IndyHawk84
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We all saw that mess on the field yesterday where we got punched in the face in our own house. This is not something that happens often, and it has been because we have been the bully. We have been the guys on the block not to be messed with.
San Francisco was the pound for pound arch rival that we played in a slugfest in the NFC championship game and we took them out and outlasted them in the fight. Now I know this is not last years team. Injuries, lost some players etc.
Dallas is the hot team right now and quickly rising to be a surprise playoff bound team if they keep this up. However, how do we go from the bully, to looking like a victim yesterday? Is crushing people with our will still not our main priority in our game plans? Dallas has upped it's physical nature since recent years, but are they the new smash mouth team?
Basically I am trying to find out just how far back to the pack we have fallen? The defense is naturally worrying. Having flashbacks to 2012 when giving up late leads was our SPECIALTY. (Denver game, and Dallas.)
You can only use the whole bounce back thing so many times. However the defense playing average at best has officially become a trend/pattern. If I was an opposing fan I would not really fear that vaunted Seattle D like so many used to. We are the, "they aren't what they used to be defense."
So throw some ideas and thoughts our there. I know this is harsh, but when I see my team get railroaded in their own house, I am gonna be real.
Exactly how many steps back has our roster taken? Where do we stand with the rest of the NFC? Is Dallas really that much better that we can't hang with them on a consistent basis?
San Francisco was the pound for pound arch rival that we played in a slugfest in the NFC championship game and we took them out and outlasted them in the fight. Now I know this is not last years team. Injuries, lost some players etc.
Dallas is the hot team right now and quickly rising to be a surprise playoff bound team if they keep this up. However, how do we go from the bully, to looking like a victim yesterday? Is crushing people with our will still not our main priority in our game plans? Dallas has upped it's physical nature since recent years, but are they the new smash mouth team?
Basically I am trying to find out just how far back to the pack we have fallen? The defense is naturally worrying. Having flashbacks to 2012 when giving up late leads was our SPECIALTY. (Denver game, and Dallas.)
You can only use the whole bounce back thing so many times. However the defense playing average at best has officially become a trend/pattern. If I was an opposing fan I would not really fear that vaunted Seattle D like so many used to. We are the, "they aren't what they used to be defense."
So throw some ideas and thoughts our there. I know this is harsh, but when I see my team get railroaded in their own house, I am gonna be real.
Exactly how many steps back has our roster taken? Where do we stand with the rest of the NFC? Is Dallas really that much better that we can't hang with them on a consistent basis?