The kids are out the door, and I’ve settled into the recliner. We have friends coming over with their kids around 4:30, so the Hawks better win, or we may have fewer friends after today. I’m going into this game a little ornery, so here’s to hoping the Hawks give me something to cheer about.
Pre-Game Thoughts
The Seahawks need to win first down, both on offense and defense. The Hawks offense can be productive if they are working with 2nd & 6 or less. If we’re seeing lots of 2nd & 9 and 3rd & 7, I don’t see us putting up many points. The 49ers offense certainly will want to establish the run, and if they are getting 4+ yards on first down, it really relieves pressure on the rest of their game. The more times the Hawks force Alex Smith to beat them on 3rd down instead of Gore, the better.
BOOM!! Nice, play Rock! Let’s not hurt Smith. I don’t want to see Dilfer.
D is bringing it…
Seneca is in the house!
I’m calling Pollard for the TD
Beauty, Matt and Mack!
red zone offense continues to be a real issue
holy cow. That Cadillac williams highlight was brutal. That guy is hurtin.
fantastic pressure so far. coming from both DEs and up the middle
another game with a run of 10+ yards for Shaun
could be a good delay of game.
plackameier is so slow on his punts. This is his second block of the year and there could have been a few others. Speed it up, fella!
Third down D is most excellent, and im lovin the pressure packages.
LOVE IT! Love it. Great seeing this kind of pressure and this much success.
YES! Finally! We hit one of those deep ones.
TOUCHDOWN BOOOOOBBEEEE!!
Whoa Baby! WOOT!
What a HIT! Thw Hawks are showing a little something
Rocky hurt – hope it’s not serious
D.B. is making his mark on this team the past few weeks. He’s becoming a playmaker.
that’s a desperate man, challenging a 7 yard difference
i love seeing it ‘against’ DJack as well – i’m loving his speed, toughness, his hands and his YAC….
matt’s getting comfy with him as well – our wideouts are only going to get better and that’s a happy/scarey thought!!
sounds like rocky will be back (finger/toes crossed – he’s been a monster today)
Ouch. And he doesn’t even get it.
here comes a run after bobby’s catch
whoa. that could have been a huge turnaround. Could have been a great play for the Hawks.
sorry – last post was referring to Branch!! I’m too excited at the way the team feels this first half – just want to seem them put two halves together and blow out SanFran.
nice. I’ll take 3pts over an INT anyday!
Nice to see Seneca in, even if he hasn’t been entirely successful. Wonder what prompted Mike to put him in this week.
NIKO. Again. Love seeing the attitude from all parts of our team. ST, Def, Off.
I like having Seneca in – even if it’s not successful it gives the defense and coordinators more to think about – next time use him as a decoy. Some plays are all about setting up other plays later in the game.
Kotu laying the wood
MAN! If we could have gotten just a couple more of those fumbles this half…
there is no way that was a 5 second play
freakin’ homer clockkeeper
lame. I know it doesn’t matter, but I hate those cheap yards on the last play.
1st Half Notes:
– 6 sacks (more than in any full game so far this year, and most since we had 9 agains the Raiders last year)
– 11.7 YPA
– Deion Branch goes for 117 yards in the 1st half (122 is his season-high)
– 5 forced fumbles. FIVE. (matches the team total for the season)
So, you couldn’t write a much better script for the Hawks, but we’re up by only 13. No exhale allowed here.
Dilfer is bad news. He will lead this team to a better 2nd half. If we can score on the opening position (even a field goal), things will be much simpler.
Interesting to watch Holmgren go to Weaver and Seneca a little. He really wants this game.
Running game must reappear in the second half.
No turnovers. No gimmes (like blocked punts). Make them go down the field.
Dominant first half…lets see if they can maintain the intensity on D.
Wonder what Bernard’s status is…tape and play?
HELL YES!! “I will get it done today.” Nice job, Trent.
Marcus! Hell yeah…stick em mike
Okay. So I’m a quarter late on my Pollard TD prediction, but…
Has a half started any better for a team that gave up an onside kick??
Way to go Pollard!….that’s a moral killer right there.
To coin a well-used Patrick phrase..Matt is en fuego
anyone else notice alvin pearmen limping off in the 2nd quarter? I know he’s not high on the depth chart, but he is a special teams guy…
way to go, hawks…i like the way things are going today.. a more complete game filled with confidence…
Should be able to grind em down a bit with the run…I’d also like to see Morris between the tackles here as well.
Stay aggressive, but our O-line should be begin to dominate
here comes the conservative play calling!!!!
Great play by Tru there. He’s having himself a game
Do Hawks fans get credit for false starts on the road??
Wow. The Hawks have gotten in their heads. Great play by Jennings there. It’s good to see him make a play on the ball downfield.
Tru is having himself a year thus far – i’m very impressed.
Is Dick LeBeau on the sideline here??? These pressure packages are awesome.
Overload one side of the line, then bring someone free from the other.
Total discombubulation by the 49r line…I love it
really bad judgment there. We need to hold onto the ball
Yeah, Matt should have thrown that away…good job holding them to 3
C’mon, fellas. We need to end this game.
Ray Willis getting carted off
TRU!
That was a critical possession for the 49ers after holding us on 3&1 and the big punt return.
clutch. They’ve had that play all day.
Well, we’ve clearly won three quarters of this game. Let’s close it out folks.
Matt has hit NINE receivers thus far.
Minor rant….I understand that the announcers want a competative game, but come on, how about giving the seattle D a little credit??
red zone offense…again. I appreciate that we are being conservative at this point, but this is a real issue.
It’s a sign that we are not yet clicking on all cylinders. Running is the biggest part of scoring down there, and Holmgren is just not confident in the team’s ability to pull it off.
Bah. Needs more touchdowns.
I hear ya about the announcers. The defense has been the best unit on the field. That’s worth noting for a Holmgren-led team.
I do agree, though, that our offense has not made nearly the same statement that the defense has.
woo…hoo! nice hit leroy.
watch out for those Cards. I’d really like a Pitt win in there.
Welcome back Rocky!
Like to see a screen with Weaver at some point
Weaver is getting closer. I think he is going to be our 3rd down back before the season is out. He is better on short yardage plays, and a much better receiver.
I realize that Rackley hurt his hand….but our long snapping is going to bite us eventually.
Need to get that corrected
How does the TV say that is Willis’ first tackle, but ESPN says he has 10?
Get the snap down
See if we can pick one here and get a D td