Playoffs

A look back at 2005 Skins/Seahawks game

Despite the amount of turnover that normally happens on NFL rosters, many of the same key players are present in the rematch with the Redskins, including both head coaches. There are reasons to expect a similar game to that one, but first let’s look at what different: Redskins Differences John...
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Uncategorized

CORRECTION: Redskins CBs

In a few earlier posts about the Skins, I referred to their strong threesome at CB, with Carlos Rogers, Shawn Springs and Fred Smoot. Turns out, I was fooled by the ESPN depth chart. Rogers is out for the year on injured reserve. That means the Skins are leaning on...
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Injury ReportQuarterbacks

Hasselbeck chat transcript

Matt did a chat via his web site today. I was just reading to see what he said about his wrist, and it was not all that encouraging. He mentioned having trouble typing and that it was swollen and wrapped. He, of course, said he expects to be fine for...
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Power Rankings

Final 2007 Power Rankings

The first season of Hawk Blogger power rankings come to a close with this week’s installment. The Redskins have moved up 6 spots during their win streak. They went from being the equivalent to teams like Houston, Cincinnati and New Orleans to teams like Philly, NYG and Cleveland. Of course,...
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Advanced StatsPlayoffs

Season logs for Skins and Hawks

I have completed my season stat sheets for the Skins and Hawks. A number of things jumped out at me that I will post about later. I wanted to provide the links so you can start drawing your own conclusions. You can find the Redskins log here and the Seahawks...
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Playoffs

Redskins it is

Glass half-full: We’re going to get a stiff test to prepare us for a very tough second round matchup. Glass half-empty: The only team with a good chance of winning in Seattle is coming to town. I’ll do lots of analysis on this game in the coming week, but the...
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Game Notes

Quick observations, Seahawks lose 44-41

Losing this game is way more frustrating than I would have expected. The Hawks played their defensive starters almost the entire game and gave up 44 points to a pitiful offense. There was zero life in the Falcon players or crowd until the Seahawks gave them a reason to believe....
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Game Notes

Game Thread: Seahawks @ Falcons

I admit to not having scouted the Falcons at all. I know they gave the Cars a good game last week on the road and all that the national media coverage has told me (for what that’s worth). Basically, we’re looking for a few simple things today: – Stay healthy–...
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Advanced StatsGeneral Analysis

Red Zone Mystery

I was checking on some red zone stats during the pats game last night (because they’ve been near the bottom in red zone defense all year), and was surprised to see that there is only one likely playoff team in the top 10 in red zone defense this season (your...
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