The bye week gave me a chance to mess around with a few things I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. Situational football is a big part of winning. Converting third downs extends drives, and rests the defense. Scoring touchdowns in the red zone instead of field...
The Seahawks won their first road playoff game in a few decades and Trent Williams sucker-punched Richard Sherman the last time Seattle played the Redskins. There will be no crushing Zach Miller blocks to spring Marshawn Lynch, as there were that night, but that will be only one of...
When Pete Carroll publicly stated his goal for Russell Wilson this season was to complete 70 percent of his passes, my first thought was the coach was looking for that improvement to come from his young quarterback maturing and making better, quicker decisions within the offense. It appears, three...
THIS WEEK Three weeks in, and the rankings continue to have some unfamiliar names near the top. The AFC holds the top two spots, with the Bengals lapping the field right now. New England being #2 was so surprising that I had to double-check my numbers. They barely beat...
THIS WEEK Into week four and the Bengals are lapping the field so far. They have been helped by 21st-ranked strength of schedule (SOS), but even taking down their team strength with that factored in is not enough to make them anything but dominant thus far. Green Bay jumps...
Seahawks fans get to enjoy an early week off as the boys in blue have a bye. Knowing who to cheer for and against on days like today is usually pretty straight-forward, but the landscape has shifted. Nobody wants to see the 49ers win, for example, but that may...
An in-depth review of the game against Denver, and a look at some signs that this passing game is significantly different than what the Seahawks featured last year. Download this episode (right click and save)...