/threadSouthSoundHawk":1vv42jc4 said:Speed doesn't matter when receivers are getting smashed at the line of scrimmage.
The Seahawks are proven against quality teams like Green Bay, New England, and Chicago. Seattle beat these teams by a total of 9 points (61-52 overall) in clutch situations. These same teams as a collective manhandled St. Louis to the tone of 98-33. All these teams have or had a legit talent at WR/TE, and the only name that can say had his way against Seattle was Brandon Marshall. I don't think either Austin or Bailey are on that guys level (not right now) and they'll never be 6'4"/250lbs that can still run a 4.5 forty.
The Chicago game is also know as the game that platformed Seattle to what it is right now. Players really started to rally behind Russell Wilson, and Seattle finished the season out scoring opponents 170-43 over the last quarter of the season.
You guys lost to Butt Fumble and the Jets...just throwing that out there.
What have Tayvon Austin and Steadman Bailey done in the NFL? Oh, they ran fast for scouts in shorts and scrapped a bit with their pads on for a little bit at Rams Park...cool...I guess.
I'd be stoked if they were showing signs of something special, and I would share some articles/sound bites/video of them this off season putting on a show. But, I wouldn't make a claim before having more concrete evidence to support it, and quite frankly the original post presented non of that. 40 times are fun for kids, scouts, and player cards...other than that they don't mean jack.
Here's some other 4.4 or under 40 yard dashers for your entertainment (thanks BR!) http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...o-could-run-sub-44s-at-the-nfl-combine/page/1 Not a very imposing list, but I'm sure they'll give the Seahawks fits...
Come back during weeks 8 and 17 when Austin/Bailey have played against the big boys and you actually have some ammunition.
Tech Worlds":91frs83j said:RamzFanz":91frs83j said:How do you see the Hawks D covering Givens, Cook, TA, and another wideout to be named soon?
Just looking for insight into the Hawks secondary.
Who will cover a 4.25 slot, 4.35 wideout receiver set with a 4.5 TE leading a 4.35 RB?
Thoughts?
Nobody. It's hopeless. You guys are so uber awesome. We have no chance and they should just hand the Lombardi to you now. Can't wait to see Bradford going to Disneyland. God you are so cool.
On top of Seattle having a great secondary, they really are good at injuring players. :3-1:RamzFanz":dpyieq2f said:How do you see the Hawks D covering Givens, Cook, TA, and another wideout to be named soon?
Just looking for insight into the Hawks secondary.
Who will cover a 4.25 slot, 4.35 wideout receiver set with a 4.5 TE leading a 4.35 RB?
Thoughts?
pmedic920":fmwcwkzz said:The players you named and the one you didn't, only run those times when they run against a stopwatch. It's a different story on the game field. Come on man. You know this stuff.
theENGLISHseahawk":2c9bb7n4 said:It's funny... it seems like just last season I went down to London to watch an utterly embarrassing performance by the St. Louis Rams. A display so poor that there was no notorious wait for the train outside Wembley Stadium because everyone had gone home long before the end.
Oh wait... it was last season.
pinksheets":1l09dp9c said:I just love that we're supposed to be worried about a wide receiver to be named later.
And you won't, you don't want to.RamzFanz":1b0ef9d8 said:I just don't see where all this confidence for the Hawks vs Rams is coming from.
Last season the Rams scored on the Hawks with no O line and almost no O weapons. They beat the Hawks at home and almost beat them away.
This season the Rams have Givens, a proven speedster deep threat, Austin, a super elusive speedster, Bailey, who has great hands and a huge catch radius, Quick, coming into his own as a reliable receiver, Cook, an undeniable fast athlete and huge target, and Kendricks who is a solid TE. Add Richardson and Stacey and I think the Hawks will be facing an offense that is next to impossible to cover. You can't just blitz a team with that many targets, they'll 5 yard you every blitz.
Seriously. I see a lot of smack talk but no real answers.
Scottemojo":9yf6ym2b said:Has Richardson cured his butter fingers? I like Steadman Bailey, good pickup. Austin looks like a good kick returner. Your quarterback is never going to justify his draft position, though.
RichNhansom":1vpxgk02 said:Nice post DCB,
As for the games last year (this is for Ramfanz) game at your house was one by ST's with no help from your offense in fact your kicker had to perform miracles and a trick play was your only TD.
Game two was a game we were playing for nothing. A loss had no effect and we just came off frlivering three complete ass woopins so the fact we Stoll won is pretty significant.
Reality is you managed to hold serve to a team playing for nothing. It's not like your games against the Niners.