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...
My 9-year-old had just scored the winning goal of his soccer game on Saturday, but he was steaming mad. His father chose the walk back to the car to make a comment about his lack of effort. The timing was unquestionably poor, but the message needed to be delivered. Just...
Ryan Burns of FootballSickness.com joined me for some NFL talk and an in-depth look at this weekends Cardinals/Seahawks matchup. Ryan and I spent some time talking about the new league attitude toward hard hits, and a little gently ribbing about the Bruins/Ducks matchup. Most importantly, Ryan changes his prediction about who...
One of the best parts of writing a blog is getting to meet folks around the world that love football as much as you do. Scott Allen, over at raisingzona.com, is the latest. Allen graciously agreed to answer some of my questions about the Cardinals. Take a read. HAWKBLOGGER: Given the...
Every Summer, I would look for a job that could make me the most money in the least amount of time. One job offered a whopping $5K for a couple months of work. It would be a bonanza. The catch was that the job was in Alaska going out on...
Seattle and Arizona may be in the same division, but they are not in the same league. Arizona is a very bad team, one of the worst in the NFL. Their 3-2 record is so deceiving, somebody should sue them for fraud. Look at their three victories. They managed to...
On any given Sunday in the NFL, any team can rise up and beat the other. When time allows, I will look at both how a Seahawks loss and a Seahawks win might play out in the upcoming game. Let’s start by exploring a potential loss. Cardinal fans will tell...
Pre-season predictions are always a crap shoot. Not only do you have to guess about how individual players will perform, how new schemes will pan out, and who will get injured, but you have to do the same with every opponent your team plays. Looking back at my predictions shows how...
Stop. Stop saying that the NFC West is the worst division in the NFL. Stop predicting that a 7-9 record will win the division. Stop accepting that the best NFC West team should still be in the bottom half of every power ranking. You are being a sheep. I should...
Scoring on a draw from the 9-yard line is worthy of a little extra analysis. The Seahawks running game has been mostly ineffective this season, but managed to have its best day against one of the NFL’s toughest run defenses on Sunday. There were some remarkable contributions to Justin Forsett’s...
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...
That was an exorcism. The power of Carroll compels you! The power of Carroll compels you! The Seahawks can’t win on the road…I cast thee out! The defense can’t pressure the quarterback away from Qwest Field…I cast thee out! Matt Hasselbeck is done…I cast thee out! The Seahawks running game is...