plyka
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I think that the Hawks will BLOW OUT the Rams this weekend. And yet we still have a horrible OC who makes horrible calls, lol.
The reasons?
1) The main one is that I believe Bevell is horrible at making adjustments. At least in game adjustments when the pressure is on. However, 75% of the fans on this board know what our issues were during the Arizona game. How can an OC in the NFL not know what 75% of fans know? We have had these issues before --ie horrible play calling --and they were fixed by the next game. The worst play calling affair of the season was the 1st Rams game. This was followed by adjustments made in the Bucs game --Seattle got off to a slow start, but starting late in the 2nd quarter started an all out blitzkrieg on the Bucs. A great game was called, which was followed by the Saints game --perhaps the best play calling of the Pete Caroll / Bevell era. The Saints game was beautiful to watch. So now we have an atrocious playcalling affair by Bevell against a good defense in Arizona (at home). I expect him to make the necessary adjustments for this upcoming game --namely to be less predictable, use the entire field, notice that the defense is attempting to play you for deep routes so take advantage of the shorter/intermediate stuff, etc.
2) The Rams are one dimensional. They have great pass rushers, but the Hawks were without Okung/Breno/Unger. Now they have everyone back, with Bowie playing excellent. This means that the major tool of the Rams will not have as much of an affect on the Hawks offense. They do not have the secondary to shut down the Seahawks. It was their pass rush and the destruction it brought which stopped the Hawks in the first game.
3) The Rams are not world beaters on offense. We are talking about a backup QB coming into the Clink. Good luck to you Clemens. We are talking about Zack Stacy coming into the Clink. Good luck Stacy. Let's face it, you are what you are, and the Rams are a losing team. The Seahawks have lost 1 game in 2 years at the CLINK!
4) Vegas is typically right in their odds. It's not set by them specifically, it's set by the market, so i should say the market is typically right. The odds are still +10 for the Hawks, despite what happened last week. I don't see the market being so wrong twice in a row.
All that said, a blowout of the Rams doesn't fix our issues. Our problems are Bevell/Pete not being flexible enough to make in game adjustments. Take what the defense is giving you. Don't say "we will play our game and our system regardless." If the defense is stacking the box and playing a soft man to man on your WRs (as Arizona did), then take advantage of the short and intermediate stuff, especially to your TEs or backs coming out of the backfield. Have your WRs clear out an area by running crossing routes then flood the zone with your TE/RB, etc. I think the coaching staff is too stuck in their ways and refuse to be flexible, at least on the offensive side of the ball.
The reasons?
1) The main one is that I believe Bevell is horrible at making adjustments. At least in game adjustments when the pressure is on. However, 75% of the fans on this board know what our issues were during the Arizona game. How can an OC in the NFL not know what 75% of fans know? We have had these issues before --ie horrible play calling --and they were fixed by the next game. The worst play calling affair of the season was the 1st Rams game. This was followed by adjustments made in the Bucs game --Seattle got off to a slow start, but starting late in the 2nd quarter started an all out blitzkrieg on the Bucs. A great game was called, which was followed by the Saints game --perhaps the best play calling of the Pete Caroll / Bevell era. The Saints game was beautiful to watch. So now we have an atrocious playcalling affair by Bevell against a good defense in Arizona (at home). I expect him to make the necessary adjustments for this upcoming game --namely to be less predictable, use the entire field, notice that the defense is attempting to play you for deep routes so take advantage of the shorter/intermediate stuff, etc.
2) The Rams are one dimensional. They have great pass rushers, but the Hawks were without Okung/Breno/Unger. Now they have everyone back, with Bowie playing excellent. This means that the major tool of the Rams will not have as much of an affect on the Hawks offense. They do not have the secondary to shut down the Seahawks. It was their pass rush and the destruction it brought which stopped the Hawks in the first game.
3) The Rams are not world beaters on offense. We are talking about a backup QB coming into the Clink. Good luck to you Clemens. We are talking about Zack Stacy coming into the Clink. Good luck Stacy. Let's face it, you are what you are, and the Rams are a losing team. The Seahawks have lost 1 game in 2 years at the CLINK!
4) Vegas is typically right in their odds. It's not set by them specifically, it's set by the market, so i should say the market is typically right. The odds are still +10 for the Hawks, despite what happened last week. I don't see the market being so wrong twice in a row.
All that said, a blowout of the Rams doesn't fix our issues. Our problems are Bevell/Pete not being flexible enough to make in game adjustments. Take what the defense is giving you. Don't say "we will play our game and our system regardless." If the defense is stacking the box and playing a soft man to man on your WRs (as Arizona did), then take advantage of the short and intermediate stuff, especially to your TEs or backs coming out of the backfield. Have your WRs clear out an area by running crossing routes then flood the zone with your TE/RB, etc. I think the coaching staff is too stuck in their ways and refuse to be flexible, at least on the offensive side of the ball.