Monday, September 08, 2003
SAME OLD SEAHAW-- OH, WAIT. THIS IS GOOD…
One thing I’ve learned in my trials as a Seattle sports fan: no two Seattle pro teams win on the same day. This is the way it is about 95% of the time. Between the Sonics, Seahawks, and Mariners, this is how it is. I can’t explain it, other than that we Seattle fans just can’t have it be good in more ways than one. We wouldn’t be able to take it, I guess. So when the Mariners lost, I had a good feeling for the Seahawks even before the opening kickoff.
By the way, it’s a shame the northwest region couldn’t have seen this game thanks to the NFL’s antiquated and idiotic blackout rule, but hopefully this result will do something to change that. By "that," I mean the sellout thing. The NFL's gonna get away with this blackout rule for as long as they possibly can.
I listened to most of this game, but once again am aided by SportsLine where I need help.
The tone was set defensively on the Saints’ opening possession, where Deuce McAllister was stuffed twice on a drive that resulted in one first down and a punt.
The Seahawks went three-and-out on their first two possessions and it wasn’t until there was :46 left in the 1st qtr when the Seahawks got their first first down of 2003. The Hawks defense also let the Saints convert twice on first down in the 1st qtr.
The Saints’ first drive in the 2nd qtr seemed score-worthy after a 42-yd strike to Joe Horn to the Seattle 37. Luckily, a Saints false start and a big sack on 3rd-and-7 (Tongue) killed the drive.
The Saints snuck a FG in the 1st qtr. Saints 3-0.
Then the Seahawks chewed up 4:23 of clock on the way to an 8-play, 89-yd drive ending on a Shaun Alexander TD up the middle. Hawks 7-3. The big play was probably Dale Carter getting whistled for pass interference on Koren Robinson, resulting in a 26-yd gain to the NO 31. From there, Alexander had all the positive yardage with 5 carries from that point.
Ken Lucas then forced a fumble on the next Saints possession. After Alexander scampered for three yards, Hasselbeck and Robinson connected for a 35-yd TD strike. Hawks 14-3.
The Hawks then executed the two-minute drill offense with 2:07 left in the half. Some big plays here. Mack Strong got a nifty 20-yd run on the first play of the drive. A pass to Darrell Jackson went for 19 yards. Hasselbeck took a keeper for 11 yards. The scoring play was a 10-yd pass to Alexander. Hawks 21-3. Great first half for the Hawks. 9 plays, 77 yards, 17 seconds to spare.
Now sure, the Seahawks only got two field goals the rest of the way and should have gotten a lot more. Sure, the Saints had a shotgun/no-huddle drive in the fourth that tired the Hawks defense on the way to a touchdown. Ironically, I figure no-huddle means you want a quick offense, but the 11-play, 84-yd drive ate 5:04 of clock. Seems like you’d want more clock. They only ran the ball twice. Maybe they had to wait for the chains to march up the field and stuff.
SEAHAWKS 27-10!!!
This was a must-win, and the Seahawks came through. That’s a breath of fresh air, because I’m used to that one baseball team that plays in Seattle across the street from where the Seahawks play – that baseball team seems to never win the games they need to win. Of course, if the Seahawks go to Arizona next week and stink it up, this could all be moot. But if they play anything like they did today, the Hawks will be 2-0 after next week. That, my friends, is a good thing, considering the Mariners will probably be 6 games back going into the first Oakland series by then.
One last thing. Good God, that Brian Davis. Ladies and gentlemen, if you don’t know this already, the Seahawks play-by-play guy is just nuts. He gets way too into it, but it’s funny as hell hearing him overreact on short little 2-yard gains. “And there’s a Good Guys first down!!” Yes, those are sponsored by the tech store The Good Guys.
Very lastly, I was alomst scared of the new Fox NFL score constant graphics. Holy crap! The only thing wrong with it is when the down-and-yardage thing disappears with a flash of yellow. It's visually distracting.
By the way, it’s a shame the northwest region couldn’t have seen this game thanks to the NFL’s antiquated and idiotic blackout rule, but hopefully this result will do something to change that. By "that," I mean the sellout thing. The NFL's gonna get away with this blackout rule for as long as they possibly can.
I listened to most of this game, but once again am aided by SportsLine where I need help.
The tone was set defensively on the Saints’ opening possession, where Deuce McAllister was stuffed twice on a drive that resulted in one first down and a punt.
The Seahawks went three-and-out on their first two possessions and it wasn’t until there was :46 left in the 1st qtr when the Seahawks got their first first down of 2003. The Hawks defense also let the Saints convert twice on first down in the 1st qtr.
The Saints’ first drive in the 2nd qtr seemed score-worthy after a 42-yd strike to Joe Horn to the Seattle 37. Luckily, a Saints false start and a big sack on 3rd-and-7 (Tongue) killed the drive.
The Saints snuck a FG in the 1st qtr. Saints 3-0.
Then the Seahawks chewed up 4:23 of clock on the way to an 8-play, 89-yd drive ending on a Shaun Alexander TD up the middle. Hawks 7-3. The big play was probably Dale Carter getting whistled for pass interference on Koren Robinson, resulting in a 26-yd gain to the NO 31. From there, Alexander had all the positive yardage with 5 carries from that point.
Ken Lucas then forced a fumble on the next Saints possession. After Alexander scampered for three yards, Hasselbeck and Robinson connected for a 35-yd TD strike. Hawks 14-3.
The Hawks then executed the two-minute drill offense with 2:07 left in the half. Some big plays here. Mack Strong got a nifty 20-yd run on the first play of the drive. A pass to Darrell Jackson went for 19 yards. Hasselbeck took a keeper for 11 yards. The scoring play was a 10-yd pass to Alexander. Hawks 21-3. Great first half for the Hawks. 9 plays, 77 yards, 17 seconds to spare.
Now sure, the Seahawks only got two field goals the rest of the way and should have gotten a lot more. Sure, the Saints had a shotgun/no-huddle drive in the fourth that tired the Hawks defense on the way to a touchdown. Ironically, I figure no-huddle means you want a quick offense, but the 11-play, 84-yd drive ate 5:04 of clock. Seems like you’d want more clock. They only ran the ball twice. Maybe they had to wait for the chains to march up the field and stuff.
SEAHAWKS 27-10!!!
This was a must-win, and the Seahawks came through. That’s a breath of fresh air, because I’m used to that one baseball team that plays in Seattle across the street from where the Seahawks play – that baseball team seems to never win the games they need to win. Of course, if the Seahawks go to Arizona next week and stink it up, this could all be moot. But if they play anything like they did today, the Hawks will be 2-0 after next week. That, my friends, is a good thing, considering the Mariners will probably be 6 games back going into the first Oakland series by then.
One last thing. Good God, that Brian Davis. Ladies and gentlemen, if you don’t know this already, the Seahawks play-by-play guy is just nuts. He gets way too into it, but it’s funny as hell hearing him overreact on short little 2-yard gains. “And there’s a Good Guys first down!!” Yes, those are sponsored by the tech store The Good Guys.
Very lastly, I was alomst scared of the new Fox NFL score constant graphics. Holy crap! The only thing wrong with it is when the down-and-yardage thing disappears with a flash of yellow. It's visually distracting.
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