Personnel differences since first Seahawks/49ers game

No two games are exactly alike in the NFL, even when the same two team plays. The Seahawks and 49ers play for the second time this year, but there are some differences between the teams that played in mid-October and the ones that will take the field on Sunday....
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Fun with numbers: Through Week 15

It is time for some stat porn, Seahawks style. Enjoy in the comfort of your own home. These may not be safe for work viewing. NOTE: Be sure to come back and check this post, as I will be adding numbers as time allows this week. New numbers will...
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Hawk Blogger Journal: Toronto Bound

Saturday, December 15th, 10:13 AM – Bellevue, WA Pandora Station: The Killers 26 hrs 47 mins until kickoff Crazy. Spontaneous. Irresponsible. All words that are rarely used to describe me, until roughly 48 hours ago. I woke up Thursday morning after getting a rare full night’s sleep, and headed...
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Podcast: Weekly chat with Softy (Cards, Bills & more)

Softy and I had our weekly chat about all things Seahawks. This week we talked Walter Thurmond, what exactly we took away from the Cards blowout, and what matters most the rest of the way. Enjoy. ***Download The Podcast*** **SUBSCRIBE IN ITUNES** Alternatively, here are instructions to subscribe manually...
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Hawk Blogger Journal: A trip worth every penny

Tuesday, December 18th, 6:51 AM – San Jose, CA Pandora Station: The Killers 38 hrs 51 mins since game ended Roughly two days removed from the 50-17 stomping of the Bills, and it already feels like a distant memory.   I was in Toronto for less than 24 hours,...
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Marshawn Lynch outdoes Gale Sayers, Paul Hornung vs Cards

There were a few more special moments in that game against the Cardinals than most of us realized. Bruce Irvin set the Seahawks rookie sack record with no fanfare, and this morning, I discovered that Marshawn Lynch did what no player has ever done before. Five players, dating all...
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Douchebag Harbaugh Style

If you have not already heard Mitch Levy’s parody of Gangnam Style taking the piss out of Jim Harbaugh, your life is not complete. Take a listen, and enjoy....
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Hawk Blogger 2012 Power Rankings: Week 15

PRIMER (NEW) Power rankings are always debatable. I don’t buy into the gut feel methods most places use to determine their rankings, so I developed a formula a few years back that attempts to take at least some of the subjectivity out of the discussion. My approach was simple,...
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Hawk Blogger Journal: Sleepless over Green Bay

Saturday, December 16th, 5:29 AM – 37,000 feet above Green Bay Pandora Station: None 7 hrs 31 mins until kickoff Sleeping on planes–not sure how you do it. I have flown to India, Japan, Romania and more. I have flown in business class and in the smoking section of...
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The Silent Record: Bruce Irvin sets Seahawks rookie mark

Lost in all the turnovers and touchdowns on Sunday was a record being set for the Seahawks. Bruce Irvin recorded his eighth sack of the season with under two minutes to go in the game, which pushed him past Leroy Hill for the Seahawks rookie sack record. Hill has...
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New Power Rankings Formula

I read a great article on ColdHardFootballFacts.com yesterday about the Seahawks, and why they are so dangerous. There was one gem in there about predicting championship teams. The article mentioned passer rating differential as the “mother of all stats.” A full 69 of 72 champions have ranked in the Top 10 in this...
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