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Seahawks Mailbag
John Boyle
“A close loss is still a loss. What kinds of lessons are the players and coaching staff taking away from their performance?”
A: On offense, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll noted that a common theme in losses to the Bears, Broncos and Chargers was the way sacks put the Seahawks behind the sticks to ruin drives.
“They were real similar in that we had a lot of sacks in the game, it seemed like in those games we were playing behind the sticks,” Carroll said Monday. “We weren’t on schedule the way we want to be on offense and that seemed to be the common trait.”
Adding to that problem in Sunday’s loss, and in earlier losses, were penalties that also tend to be drive killers. When the Seahawks have avoided penalties and kept sacks to a minimum, their offense has functioned very well.
On defense, Carroll pointed to his team’s run defense, which was marred by a number of big plays, most notably a 34-yard touchdown run. Overall, this has been kind of an odd season for the Seahawks when it comes to defending the run. The Seahawks currently rank 21st in run defense, allowing 114.8 yards per game on the ground.
In stretches they’ve been very hard to run against, but on a few occasions, including last week’s game, a few big runs have really skewed the stats. If the Seahawks can clean things up and avoid some of those big runs, they have a chance to be stout against the run in the second half of the season.
“What is Seattle’s greatest strength/weakness as of midseason?”
A: We covered the weaknesses in the previous question, but when it comes to strengths, the Seahawks have a number of positives going for them. Most notably, they’re currently plus-9 in turnover differential, which ranks third in the NFL. That reflects well on both the play of the offense, which has only two turnovers in the past six games, as well as the defense, which has 16 takeaways and which before Sunday’s loss to the Chargers had at least one takeaway in every game.
On offense, the growth of the offensive line is a huge positive, and with that has come a very strong running game, which now ranks third in the NFL at 134.1 yards per game. And since Week 3, the Seahawks are averaging a league-best 159.8 rushing yards per game. I’d also throw Seattle’s red-zone efficiency into the strength category, as well as the play of Russell Wilson and his receivers, who continue to make big plays.
On defense, the overall play of that unit, even after some high-profile offseason departures has been a big positive. Through half a season, the Seahawks rank fifth in scoring defense, seventh in total defense, sixth in pass defense and fourth in opponent passer rating allowed. If that unit can clean up a few of the mistakes that have led to big plays, it has a chance to be special in the second half of the season.
“How serious is Chris Carson’s injury?”
A: Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said on Monday that Carson was sore, and that his hip felt about like it did coming out of Seattle’s Week 8 game in Detroit. On one hand, that’s good news because it would imply that the injury isn’t overly serious, and because Carson made it back to play against the Chargers. But on the other hand, it’s perhaps not-so-good news because Carson wasn’t able to finish that game.
“I talked to Chris, it’s about like it was last week,” Carroll said. Monday. “He’s sore, but he was sore last week and he made it through. We’ll have to wait and see, we’ll just go day-to-day with him. We’ll take care of him early in the week and see how he rounds out later in the week.”
In other words, don’t expect Carson to practice a lot this week, and there’s a pretty good chance we won’t get clarity on his status until Carroll addresses the media on Friday, or perhaps even game day.
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http://www.seahawks.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=150386
Bulletin Board Material
Dem are fightin' werds...
Okay boys, what are you gonna do about it?
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He can go perform a visceral act of penetration on himself.
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Eh. We are who we thought they were.
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And he's right.
Unfortunately
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I swear I would be the happiest fan if we somehow pulled out a W. Even if it's by 1 point, I wouldn't care.
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2012 Seahawks 42 49ers 13 == 2017 Rams 42 Seahawks 7.
What Gurley is saying is that after a loss you really want to win, and you want to win even more against a team that you really want to beat, rather than just some humdrum team that you don't compare yourself to.
This "insult" is, I think, oddly enough a sign of respect.
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Agreed. Plus, the Rams under McVay have always said that they look forward to challenges. So anytime they say anything like "we're looking forward to playing that team", it's definitely a complement.
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He's right, it's respect. But most hard core fans aren't going to take it that way.
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I would have thought being a 10 point underdog to a rival would be enough motivation.
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The Rams just lost to a very good Saints team. A team that would have shelled us too.
I don't really expect us to do anything against the Rams but then again, I don't plan on holding a loss against the Rams against this team. The Rams are on the upper tier of the NFL as far as team strength, we are not.
There won't be much to complain about next week, because nobody rationally can expect us to compete with the Rams. I do expect us to compete with the Vikings and Packers. But a win against the Rams in their house is a ridiculous expectation.
It can happen. But it would be more the Rams just screwing up repeatedly or losing someone to injury than us doing anything. When the Seahawks were great, we lost to lesser teams - but it was more us than them. Same thing. So I don't think a win or loss tells us much of anything this week. Without Carson, I don't see any pathway to victory so I am not going to worry about it.
The Panthers will be an interesting test. But the Vikings have an average QB we can beat and the Packers are struggling for a number of reasons. Those are teams that looked like monsters at the start of the year that at least look beatable now.
We don't need to beat the Rams and I am not sure it even makes sense to worry about it.
