SoulfishHawk
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Still sticking to 9-7, but they certainly have given away a lot of games they could have won. Just goes to show that a season really does come down to a small handful of plays.
Scorpion05":6aftb3il said:mrt144":6aftb3il said:Sports Hernia":6aftb3il said:This is a 7-9 or 8-8 team. Coaching mistakes to me are more concerning than lack of talent or underperforming players at the moment.
To me a team that keeps coming up short is exactly what an 8-8 team looks like. They can make it seem close but still fail to make the plays to get over the hump that a better team would.
That's more of good team. Seattle is in the "good" category. Not average. Average teams don't give Super Bowl contenders hell. Average teams also don't put up points this consistently against top teams.
We are a good team with a tough schedule. No worse imo than the Vikings, Panthers, etc.
Hawk-Lock":3djgktve said:Just don't see us making the playoffs. We just aren't that great. I think our record reflects the type of team we are, about a .500 team. We can beat the really bad teams, we can't beat the really good teams, and we play a competitive game with the mediocre teams.
The NFC South is going to likely get two teams in, and I think the NFC North likely gets two teams. There is a possibility the North gets in three teams. Obviously the games against GB and Carolina will be huge.
Bandwagon76":a6vsugvx said:Really? Completely talkin out of your butt! I’m not even going to break the games down but you obviously are just spouting off nonsense. You for one will be thought about first as this gets turned around.
The season is not even close to over and the negativity would be easier digested if some would at least back up what they are saying with facts rather than blind hatred.
MontanaHawk05":x8h3gt8d said:Bandwagon76":x8h3gt8d said:Really? Completely talkin out of your butt! I’m not even going to break the games down but you obviously are just spouting off nonsense. You for one will be thought about first as this gets turned around.
The season is not even close to over and the negativity would be easier digested if some would at least back up what they are saying with facts rather than blind hatred.
You've got nerve to be saying stuff like this with your ninth post, rookie.
The reality is somewhere in the middle. We've been competitive in all these games...because Pete's run-first philosophy is an equalizer. But you might have noticed we're not winning. Winning is how you make the playoffs. The defense isn't getting off the field on third down despite their scrappy play, and we don't have that extra oomph we need to win games we used to win. We're going to need another year of reloading, methinks. And this upcoming draft is just the draft to do it.
Attyla the Hawk":3naj1p87 said:Our outlook for the year is virtually unchanged since August.
The manner in which the record has been compiled has been the key element. This team was not going to the playoffs. That defense was never going to be good enough to make that a reality. However offensively, this team is right where it's highest hopes dared dream to be.
This team is real close. But it was not going to happen overnight. I would add, that losing Thomas probably has been worth two wins in this stretch. This defense is not right without him there, and I've said for years that Earl was the second most important player on this entire team.
This team is outperforming where I thought we had the right to expect. And still has a very legit shot at improving on that. This team may be 4-5 now. But it's been a fun and entertaining 4-5.
Sgt. Largent":61iyjo2c said:Attyla the Hawk":61iyjo2c said:Our outlook for the year is virtually unchanged since August.
The manner in which the record has been compiled has been the key element. This team was not going to the playoffs. That defense was never going to be good enough to make that a reality. However offensively, this team is right where it's highest hopes dared dream to be.
This team is real close. But it was not going to happen overnight. I would add, that losing Thomas probably has been worth two wins in this stretch. This defense is not right without him there, and I've said for years that Earl was the second most important player on this entire team.
This team is outperforming where I thought we had the right to expect. And still has a very legit shot at improving on that. This team may be 4-5 now. But it's been a fun and entertaining 4-5.
Odd to mention Earl when two of the most winnable losses we've had this year are the Denver and Chicago losses when we had Earl.
People keep pointing to the defense as to why we're losing these close games, and it's the offense and Russell. Not sure bout you guys, but I don't accept a supposed top 10 QB in his prime, a stable of RB's, adequate WR/TE's and the best O-line we've had since our SB runs to lose all these games in the 4th quarter.
- pick sixes by Russell
- fumbling snaps
- taking 15 yard sacks
- false start on the goal line
- airmailing Lockett to end the game
So yeah it's EXACTLY what I said in August, that if this team during a rebuild of the defense was going to make the playoffs, Russell and the offense would have to carry the team..........and they're not. There is no margin for error this year, and they're making key errors.