Hawk Blogger

The Morning After: Seahawks Season Flashes Before Their Eyes, Narrowly Avoid Perilous Fall vs 49ers

This column is brought to you by Pagliacci Pizza. Treat yourself! Exclusive special below. If the Seahawks were a couple, everyone would assume the offense had to be rich, because there is no way someone as beautiful as this defense would naturally pair with someone as hideous as this offense....

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The Relationship Between Passing and Rushing

After the Green Bay game, noted Seahawks Tweeter Ben Baldwin pointed out an interesting trend. https://twitter.com/guga31bb/status/907262044747026432 People have varying opinions on ESPN’s Total QB Rating stat, but 20 straight wins (plus 1 tie) for the team with the higher QBR is hard to ignore. So I decided to dig in...

Press Conferences

Pete Carroll Week 2 Friday Presser

Coach Carroll kept most of his answers short and sweet. He seemed very eager to get back on the field after weeks performance. The big take-away from today’s presser is that Richard Sherman will retain his questionable status, but he looked good at practice. K.J Wright and Michael Bennett who...

Podcasts

Week 2 Chat with Softy & Brian

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: It may not be time to panic, but it is also not time to pretend things are going to magically get better along the...

Blue Friday Fodder

Blue Friday Fodder — Slow the Hurry Up Hype

Sunday was a huge disappointment for the Seahawks on offense. Nobody reasonably expected the offensive line to look good, but it was hard to imagine they would be worse than last season. Then they were. The general storyline being promoted by the Seahawks was that they “started rough” and improved...

Coaching Analysis General Analysis Offense Offensive Line

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....

The Morning After: Seahawks Intro New Owners Old Ways, Win 13-10

Tale of the Tape: Run Game & Pass Rush Key For Seahawks vs Pats

The Morning After: Sloppy Seahawks Winless In Preseason