A Shaun Alexander Tribute

Ξ April 24th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Football, Seattle Seahawks |

A sad goodbye…

Ξ April 22nd, 2008 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Football, Seattle Seahawks |

Today, the Seattle Seahawks released Shaun Alexander. With being a Seahawks fan for 30 plus years now, my greatest memory is the 2005 season and Shaun was a HUGE part of that resulting in him winning the MVP of the League and the Seahawks going to their first and only Super Bowl appearance. I think the following quote by Shaun says alot about his status as a Seahawk:

“My family will remain in the Seattle area, and when my days in the NFL do eventually come to an end, I plan to retire here. Our hearts are woven into the fabric of this community, we are blessed to be part of it, and we enjoy contributing to it in every way we can. Thank you, Seattle.”

Well that was painful….

Ξ January 12th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Football, Seattle Seahawks |

The Green Bay Packers absolutely demolished the Seahawks 42-20, and that was after spotting the Seahawks a 14-0 lead in the first 5 minutes of the game. For most of this season, the Seahawks defense has been pretty solid with good QB pressure and good tackling. Today, it had no pressure on Favre and the tackling was absolutely horrendous. It would be easy to blame it on the snow, which is when the game starting going bad. When the field started getting slick, it seemed to nullify the Seahawks speed on defense. Again, that would be the easy explanation but I’m afraid the Packers were just the better team and the Seahawks still have work to do.

On the note of needing improvment, it may be more complicated as my gut feeling is that Mike Holmgren is going to retire / resign. If that happens, it will be interesting to watch to see if they hire Jim Mora, Jr. or what route they take in replacing Holmgren. The ‘Hawks offense is really built around the West Coast philosophy and that is what Hasselbeck knows best. Changing systems could mean and/or require a significant shake up. I do not see the Seahawks going that route though.

It was a good season. Any season where you don’t win the Super Bowl is falling short, but we’ve never won the Super Bowl so any time the ‘Hawks make the playoffs further than the first round is a good season.

OK – When does racing start? Bring on the 24-Hours of Daytona!

HAWKS WIN!

Ξ January 6th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Football, Seattle Seahawks |

Not only did the Seahawks defeat the Washington Redskins 35-14 on Saturday, but if you listened to all the pre-game hype and the announcers repeated mantra, we also defeated Sean Taylor and God himself.  (The irony being we won by 21 points – Taylor’s number.)  I realize the Taylor murder is a tragedy and the affect on their team – but it was getting to the point where you just wanted to smack the hell out of the pundits and announcers much like Madden going on and on about Favre.

The Seahawks defense showed up to play and other than a couple of pass plays they gave up, they hit, sacked, pressured, and generally beat up Todd Collins for most of the game. 

The offense, on the other hand, was anything but sharp.  Hasselbeck seemed to be a bit off, and the running game was nowhere to be found other than a nice run by Weaver in the first quarter.  But they did enough to get the job done and move on to play the Packers in Green Bay next week.  I’m not sure the team can pull the upset without more balance on offense – particularly if the weather is less than ideal.   But I like our chances of our defense keeping us in the game if we can get some offense going. 

Go ‘Hawks!!

Congrats to the Seahawks Pro Bowlers!

Ξ December 18th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Football, Seattle Seahawks |

The Seattle Seahawks placed 6 players on the initial 2008 NFC Pro Bowl Roster, with 5 being starters.

• Matt Hasselbeck (QB) – Reserve
• Walter Jones (LT) – Starter
• Patrick Kerney (DE) – Starter
• Julian Peterson (OLB) – Starter
• Lofa Tatupu (ILB) – Starter
• Marcus Trufant (CB) – Starter

NFC WEST CHAMPIONS!

Ξ December 10th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Football, Seattle Seahawks |

For the 4th consecutive season, the Seattle Seahawks have won the NFC West Division Title. Unlike last year where they struggled down the stretch and just barely got the title, the Seahawks welcomed the Arizona Cardinals into their home and proceeded to pound them into submission. Patrick Kerney and Marcus Trufant provided the fire on defense this week and Matt Hasselbeck continued to spread the ball around to all his weapons as the Seahawks won 42-21.

There is little doubt in my mind that Hasselbeck should make the ProBowl this season. I know that the media darlings Favre and Romo are going to be #1 and #2, and I don’t necessarily have a problem with those selections. However, anyone other than Hasselbeck in the top 3 would be sham. Bobby Engram at WR should also be a pick as he is just shy of 1,000 yards receiving this season. Back to the defense, Patrick Kerney and Lofa Tatupu should be Pro Bowlers, and arguments can certainly be made for several others including Julian Peterson and Marcus Trufant.