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On the Eve of the Super Bowl

Written by HawkBlogger.com contributor: Matthew Heuett Ladies and gentlemen, it’s nearly Super Bowl time.  Hell yes.  I thought about putting together some predictions for this game, but everyone and their dog has already predicted the game to death this week, so I won’t add to the pile.  Besides, I’m pretty...
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Playoffs

Super Bowl XLIX: Numbers You Should Know

Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner. These teams have been dissected in every way and every language for the past two weeks. All that is left is a football game. Here, in numerical form, are some stories to watch for come game time. 596 – Seahawks Total Yards...
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Playoffs

Questioning the Genius of Bill Belichick

Bill Belichick is a great coach, a Hall of Fame coach. There is little debate about it. He has won three Super Bowl rings, gone to six Super Bowls and won at least 10 games for twelve straight years. The man knows what he is doing. It is natural for...
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PlayoffsPreview

Super Bowl: This One Will Be Tense

Seattle fought through the toughest defense in the NFL, and most bitter rival, last season to reach the Super Bowl. They were getting Percy Harvin fully available for the first time all year. Denver was missing key players like Von Miller and Ryan Clady. The more I dug into researching...
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DefensePlayoffs

Patriots Run Game Versus Seahawks Run D

The Patriots average 42 ppg when rushing for 100+ yards. It is true. Take out the meaningless final game of the regular season when the Patriots did not play many of their starters, notably Tom Brady, and there were six games where New England ran for over 100 yards on...
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PODCAST: Super Bowl Bye Week Edition

I finally found a few moments to record my thoughts about the win over Green Bay and the results of my initial research into the Patriots. Sick of Deflategate? Want to hear actual analysis of the football game? Look no further. I have an hour of detailed breakdown for you...
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Gatorade Recognizes 12s As A Sports Icon

Gatorade approached me a couple months ago about an ad campaign they were going to run celebrating their 50th anniversary by commemorating 50 greatest sports moments over the last 50 years. They wanted to feature Seahawks fans, the 12s, as one of the fifty, right alongside Michael Jordan and a...
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Playoffs

The Tao Of Rex Ryan

Rex Ryan was just fired by the New York Jets. His teams were 18-30 over the past three seasons and finished a dismal 4-12 this year. Few people will be asking about Ryan as the two best teams in football square off next week, but Seahawks fans and coaches certainly...
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Playoffs

Is Tom Brady “Peyton Manning Part Deux?”

The story of Super Bowl XLVIII was the greatest offense in history versus the league’s best defense. It turned out to be a Greek tragedy for Broncos fans and a buffet of excess for 12s everywhere. A big part of the victory was the Seahawks ability to disrupt Manning’s timing...
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