akseahawkfan said:
PNWJoshua said:
akseahawkfan said:
It could have very easily been 12-14 with around 4 minutes to go. This game was much closer than it should've been.
Wasnt the question! Of course there are a lot of what if's. I am sticking primarily to the fact taht we secured the ball for 4 minutes 48 seconds to end the game. What if instead of running the clock out we simply scored again and the game ended with that final score? would that have changed people's views of the game?
You proposed a "what if" and I responded with a different "what if" focusing on the same part of the game. Wilson being chased all over the field, failure to score a TD in the first half. Unable to run the ball effectively. No. A late touchdown wouldn't have changed my opinion that the OL played like crap and the game was much too close.
By your logic... Seahawks could have been up10 to 7 or down 7 to 6 if not for the sack fumble to end the first Half.
After we score our real TD it would be 20-7 or 16-7 Seahawks.
Panthers score. 20-14 to 16-14.
Seahawks could have legitly scored to end the game because the Panther D was worn out.
Hypothetical, final score still ends in Seahawks win.
Considering this was the FIRST GAME of the season, on the ROAD, almost as far the Seahawks can go traveling, in the 90 degree weather plus east coast humidity, wearing Seahawks blues, missing plenty of veteran or experienced players that were here last year as well as missing our three best pass-rushers and Browner.
Remember, Clemons, Irvin, and Browner were all instrumental in last years win over CAR.
Seahawks still won vs an impressive Panthers team in their house, and our O-line looked like crap because they were obviously bothered by the weather as well as probably the best Defensive Front 7 in the NFL as long as Beason and Davis stays healthy and their young DTs continue to grow.
Its like playing St Louis' Dline with SF's LBers sans Aldon Smith.
People are being way too dramatic about the O-line and need to stop being little Jim Harbaughs about it.