Power Rankings

NEW! HawkBlogger NFL Power Rankings Week 3

I’m very excited to announce a new addition to the blog. I believe I have a pretty good formula for ranking each team. It is based on my belief that offensive and defensive efficiency are the best predictor of a team’s combined strength. To that end, the stats I rely...
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Morning After

The morning after

Okay, so technically, this is the evening after. My paying job has required a little extra attention recently. A few things really stuck out for me yesterday. First, the Bengals are a good team that was highly motivated to win. Their weakest unit, their defense, had even more motivation after...
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Game NotesPreview

Gameday Thread: Bengals @ Seahawks

I will be at the game today. Folks are welcome to share their joy, frustration, observations and questions here. You are encouraged to post as many times as you’d like. Pre-Game Thoughts:It’s rare to have a game this important in your third game of the season. Beating an AFC team...
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Preview

Things to look for against Cincy

This is a massively important game against a very capable opponent. Leaving this game 1-2 with game @ SF and @ Pitt the next two weeks would make it make it very difficult to be an over .500 team this season, even though I believe the Hawks are a very...
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Uncategorized

NFC Stock Market Week 2

Each week I will take a look at what happened for the Seahawks and the NFC and update my predicted record for the Hawks and the Top 5 teams in the NFC. I will try to do this each Wednesday. Seahawks Stock: FallingPreseason Predicted Record: 10-6Current Predicted Record: 10-6 I...
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Uncategorized

UPDATE: Concession nightmare at Qwest Field

Thanks to everyone who has contributed their story to my post about problems with concessions at Qwest. I have traded emails with the Hawks customer service department, but have not gotten very far as you can see below (read bottom-to-top). I went a head and sent an email to Levy...
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Morning After

The morning after

You never know how you’re going to feel the morning after a game like this. I went to bed feeling mostly at peace with the loss. It was very encouraging to see the team respond the way it did to being in a huge 17-0 hole. Above everything else, Matt...
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Game Notes

Observation from today, Seahawks lose 23-20

1. Cardinals offensive line dominated our d-lineThis will get analyzed all week. It is simply inexcusable to get that little pressure on the QB *AND* play the run so poorly. Zero sacks. 132 yards rushing against. That basically means we got whupped. 2. Hasselbeck is off to a great startHe...
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