I guess I'll just put my thoughts here on the "offensive philosophy" thread. Here's a breakdown of our three (or four)-and-out drives
1st & 10 at SEA 25
(4:55 - 1st) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short left to B.Marshall to SEA 35 for 10 yards (P.Amukamara).
1st & 10 at SEA 35
(4:18 - 1st) (Shotgun) C.Carson right end to SEA 39 for 4 yards (L.Floyd).
2nd & 6 at SEA 39
(3:42 - 1st) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short left to B.Marshall (P.Amukamara).
3rd & 6 at SEA 39
(3:38 - 1st) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete deep right to W.Dissly.
4th & 6 at SEA 39
(3:15 - 1st) M.Dickson punts 54 yards to CHI 7, Center-T.Ott. T.Cohen to CHI 39 for 32 yards (J.Coleman).
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1st & 10 at SEA 13
(14:15 - 2nd) C.Carson right guard to SEA 17 for 4 yards (A.Hicks).
2nd & 6 at SEA 17
(14:15 - 2nd) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to N.Vannett. PENALTY on SEA-J.Sweezy, Offensive Holding, 9 yards, enforced at SEA 17 - No Play.
2nd & 15 at SEA 8
(13:25 - 2nd) (Shotgun) R.Wilson sacked at SEA 1 for -7 yards (E.Goldman).
3rd & 22 at SEA 1
(12:41 - 2nd) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short left to B.Marshall to SEA 9 for 8 yards (P.Amukamara).
4th & 14 at SEA 9
(11:59 - 2nd) M.Dickson punts 53 yards to CHI 38, Center-T.Ott, out of bounds.
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1st & 10 at SEA 24
(11:51 - 2nd) C.Carson right guard to SEA 27 for 3 yards (R.Smith).
2nd & 7 at SEA 27
(11:09 - 2nd) R.Wilson pass incomplete short left to N.Vannett (L.Floyd).
3rd & 7 at SEA 27
(11:03 - 2nd) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short left to B.Marshall.
4th & 7 at SEA 27
(10:45 - 2nd) M.Dickson punts 55 yards to CHI 18, Center-T.Ott. T.Cohen pushed ob at CHI 33 for 15 yards (D.Daniels).
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1st & 10 at CHI 43
(8:54 - 2nd) R.Wilson sacked at CHI 45 for -2 yards (E.Jackson).
2nd & 12 at CHI 45
(8:11 - 2nd) (Shotgun) R.Penny right guard to CHI 45 for no gain (K.Mack).
3rd & 12 at CHI 45
(7:30 - 2nd) (Shotgun) PENALTY on SEA-G.Ifedi, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CHI 45 - No Play.
3rd & 17 at 50
(7:21 - 2nd) (Shotgun) R.Wilson sacked at SEA 42 for -8 yards (K.Mack). FUMBLES (K.Mack), recovered by SEA-J.Sweezy at SEA 41. J.Sweezy to SEA 41 for no gain (K.Mack).
4th & 26 at SEA 41
(6:33 - 2nd) M.Dickson punts 10 yards to CHI 49, Center-T.Ott, out of bounds.
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1st & 10 at SEA 8
(6:36 - 3rd) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to C.Carson (R.Smith).
2nd & 10 at SEA 8
(6:29 - 3rd) R.Wilson pass incomplete deep left to T.Lockett [A.Hicks].
(6:29 - 3rd) Timeout #1 by SEA at 06:24.
3rd & 10 at SEA 8
(6:24 - 3rd) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to M.Davis to SEA 7 for -1 yards (A.Lynch).
4th & 11 at SEA 7
(5:46 - 3rd) M.Dickson punts 53 yards to CHI 40, Center-T.Ott. T.Cohen to SEA 48 for 12 yards (T.Madden). PENALTY on CHI-P.Amukamara, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at CHI 44.
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As you can see, above, the run game was totally abandoned on these drives. Sure, there were a few no-gain touches, but the successful drives featured a lot of running to open up the pass. Here's an idea--if you are going to throw it deep, make sure that you have established a running game to keep defenses respecting the run. The most frustrating thing was that the run game was working on the successful drives--even gains of three-four yards help. We need to run the ball more and stop abandoning it so often. We became totally predictable in this game passing more than we should have.