses, like all fans. When something goes wrong, they pull them out and all the bad things are conveniently explained by the one, two, or ten things they have been griping about all season. Pete Carroll sucks. Russell should be traded. Schotty is a disaster....
Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! Show Topics: Coming off the big Monday Night Football victory over the Vikings, Softy and Brian discuss what they saw and what they are expecting this weekend against the 49ers. ...
Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! This episode is brought to you by Steam Donkey Brewing (steamdonkeybrewing.com) and Altitude Homes (altitude-re.com/hb). The Seahawks have largely exceeded expectations this year, not only in their win total but with how competitive they have been against quality competition. Who is responsible? Pete Carroll?...
Just a little bit ago we announced an exciting new addition to the Hawkblogger team, Cable Thanos! Cable Thanos, who also goes by Josh, is famous for making some of the most funny, clever Seahawks videos on the internet…. actually, scratch that. He holds the title. Josh sits on the...
POWER RANKINGS There is not much change at the top of the rankings. The Bears rightfully flopped with the Rams. Otherwise, the thing that stands out is there really is no flawless, dominant, team in the NFL this season. The Saints are the class of the league, but they are...