Sunday, November 02, 2003
UGLY WIN
But it's a win nonetheless.
I don't have to tell you that there's a big difference between being 6-2 and being 5-3.
The Hawks offense today was crap. Hasselbeck was sacked five times. The line sucked. Shaun Alexander and the running game, as a result, was crap. One play in the 4th quarter had Chris Terry being pushed backwards into Alexander on the right side; I think that play went for a 6-yard loss.
The defense, though, was pretty good. There were a couple of plays where they allowed big gains and first down yardage on third down, or got flagged for defensive holding on third down, but you can't argue with the results today.
Darrell Jackson dropped three passes today, and the fans were on him, and so was I. But he really needed that last touchdown catch. I hope that gets him off the schnide. Then again, Jeff Cirillo had his first game back in Toronto and did okay, and look what it got him. Of course, there's no way Jackson can be as mentally screwed up in the head as Cirillo.
Anyway, Chad Brown (in the words of Brian Davis) played like a man possessed today, and the rest of the defense fed off him. Except for the dumb plays on third down.
But hey, a win is a win. And the 4th quarter was a godsend after watching three crappy quarters of Field Goal Fest 2003. I hope I never have to see that again.
I don't have to tell you that there's a big difference between being 6-2 and being 5-3.
The Hawks offense today was crap. Hasselbeck was sacked five times. The line sucked. Shaun Alexander and the running game, as a result, was crap. One play in the 4th quarter had Chris Terry being pushed backwards into Alexander on the right side; I think that play went for a 6-yard loss.
The defense, though, was pretty good. There were a couple of plays where they allowed big gains and first down yardage on third down, or got flagged for defensive holding on third down, but you can't argue with the results today.
Darrell Jackson dropped three passes today, and the fans were on him, and so was I. But he really needed that last touchdown catch. I hope that gets him off the schnide. Then again, Jeff Cirillo had his first game back in Toronto and did okay, and look what it got him. Of course, there's no way Jackson can be as mentally screwed up in the head as Cirillo.
Anyway, Chad Brown (in the words of Brian Davis) played like a man possessed today, and the rest of the defense fed off him. Except for the dumb plays on third down.
But hey, a win is a win. And the 4th quarter was a godsend after watching three crappy quarters of Field Goal Fest 2003. I hope I never have to see that again.
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