Coaching Analysis

Atlanta Offers Perfect Test For Carroll

Ten months ago, an 11-2 Atlanta Falcons team strolled into Qwest Field to face a reeling 6-7 Seahawks team that had lost five of their last seven games. It looked like a mismatch on paper, but was far from it on the field. Seattle struck first on a 12-play, 80...
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Power Rankings

Hawk Blogger 2011 Power Rankings – Week 3

PRIMER 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 is simple, I measure...
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The Red Bryant Effect

Red Bryant is a large man. He doesn’t really tackle people as much as fall in their general direction. Fans that watched closely last season knew how critical he was to the play of the defense. The defensive line ranked among the Top 5 in the NFL last season while...
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Possible Trade Value For Aaron Curry

Those fans clutching their Aaron Curry jersey’s, hoping against hope, that the linebackers career in Seattle will turn around, may want to kick off the 12 stages of grieving. According to rumors on Twitter, the enigmatic linebacker has been put on the trading block with a number of teams expressing...
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Coaching Analysis

Give Him The Damn Ball

Both Pete Carroll and Tarvaris Jackson put more effort into explaining why Mike Williams did not get the ball thrown to him on Sunday than they did actually trying to get the ball to him. Williams is a 6’5″ 240 lb beast of a receiver that is always open. He...
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Sunday Morning Thoughts

Expect More Risk, More Reward, More Failure Pete Carroll is not going to continue to lose with an offense that is playing this conservatively. Expect to see the coaches challenge the lineman, receivers and quarterback this week with a game plan that pushes the ball farther down-field. Carroll will want...
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New National Writing Gig

The Bloguin network approached me about writing for their new NFL blog, This Given Sunday. My work on the Seahawks will still dominate my writing time, but I’ll let you know as I post on Bloguin as well. My first article went live this morning about the Detroit Lions, and their...
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Linebackers

The Time Is Wright

In a rare and surprising upset, work has trumped football this week. So when I grabbed my Seattle Times off the driveway this morning and read that Aaron Curry had been bumped to the 2nd team defense, my jaw dropped. Of course, asking HawkBloggerWife, “Can you believe what happened to...
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Explosive Plays Go *POOF*

Pete Carroll has made mention of “opening up the offense” and the lack of “explosive plays” a few times following the shutout loss to Pittsburgh. Explosive plays are defined differently by various sources, but most would agree the minimum yardage for an explosive play is 20. Some analysts will say...
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On My Mind…Week Three 2011

This is an occasional series of thought fragments that are either the early stages of a full post concept, or just bits of information that do not warrant a full write-up. It is also an invitation to share things running through your Seahawk Brain at the moment.  James Carpenter Improved...
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Power Rankings

2011 Hawk Blogger Power Rankings: Week 2

PRIMER 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 is simple, I measure...
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