You are what your record says you are, or so Bill Parcells used to say. The Los Angeles Chargers are 5-2, which is pretty darn impressive. Everyone knows there can be a fluky game or two, but winning five of seven has to mean they are good, right? Well…about that. The...
POWER RANKINGS Many of you have asked me where the power rankings have been this season. Truthfully, life has been so hectic that even my early morning blog time has been overrun. Today, though, was different. I finally had time to compile the rankings and share the result. Much to...
My mom hates surprises. Family lore includes the tale of my father ignoring all warnings and arranging a surprise birthday party for her at a restaurant. They exited the vehicle, went inside, friends and family yelled, “Surprise!” and my mom walked out. I, on the other hand, love a good surprise....
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 had their bye week in Week 7, but the full Hawk Blogger crew is back to take a big picture look at where this team is heading...
Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! Show Topics: Brian and Softy preview the pivotal game against the Lions. ...
Here we stand at a pivot point in the Seahawks season. Even is their record. Ascending is their level of play. Enter the Detroit Lions. A team that started their season getting blown out by a rookie quarterback and the New York Jets and then became the only team to...
The first two weeks of the Seahawks season were dreadful. Losing both games was not even the worst part. It was the confounding approach to each game by the coaching staff that defied logic and had many, including yours truly, predicting gloom and the end of the Pete Carroll era. The team...
Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! Show Topics: Brian made a trip to the UK to watch the Seahawks play the Oakland Raiders. He talked to Softy about the experience and the paid discussed the state of the Seahawks. ...
Rarely has a road game felt so welcoming for the Seahawks. London did it’s very best to make Wembley Stadium favor the Oakland team technically playing a home game. They handed out Raiders flags to everyone in attendance. They flew in the Raiderettes (that is what they were called, which...
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). Seattle tried to play David and slay Goliath but came up just short against the Rams. Brian Nemhauser, Evan Hill, Nathan Ernst, and Jeff Simmons break down a number...
I cannot remember a Seahawks loss that left a more positive impression than this past week against the Rams. Seattle has found their identity on offense, and have been able to replicate it with some amount of consistency the past three weeks. They are going to run the ball...
Something mysterious and magical happens during the three hours the Seahawks play every week. Fans collectively fall under a spell that causes acute amnesia. Whatever expectations they had before kickoff are wiped out. It often happens gradually in games where the distance between pregame prognostications and in-game results are diverging. The...