Monday, October 06, 2003
HALF-ASS SEAHAWKS POST
Well, I kinda had a bad feeling about this game. Jeremy felt bad about it because the Seahawks historically suck after the bye week for whatever reason. Not knowing this, I felt bad after Shaun Alexander broke off two great runs on the first drive and fumbled on the third run. From there, it was a Packers field day.
The Packers offense ran circles around the Hawks defense all day. Favre had all day to throw. Barely any passes were broken up, as people were wide open. To rub it in, Ahman Green also ran wild.
Let's look at the Packers drive chart, shall we?
First possession of the game resulted in a punt.
Second possession was after the Alexander fumble, from the GB 49. Result: TD pass, Favre to Driver, 34 yards. Five-play drive.
Third possession took the final 5:24 of the first quarter and the first couple minutes of the second quarter, from the GB 34. Result: Ahman Green rushing touchdown. 13 plays.
Fourth possession from the GB 32. Result: Ahman Green rushing touchdown again. 9 plays.
Fifth possession (3rd qtr now) from the GB 47 (after a brutal Hawk possession and Rouen punt). Todd Fisher with a running TD out of the shotgun. Eight plays.
Sixth possession from the GB 44. Result: TD pass, Favre to Henderson. 9 plays.
Guess what? That is FIVE possessions in a row ENDING IN TOUCHDOWNS. There was NO DEFENSE AT ALL being played here. The Seahawks stopped the Packers first drive in the first quarter, which ended with the punt with 13:06 left in the first quarter. The Packers scored every time they had the ball until THE 7:57 MARK OF THE 4TH QUARTER. That's SICK and that's WRONG. To do some quick math there, THE SEAHAWKS WENT 50:09 WITHOUT A DEFENSIVE STOP.
And what does that leave me with? This: they've gotta just shake it off. Favre had a great day and everything went right for him. He's pissed, and I would be too if my team lost to Arizona two weeks ago. But as we've brought up, Jeff Garcia next week won't play like Favre did this week, and the 49ers are nowhere near as good as the Pack. That said, they have to find a way to make sure they cover up all the weaknesses they showed, because other teams are going to dissect the hell out of the game film. Thanks to Clare Farnsworth of the P-I for that.
Anyway, don't look down until the Hawks get past this week in the schedule and then start losing to the crappy teams. Then the Hawk faithful would have reason to worry.
One last thing about the Hawk offense, though it's moot considering the score: on the Hawks' third possession (2nd qtr) they were in the red zone on the 11 and had a fresh set of downs. They ran Strong for one yard and Hass threw incomplete twice to Darrell Jackson. Where the hell was Shaun Alexander?? I couldn't help but wonder that at that point in the game, though like I said, it wouldn't matter at all later.
The Packers offense ran circles around the Hawks defense all day. Favre had all day to throw. Barely any passes were broken up, as people were wide open. To rub it in, Ahman Green also ran wild.
Let's look at the Packers drive chart, shall we?
First possession of the game resulted in a punt.
Second possession was after the Alexander fumble, from the GB 49. Result: TD pass, Favre to Driver, 34 yards. Five-play drive.
Third possession took the final 5:24 of the first quarter and the first couple minutes of the second quarter, from the GB 34. Result: Ahman Green rushing touchdown. 13 plays.
Fourth possession from the GB 32. Result: Ahman Green rushing touchdown again. 9 plays.
Fifth possession (3rd qtr now) from the GB 47 (after a brutal Hawk possession and Rouen punt). Todd Fisher with a running TD out of the shotgun. Eight plays.
Sixth possession from the GB 44. Result: TD pass, Favre to Henderson. 9 plays.
Guess what? That is FIVE possessions in a row ENDING IN TOUCHDOWNS. There was NO DEFENSE AT ALL being played here. The Seahawks stopped the Packers first drive in the first quarter, which ended with the punt with 13:06 left in the first quarter. The Packers scored every time they had the ball until THE 7:57 MARK OF THE 4TH QUARTER. That's SICK and that's WRONG. To do some quick math there, THE SEAHAWKS WENT 50:09 WITHOUT A DEFENSIVE STOP.
And what does that leave me with? This: they've gotta just shake it off. Favre had a great day and everything went right for him. He's pissed, and I would be too if my team lost to Arizona two weeks ago. But as we've brought up, Jeff Garcia next week won't play like Favre did this week, and the 49ers are nowhere near as good as the Pack. That said, they have to find a way to make sure they cover up all the weaknesses they showed, because other teams are going to dissect the hell out of the game film. Thanks to Clare Farnsworth of the P-I for that.
Anyway, don't look down until the Hawks get past this week in the schedule and then start losing to the crappy teams. Then the Hawk faithful would have reason to worry.
One last thing about the Hawk offense, though it's moot considering the score: on the Hawks' third possession (2nd qtr) they were in the red zone on the 11 and had a fresh set of downs. They ran Strong for one yard and Hass threw incomplete twice to Darrell Jackson. Where the hell was Shaun Alexander?? I couldn't help but wonder that at that point in the game, though like I said, it wouldn't matter at all later.
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