Seahawks Mailbag
John Boyle
“A close loss is still a loss. What kinds of lessons are the players and coaching staff taking away from their performance?”
A: On offense, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll noted that a common theme in losses to the Bears, Broncos and Chargers was the way sacks put the Seahawks behind the sticks to ruin drives.
“They were real similar in that we had a lot of sacks in the game, it seemed like in those games we were playing behind the sticks,” Carroll said Monday. “We weren’t on schedule the way we want to be on offense and that seemed to be the common trait.”
Adding to that problem in Sunday’s loss, and in earlier losses, were penalties that also tend to be drive killers. When the Seahawks have avoided penalties and kept sacks to a minimum, their offense has functioned very well.
On defense, Carroll pointed to his team’s run defense, which was marred by a number of big plays, most notably a 34-yard touchdown run. Overall, this has been kind of an odd season for the Seahawks when it comes to defending the run. The Seahawks currently rank 21st in run defense, allowing 114.8 yards per game on the ground.
In stretches they’ve been very hard to run against, but on a few occasions, including last week’s game, a few big runs have really skewed the stats. If the Seahawks can clean things up and avoid some of those big runs, they have a chance to be stout against the run in the second half of the season.
“What is Seattle’s greatest strength/weakness as of midseason?”
A: We covered the weaknesses in the previous question, but when it comes to strengths, the Seahawks have a number of positives going for them. Most notably, they’re currently plus-9 in turnover differential, which ranks third in the NFL. That reflects well on both the play of the offense, which has only two turnovers in the past six games, as well as the defense, which has 16 takeaways and which before Sunday’s loss to the Chargers had at least one takeaway in every game.
On offense, the growth of the offensive line is a huge positive, and with that has come a very strong running game, which now ranks third in the NFL at 134.1 yards per game. And since Week 3, the Seahawks are averaging a league-best 159.8 rushing yards per game. I’d also throw Seattle’s red-zone efficiency into the strength category, as well as the play of Russell Wilson and his receivers, who continue to make big plays.
On defense, the overall play of that unit, even after some high-profile offseason departures has been a big positive. Through half a season, the Seahawks rank fifth in scoring defense, seventh in total defense, sixth in pass defense and fourth in opponent passer rating allowed. If that unit can clean up a few of the mistakes that have led to big plays, it has a chance to be special in the second half of the season.
“How serious is Chris Carson’s injury?”
A: Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said on Monday that Carson was sore, and that his hip felt about like it did coming out of Seattle’s Week 8 game in Detroit. On one hand, that’s good news because it would imply that the injury isn’t overly serious, and because Carson made it back to play against the Chargers. But on the other hand, it’s perhaps not-so-good news because Carson wasn’t able to finish that game.
“I talked to Chris, it’s about like it was last week,” Carroll said. Monday. “He’s sore, but he was sore last week and he made it through. We’ll have to wait and see, we’ll just go day-to-day with him. We’ll take care of him early in the week and see how he rounds out later in the week.”
In other words, don’t expect Carson to practice a lot this week, and there’s a pretty good chance we won’t get clarity on his status until Carroll addresses the media on Friday, or perhaps even game day.
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http://www.seahawks.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=150386
Bulletin Board Material
Dem are fightin' werds...
Okay boys, what are you gonna do about it?
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He can go perform a visceral act of penetration on himself.
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Eh. We are who we thought they were.
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And he's right.
Unfortunately
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I swear I would be the happiest fan if we somehow pulled out a W. Even if it's by 1 point, I wouldn't care.
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2012 Seahawks 42 49ers 13 == 2017 Rams 42 Seahawks 7.
What Gurley is saying is that after a loss you really want to win, and you want to win even more against a team that you really want to beat, rather than just some humdrum team that you don't compare yourself to.
This "insult" is, I think, oddly enough a sign of respect.
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Agreed. Plus, the Rams under McVay have always said that they look forward to challenges. So anytime they say anything like "we're looking forward to playing that team", it's definitely a complement.
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He's right, it's respect. But most hard core fans aren't going to take it that way.
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I would have thought being a 10 point underdog to a rival would be enough motivation.
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The Rams just lost to a very good Saints team. A team that would have shelled us too.
I don't really expect us to do anything against the Rams but then again, I don't plan on holding a loss against the Rams against this team. The Rams are on the upper tier of the NFL as far as team strength, we are not.
There won't be much to complain about next week, because nobody rationally can expect us to compete with the Rams. I do expect us to compete with the Vikings and Packers. But a win against the Rams in their house is a ridiculous expectation.
It can happen. But it would be more the Rams just screwing up repeatedly or losing someone to injury than us doing anything. When the Seahawks were great, we lost to lesser teams - but it was more us than them. Same thing. So I don't think a win or loss tells us much of anything this week. Without Carson, I don't see any pathway to victory so I am not going to worry about it.
The Panthers will be an interesting test. But the Vikings have an average QB we can beat and the Packers are struggling for a number of reasons. Those are teams that looked like monsters at the start of the year that at least look beatable now.
We don't need to beat the Rams and I am not sure it even makes sense to worry about it.
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