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Seahawks Offensive Line – Double Troubles

One of the most fundamental components of a zone blocking scheme is the combo block. Zone blocking, for the uninitiated, is essentially a set of rules that offensive lineman use to decide who will be responsible for blocking a defensive lineman, and who will help on a double team before releasing...

Tale of the Tape

Tale of the Tape — 49ers Defensive Line Could Cause Trouble for Seahawks

The San Francisco 49ers are half of a team. Their offense has a few talented players, but it is their defense that glitters with first-round talent. Three players on their defensive line, and six players overall on the defense, were selected in the first round. The score of their home...

Podcasts Videos

Kenny Mayne and Natalie Weiner Join Real Hawk Talk Episode 10!

Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! This episode is brought to you by Pagliacci Pizza (pagliacci.com), Steam Donkey Brewing (steamdonkeybrewing.com), and Altitude Homes (altitude-re.com/hb). The Hawk Blogger crew welcomed two stellar guests to the show to talk Seahawks. We kicked things off with Natalie Weiner of Bleacher Report,...

Film Breakdown Running Backs

A Seahawks love story; Chris Carson

What are some of the best ways to move on from someone? Cry. Yeah, bawl your eyes out. Scream into a pillow. Shout obscenities at the wall. During the initial stages of getting over someone, you may feel miserable. You need to accept these feelings in order to truly release...

Morning After

The Morning After — Seahawks Defense, Special Teams, Offense Prove Two Out of Three Is Bad

This column is brought to you by Pagliacci Pizza. Treat yourself! Visioning is a powerful tool. Elite performers of all kinds use it to turn dreams into reality. Seahawks players, coaches, and fans had collectively envisioned this day millions of times before Mason Crosby strode toward the football and launched...

Game Notes

Pregame Thoughts: Bulaga Injury, Shaq Griffin’s First Game, and more…

Here’s a little Sunday morning Hawk Talk after all the news that broke this morning. ...

Game Notes Injury Report

Best Guess at Seahawks Inactives Versus Packers

Only 46 of the 53 players on the roster are active for game day. With so many new faces on the team, I found myself wondering who the coaches are most likely to sit for week one. Here are the seven names I am expecting to see in street clothes....

Podcasts

Softy and Brian Talk Packers and Seahawks

Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! This episode is brought to you by Pagliacci Pizza (www.pagliacci.com). My favorite pizza in the Northwest! Show Topics: Softy and I return for the start of another Seahawks season. He is his usual surly self and I tell him why he should...

Blue Friday Fodder

Blue Friday Fodder — Something Special This Way Comes

Someone asked me on Twitter the other day why I was noticeably more optimistic about this Seahawks season than I have been the past couple of years. The answer is both complex and simple: this team is better. Simple on the surface, but the reasons why they are better are...

Tale of the Tape

Tale of the Tape — NFC Favorites, Seahawks and Packers, Clash In Week One

Here we go again. Aaron Rodgers and Richard Sherman. Russell Wilson and Clay Matthews. Pete Carroll and Mike McCarthy. Few opposing fanbases can claim nearly equal heartache as those from Green Bay and Seattle when these two teams face off. Matt Hasselbeck was going to take the ball and score...

Podcasts Videos

Previewing the Packers with Aaron Nagler on Real Hawk Talk Episode 9

Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! This episode is brought to you by Steam Donkey Brewery (http://steamdonkeybrewing.com) and Altitude Homes (http://altitude-re.com/hb). Altitude Homes serves South King, Pierce, and Thurston counties, and will donate $500 to Ben’s Fund for sale or purchase transaction of a home. They are avid...

Coaching Analysis

The disparaged Pete Carroll

It was the year of Facebook, Angry Birds and Team Coco. The living dead and the undead stalked television and film. The gang from “Glee” revitalized the American musical, while “American Idol” self-destructed before our very eyes. Existence ended on the island of “Lost” — and continued, for better or...

The Morning After: Seahawks Leave No Doubt, Lift Lombardi

Tale of the Tape: Trenches & QBs Will Decide Super Bowl

The Morning After: Spectacular Sam Makes Seahawks Super