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Frank Gore Wearing Down?

Frank Gore was a major part of the game one victory for the 49ers. His 131 yards was his season-high. Gore is an integral part of the 49ers offense, who gains tough yards up the middle, but has a history of wearing down or getting injured late in the year....
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Upon Further Review: A look back at game one

The predominant narrative coming out of the Seahawks 13-6 loss to San Francisco in October was that the Seahawks offense could not catch the ball, their defense could not stop the run. It can be difficult to break down a game in real-time, and even shortly thereafter, when emotions are...
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GIF: Kaepernick Punished

There has been plenty of talk about how things will be different in this rematch because Colin Kaepernick will play. Well, he played one snap in the first game, and decided to run the ball. Here is what happened: FULL SPEED CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE FULL SIZE SLOW MO...
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Podcast: Chat with Softy previewing 49ers

Softy and I had our weekly chat about all things Seahawks. ***Download The Podcast*** **SUBSCRIBE IN ITUNES** Alternatively, here are instructions to subscribe manually in iTunes: 1. Copy this URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/hawkblogger 2. Launch iTunes 3. Click Advanced, Subscribe to Podcast 4. Paste in the URL from step 1 5. Click...
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Seahawks First True Rival

NFL realignment came for the Seahawks in 2002. They had a proud, if not particularly eventful, history in the AFC West. They had five playoff appearances and two division titles in their first 27 seasons. Seahawks fans were accustomed to being the underdog against the John Elway-led Broncos, the Marcus...
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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, I...
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